Catalogue description WD AG/BOXES 8, 9 and WD AG/Box 10:   Valuation and account book, with "value of...

WD AG/BOXES 8, 9 and WD AG/Box 10:

Valuation and account book, with "value of Property, Machinery and Stock in Trade as estimated by Mr Jno Whitwell June 1 : 1861, consisting of Mill, Dyehouse, Mill Land, Mill Cottages, Factory Machinery and Stock of Raw Material and Manufactured Goods ..."

[Note: the above volume opens as a smith's day-book, 1853-1855, for work connected with railways]. 1861-1892.

Ledger with entries of profit and loss 1863-92; assets and liabilities 1883-91; income tax 1882-93; John Whitwell, Kendal and his executors 1861-93; Richard Nelson, Kendal and his executors 1861-92; John C Braithwaite, Kendal 1861-92; John Hy. Braithwaite, Kendal 1867-78; Richard John Nelson, 1870-86, etc. 1861-1893

Salary ledger and bank account, with salary entries with some details of personnel 1872-94 and bank account 1873-1911. 1872-1911.

Mill valuation, July 1881 with comparative figures for buildings and working plant 1880 and 1881. 1881.

Mill valuation, with comparative figures for 1881-89, 1891, 1893 and 1903.

Directors' minute book (from first meeting as Limited Liability Company to voluntary liquidation). 1892-1918.

Register of members and Preference Share Ledger.

- With: certificate of incorporation 1892;

Register of mortgages 1892-93;

Transfers of shares (4), 1899. 1893-1896.

Ledger, [Endorsed "Capital etc"], containing balance sheets of liabilities and assets 1893-1915; dividend accounts, 1893-1914; profit and loss or trading accounts 1893-1915; formation expenses, suspense account 1893-98; and valuations, with depreciation and eventual sale or loss for the Factory buildings, Strickland Place; Cottages Buildings etc; Gardens and land; Mill Working Plant, machinery, etc.; Dyehouse working plant; Working plant, steam engines and boilers; Kidder Power Loom, shed machinery etc; Sheds Working Plant, Brussel Power looms, machinery etc.; Factory Working Plant, Land looms etc., Strickland Place; Warehouse working plant, fittings, cropping machines etc.; Fire Engine Appliances: hose buckets etc.; Retail dept. working plant; Offices working plant, furniture and fittings 1892-1918. 1893-1918.

Ledger. [Endorsed X] containing entries for petty cash, mill cottage rents; garden and field rents; London expenses; royalties; interest accounts; traveller's expenses; bad debts and failures account; rates and taxes; insurances; wages, salaries and commissions; rent of London warehouse; sales; purchases; discounts; audit; directors' remunerations; G Luccini of Naples etc. 1894-1918.

Ledger, [Endorsed GE] containing entries for rent and power (engine and boilers etc.); Christmas presents: London and Country; Dye-house current account; general expenses; insurance; mill current account; retail trade; dyed yarns and worsteds: cost finished; monthly sales; travelling expenses; total wages, etc. 1892-1913.

Day book. 1912-1915.

Copy out-letter book. 1912-1917.

Miscellaneous correspondence and accounts, including the Liquidators Statement. 1893. 1908-1918.

Ledger (London) [unboxed because of size]. 1896-1914.

Day book [unboxed because of size]. 1910-1918.

Records of Messrs. Whitwell & Co. Ltd., Carpet and Rug Manufacturers, Docwray Hall Mills, Kendal. (Acc.38)