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Taxation Papers, mainly 1928-34, including succession duty accounts following the death of Edward Crompton Lloyd Fitzwilliams in 1880 which includes a rental of the Cilgwyn estate in p's Bron-gwyn, Troed-yr-aur and Llandysul, co. Card., Cenarth, Llangeler, Llangyndeyrn and Cydweli, co. Carm., and Fishguard, co. Pemb., and a rental for grazings let out for the season in p's Cenarth and Llangeler, co. Carm., Llandysul and Llandyfriog, co. Card., and St Dogmaels, co. Pemb., and of a dwelling house in p. St Briavels, Gloucestershire, and estate duty accounts following the death of Charles Home Lloyd Fitzwilliams in 1925, 1929.

Papers re stocks and shares, mainly share certificates and certificates of dividends paid on shares but including draft deeds and abstracts of title relating to property in the funds of the United States Government, 1819-39; annual reports of the National Bank of India, 1866, 1894-5; a monthly report of disbursements and receipts of the Kalie Minggir estate owned by the Indo Java Rubber Planting and Trading Co. Ltd, June 1909; detailed lists of securities held by Edward Crawford Lloyd Fitzwilliams, 1925-7, 1932-3, and a copy of the annual report of the Metropolitan Railway Co., 1928.

Correspondence, including letters from Gerard Hall Lloyd Fitzwilliams from Vienna, 1920, and from the Sudan and other parts of Africa, 1925-9; a letter from Duncan Campbell Lloyd Fitzwilliams from Fiji, 1923, and letters from Charles Collinsplatt Lloyd Fitzwilliams from the Agricultural School, Potchefstroom, South Africa and New Cilgwyn, Lusaka, Zambia, 1925-7.

Correspondence including letters relating to the death of Francis Crompton Lloyd Fitzwilliams who died in a boating accident in Barbados, 1898, and over 200 letters from Edward Crawford Lloyd Fitzwilliams to his wife Maud and to his parents whilst serving in South Africa during the Boer War, 1899-1901 [cf. Pg 1].

Letter Books of Edward Hall containing copies of letters mainly to his uncle Charles Hall and to his brother, also called Charles Hall, both of Kingston, Jamaica, relating mostly to the former's children in London and to business matters, but including also references to Wilberforce, 1783 (C 2, f. 5); 'my friend' Mr Fox, 1784-5 (C 2, ff. 8, 17), Pitt and his administration, 1784-5 (C 2, ff. 11, 16-17), the King's illness ('the public are kept much in the dark about everything'), 1788-9 (C 2, ff. 27, 29), and to a debate on the slave trade, 1792 (C 3, f. 4).

Letters chiefly to or from members of the Hall family and mainly dated between 1775 and 1803 including a letter from Charles Hall, Jamaica, to his nephew Edward Hall, 1778 (C1/2) [cf. C 2/1-2]; three letters from Charles Hall on board the Friendship and at Cork to his brother Edward Hall, 1781 (C 1/4-6); a letter from Sir George Charles Braithwaite, bart, to Admiral Richard Braithwaite, 1783 (C 1/7); a letter from Fairlie Christie, Fairfield, Jamaica, 1785, to Edward Hall and including a reference to the Westminster election [of Charles James Fox] of 1784 (C 1/8); letters from George Hargreaves, Rakefoot, Rossendale, Lancashire, to his cousin Edward Hall, 1793-59 relating mainly to the will of the Rev. Thomas Hargreaves of Brentford, Middlesex, and seeking recipient's assistance to prevent a bill passing through the House of Commons which would allow a new road to be cut through his tentures and woollen works (C 1/12-23, 25), and including two plans of the same (C 1/17, 23); a letter from William Henry Hall, Kingston, Jamaica, to his mother Elizabeth Hall, 1801 (C 1/28), and two letters from Henry Bradley on board the Ajax at Alexandria, 1801, and at anchor on the Downs, 1802, to Benjamin Edward Hall relating to the death of recipient's brother Charles Hall at Alexandria (C 1/29-30).

Papers in an action in Kings Bench between Christopher Fowler, plaintiff, esq., and the parishioners of Paddington relating to encroachments on the common of the said p. including maps [1776] (B 9/3, 5); case and opinion of counsel, 1776 (B 9/4); affidavit of plaintiff, 1777 (B 9/11), and a subscription list to pay counsel's fees, [1777] (B 9/15).

Episcopal Papers comprising an order for a general confirmation in Middlesex by Robert [Lowth], bishop of London, 1775; visitation articles of the said bishop, 1778, and citation of Benjamin Crompton to appear to answer the said articles, 1778.

Parochial Account Books, 1774-7 (B 7/1, 16, 22), with related receipts and papers (B 7/2-15, 17-21); a list of recipients of alms of bread and cheese, 1775 (B 7/23), and churchwardens' accounts, 1775 (B 7/24).

Papers in a dispute, which finally ended up in Chancery, between the parishioners of Paddington and John Adam Frederick Hesse, esq., over the title to the almshouse and an adjoining garden including a copy of a memorial sent to the bishop of London as lord of man. Paddington, 1775 (B 6/6), interrogatories for examination of witnesses, 1777 (B 6/20), and a schedule of a rate assessed on the said parishioners to defray legal expenses, 1781 (B 6/32-3).

Account Book of fees paid for burials in the vault of the new church of Paddington and receipts for payments, 1753-65, together with receipts for payments of rents, interest, etc., 1760-74 (B 4/1), and rates of fees to be paid to the curate for burials in the churchyard (B 4/2).