File C204. - William Springett to Sir Charles Kemeys. Sending accounts of household expenditure and for payments to workmen for the three weeks ...,

William Springett to Sir Charles Kemeys. Sending accounts of household expenditure and for payments to workmen for the three weeks, 8 to 29 Dec.; family news and social gossip; wants to know if he wished oats bought for the stables, as they were cheap, and whether they should sell the barley or not; the workmen take the wheat that can be spared; reference to cording and coking at Cadogan's wood and at Kevenmably Park; for the first week the household expenses were £2.13.9 plus cost of 4 sacks of coal, 1s.4 and the workmen's £2.10.8; for the second week £2.9.63/4 plus 50 sacks of coal, 16s.8, and the workmen's £2.9.41/2; and for the third week the household expenses were £2.0.93/4 plus 8 sacks of coal, £2s.8, and the workmen's account 18s.10; intends borrowing the neighbours' oxen to help to end cutting the park.