| Description | Mr John Taylor, overseer of the poor - his disbursements in paying tradesmen's bills:
27 May 1755: Paid Thomas Ellis apprentice to William Tripp, fisherman, as per receipt.
11 October 1755: Paid John Porter, barber, his bill for shaving
14 October 1755: Paid John Cox, shoemaker, his bill
14 October 1755: Paid Thomas Ginn, baker, his bill
26 October 1755: Paid Joseph Bell, shoemaker, his bill
26 October 1755: Paid Mrs Pope, her bill for disbursements
26 October 1755: Paid Mrs Pope, her half-year's salary, to Michaelmas
27 October 1755: Paid Mr John Batson, for 4 fathom of wood [old English measure of length now standardised at 6 feet - 1.83 metres long, used as a nautical unit of depth]
28 October 1755: Paid James Hook, for coals; lighterage; cartage and shooting
5 December 1755: Paid Mr John Taylor, carpenter, his bill for work and for burials
5 December 1755: Paid Richard Newcomb, for strong beer for the workhouse, as per receipt
6 December 1755: Paid Mr Millen, apothecary, his bill for medicines, out of the house
9 December 1755: Paid Sarah Felton, chandler, her bill
9 December 1755: Paid Sarah Felton, chandler, another bill
22 December 1755: Paid Mr Millen, his bill of disbursements on Edward Holliday, as per order of committee
20 January 1756: Paid Mr Adlington, high constable, the county rate, as per receipt
24 March 1756: Paid Susan Burgis [Burgess], chandler, her bill
17 April 1756: Paid Mr Taylor, for burials
19 April 1756: Paid Thomas Keeler, his bill for strong beer for workhouse, junk, oakum
1 May 1756: Paid John Osborne, for mending saucepan
4 May 1756: Paid William Courtney, his bill for malt and hops
4 May 1756: Paid Henry Burrin, his bill for cartage and milk
11 May 1756: Mr Nathan Ewer, cheesemonger, for butter and cheese, as per several small bills |