| Description | The volumes, in quarto format, relate to the marquess' Cheshire estates, including those of Lord Henry Cholmondeley from 1871. The rents were collected on Lady Day of the year of account and expenditure is entered for the year following, ie the year 1842 covers the period Apr 1842 to Mar 1843. The first nine volumes are personally signed and approved by the marquess. The entries include rent due, arrears, date and amount paid, with a summary account of receipts and expenditure. |