CH/20/42

CH/20/42

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Correspondence relating mainly to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and finance

1837-1881

1 bundle

A bundle of letters relating mainly to the Ecclesiastical Commission and finance, with some reference to the Matrons' College and individual parishes: (1) 23 Feb 1837 - to the Dean and Canons Residentiary from William Dalby, Vicar of Warminster, about "the inadequacy of Vicarial income". (2) 19 May 1848 (postmark) - to Archdeacon Macdonald at Bishops Cannings (William Macdonald, 1783-1862, Archdeacon of Wiltshire, 1828-1862) from J Fisher, Matron's College, about resetting courses of brickwork on chimneys. (3) 10 Jun 1848 - to Archdeacon Macdonald from J Fisher, about a Miss Pickering being paid for "fixtures taken of Mrs Marsh when she leaves the house", presumably the Matrons' College. (4) 20 Aug 1848 - to Archdeacon Macdonald at Bishops Cannings from J Fisher, Salisbury, "I beg to acknowledge your letter confirmning a Draft on Messrs Hoare for £314-14-11"; payments will be made in respect of "Brodie's account" and to "Tradesmen" including Osmond, Wilton, Lwrence,Peniston, Neale, Lane and Norton. (5) 23 Aug 1848 - to Canon [Frederick Pleydell-] Bouverie from J Fisher, Salisbury, "I am so pressed for money". (6) 19 Oct 1848 - from J Fisher, Bridgewater, " I am much obliged . . . for the £103-2-6". (7) 12 Feb 1852 - to Archdeacon Macdonald from James J Chalk, Secretary to the Eccelsiastical Commissioners, at their office at 5 Whitehall Place, Westmnster, with seven "observations" on a statement of account transmitted in December 1851, some of which relate to suspended canonries. (8) 16 Feb 1852 (draft or copy letter?) addressed "Dear Sir", signed "W McD" (presumably Archdeacon Macdonald), "I have not failed to pay due attention to the observations of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England on the accounts of the Revenues of the suspended Canonries . . .". (9) 1 Mar 1852 - to Archdeacon Macdonald from James J Chalk (with original envelope), "I have . . . to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th ultimo and I am directed to point out to you certain particulars in which [the Commissioners] desire further information"; "The Commissioners desire to know the grounds upon which they have been wholly excluded from participating in the Options is respect of both Suspended Canonries". (10) 5 Mar 1852 - (draft or copy letter?) addressed "Dear Sir" from "Sarum" in a hand and on paper similar to that of the 16 Feb letter, so probably by Archdeacon Macdonald, "With reference to your favour of the 1st March I beg to say that I will request the Master of the Fabric to furnish me with the details of this account"; "The [grounds?] on whcih the Commissioners have been excluded from participating in the Options in respect of the suspended Canonries are these - they perform no duties in the Church, they keep no residence, they [?] no hospitality [?] consequently are not entitled to participate in the accommodation which the Options afford to the resident Canons"; "the Dean and Chapter have deemed it most proper [?] profit accrued from the departure [?] should be devoted to the sustentation of the Fabric; and the authority by which it has been thus [appropriative?] is that of the Dean & Chapter to whom it has always by the Constitution & customs of their Church belonged". (11) 12 Mar 1852 - (draft or copy letter?) to James J Chalk from Archdeacon Macdonald, "The member of Chapter who keeps the Fabric being absent from Salisbury at present I am unable to send you the account"; he then gives some more financial information and says "I submit I am . . . entitled to my full discharge". (12) 16 Mar 1852 - to Archdeacon Macdonald from James J Chalk, thanking him for his "letter of of the 13th instant transmitting the account furnished you by the Master of the Fabric" and asking for futher information about the account. (13) 27 Mar 1852 - to Archdeacon Macdonald from James J Chalk, thanking him for his "letter of the 22nd instant"; "what the Comissioners desire to have is a complete statement of the Fabric account for one year as audited". (14) 7 Jan 1881 - to the Dean of Salisbury from Francis Warre, Melksham (with original envelope), proposing the formation of "a New Ecclesiastical parish" and that "the Ecclesiastical Commisioners . . . should be asked to allow the new district to be formed", subject to various financial arrangements; "The New Church in the Forest was built by G & W Barnwell four years ago. A Sunday School & Cottage for the Caretaker of the Church has since been added. The total cost is rather more than 4,500£".

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Material: paper