Bundle of Vouchers

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 EGR11/2/8
  • Former Reference
      GB 133 bundle 136.
  • Dates of Creation
      5 Jun-31 Dec 1819
  • Physical Description
      98 pieces, formerly tied up with pink ribbon, in separate parchment wrapper.

Scope and Content

The bundle contains vouchers for disbursements, and a single receipt, on Hugo Worthington's general account with George Harry Grey (1765-1845), 6th Earl of Stamford. It includes vouchers for expenditure connected with the funeral of George Harry Grey (1737-1819), 5th Earl of Stamford, mourning arrangements, the probate of his will, legacies and gratuities paid to his servants and others, and bills for household and personal expenditure outstanding at his death.

The wrapper is annotated "Vouchers to | Hugo Worthington's | General Accounts with | The Earl of Stamford | and Warrington | from the | 5 June to 31 December 1819". The pieces are consecutively numbered in red ink from 1 to 98. Pieces /78-98 were themselves tied up with pink ribbon.