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ZG 14 - Joiners, Carvers and Turners - 1576-2004

1 - Minute and Account books - 1576-1860

2 - Admissions records - 1686-1932

3 - Bundle of miscellaneous papers - 16th century -1919

1 - Copy of charter [1578/9] to the Company from the Mayor and citizens of Chester - late 16th-early 17th century

2 - Draft petition to Thomas Throppe, Mayor of Chester from the Company against foreigners practising their trade in the City, especially Thomas Kinaston - early 17th century

3 - Petition of John Pickering, joiner to the Company for remission of his offence and for leave to work under them again - late 17th century

4 - Document re plea of debt in Pentice Court, Samuel Leens and Daniel Cross v. John Leadbeater - late 17th century

5 - Petition to the Company from William Bagguley, turner, seeking re-admission to the Company - late 17th-early 18th century

6 - Draft order by the Company against any member keeping more than two apprentices - early 18th century

7 - Attested copy of Assembly order, requiring enrolment of all apprenticeship indentures with the Clerk of the Pentice - 1690

8 - Copy agreement between John Tilston of Chester, carver and the Company, whereby Tilston will not follow the business of a joiner or turner and the Company will not follow the business of carving. - 1719

9 - Receipt for £1 13s 6d from the Company by Thomas Bolland - 25 Mar 1728

10 - Petition to the Company from Thomas Aston of Chester, joiner and cabinet maker seeking admission to the Company - 25 Mar 1742

11 - Account of receipt and disbursements re lands at Minera, Denbighs - 1746

12 - Fragment of Company account - 18th century

13 - Copy of request to the Company from Thomas Slaughter, Dr Philip Fernyhough and Richard Richardson, goldsmith, asking them to seal a deed authorising the petitioners to lease land at Minera left to the Companies by Owen Jones - 1757

14 - Account of disbursements by Company stewards - 18th century

15 - Agreement between George Bennion of Chester, cabinet maker and the Company, by which Bennion renounces all benefits which may become due to the Company - 26 Nov 1782

16 - Bond from William Smith to the Company. Smith to be admitted so he may become an almsman, but not to bear and draw with the Company - 16 June 1785

17 - Statement of account upon a supposed division of Owen Jones' money amongst members - 10 Nov 1794

18 - Printed notices of Annual Meeting of Company - 31 Oct 1808

19 - Promissory note from Ann Wilkinson to Enoch Gerrard for £5 11s 6d - 8 Feb 1836

20 - Letter from John Nevitt Bennett on behalf of the trustees of Owen Jones' Charity to the Company re cost of admission - 24 Aug 1849

21 - Certificate of Charles Boulton - 1873

22 - `A Short Sketch of a Charity', newspaper article from the Reform Gazette and Manchester Critic, re Owen Jones' Charity - c.1878

23 - Notice re new scheme for Owen Jones' Charity - 15 Sept 1890

24 - Letter from the Charity Commission re representation on the body of Trustees of Municipal Charities - 15 May 1891

25 - Letter from Charity Commission re accounts for 1891 - 5 Aug 1892

26 - Letter from Charity Commission re objections to new scheme for Owen Jones' Charity (incomplete) - 18 Aug 1892

27 - Copy letters from Edgar Dutton of Chester to the Charity Commission et al. re the new scheme - 6 Aug-15 Oct 1892

28 - Copy letter from Charity Commission re the new scheme - 5 Oct 1892

29 - Copy notice of meeting of the Trustees of Municipal Charities, to consider the endowment of Owen Jones' Scholarships at the King's School - 10 Oct 1892

30 - Draft of evidence re opposition of guilds to the new scheme - c.1892

31 - Programme for visit to Chester of Admiral Sir David Beatty - 31 Mar 1919

4 - Agreements - 1724-1786

5 - Petitions - 18th century