Sanford family papers, 1788-1900.
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Sanford family papers
Sanford family.
Biographical History for: Sanford family papers
Biographical Note English family living at Nynehead Court, Somerset, England. Individual family members include William (d. 1833), Edward (1794-1871), William A. (1818-1902) and Edward C. A. Sanford (1859-1923).
Scope and Contents of the Collection Manuscript volumes describing the property, in particular a large library collection, accounts and activities of the Sanford family.
Private libraries - England - Somerset - Catalogs.
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Riddles.
Sanford, W. A. (William Ayshford), 1818-1902.
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Sanford, W. A. (William Ayshford), d. 1833.
Sanford, E. A. (Edward Ayshford), 1794-1871.
Sanford, E. C. A. (Edward Charles Ayshford), 1859-1923.
Great Britain - Social life and customs - 19th century - Sources.
Great Britain - Economic conditions - 19th century - Sources.
Great Britain - Social conditions - 19th century - Sources.
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series
Account books, 1788-1846
The account books recording day-to-day expenditures at both a city and country property held by the Sanford family. Among the subjects are amounts spent on food, for care of the horses, grounds maintenance, travel costs (including turnpike tolls), postage, housekeeping supplies and laborer's wages.
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Inventory, 1882-1900
Inventory of the contents of Nynehead Court, arranged by type of material (paintings, silverplate, etc.), with notes on where each item was located. Some items indicate whether the item was a gift or a purchase.
The journal entries date from Feb. 1840 to May 1841, the whole in a ready-bound volume entitled "The literary diary; or, improved common-place-book: on the plan recommended by Mr. Locke. To which are prefixed, An explanatory treatise; and an Abridgement of the Aurifodina of Drexelius, by Bishop Horne". Two pages have been provided for an index, but these have not been used. The first entry suggests that this volume was not only for W. A. Sanford's personal use, but that much of the same information was also recorded in the account books of the estate (as cross-indexed in the margins). An additional 20 leaves of undated entries follow the dated entries, including one which indicates that entries were made as late as 1871. At least two of these later entries concern sightings of ghosts.
Book of riddles,
Undated volume containing 340 riddles or "charades", ranging from very short riddles such as "I am ever, and yet am never" to complicated rhymes of 12 lines and more. A separate section at the back, written upside-down, provides the answers to fewer than 10% of the riddles. The compiler of the volume is unknown, though it may have been made by or for Mary Sanford Lynton, whose name appears as an acrostic on the page with the "Answer to nos. 274, 275, 276, 277."
Library catalogues, [19th cent.]
The catalogues document the library of the Sanford family at Nynehead Court in Somerset England sometime in the 19th century prior to 1892. Most volumes in W. A. Sanford's hand, some titles have E. C. A. Sanford's initials against them. Vol. 44, Catalogue of Latin authors, has a note suggesting that it was compiled as part of the inventory of the estate of one of the Sanfords. The volumes are bound in one-quarter leather with red marbled paper, the pages are ruled.
Holles Street accounts
William A. Sanford, Nov. 1814-July 1819
William A. Sanford, Sept. 1816-Nov. 1819
Loose sheets with accounts 1816-1824
William A. Sanford, food, May 1817-Dec. 1817
To Chas. Bailey for the keep of the horses (undated)
E. A. Sanford, Jan. 1818-Jan. 1819; Jan. 1820-Sept. 1824
E. A. Sanford, food, June 1820-Feb. 1824
1827 statement from J. Schweppe & Co. (London) to A. Sandford on an overdue account
Labourers account, 1823-1824; Garden accompt, Jan. 1825-July 1826
E. A. Sanford, food, Feb. 1824-Nov. 1828
Loose bills from carpenter, painter, thatcher, sawyer and for feed for the pheasants (1829
Housekeepers book for sundries, 1828
Edward Ayshford Sanford, food, Nov. 1828-Nov. 1831
Day book (food and services), Nov. 1835-Nov. 1846
List of pictures, engravings in frames, &c.
Two folded sheets of letterhead (14, Cavendish Square, W.) with add'l pictures
Plate book, June 1882
Ornamental plate & orther articles of value (including china)
Catalogue of books in the Nynehead library, vol. 1, copied 1892
Catalogue of books, vol. 2
List of books belonging to Col. Edward Charles Ayshford Sanford, vol. 1, 1900
List of Col. Sanford's books, vol. 2
Voyages and travel; Art, A-Robinson
Dictionaries; Catalogues; Sports; Peerages
Poetry & drama (modern), A-C
Three loose leaves of slightly erotic etchings
Poetry & drama (modern), D-L
Poetry & drama (modern), M-Swift
Poetry & drama (modern), Swift-Z; Plays; Special catalogues
Greek authors, A to Omeros
[Philosophy and] science, A to Dav
[Philosophy and] science, Davy to Maine
[Philosophy and] science, Masters to V
Science, W to Z
[History]; Biography
Bible; Prayer books; Books of devotion
Two partial printed leaves in Latin related to sex and marriage, with owner's signature E.C.A. Sanford
History: France, Spain and Portugal, Italy, Northern Europe, Extra European (including Turkey but excluding British Empire
History: British Empire
History: ecclesiastical
History: general history and principles, Greece and Roman
Latin authors, A to Tacitus
Latin authors, Tacitus to Ussu
[out of sequence] Greek authors, Omeros to Photios
Comparative religion
Prose fiction
Catalogue of Greek authors {earlier list}
Seven loose sheets with Latin authors
Catalogue of Latin Authors {earlier list}
[out of sequence] Art, Rocchigiani to Y
Prose literature [other than ...]
Law
Geography; Topography
Grammar and educational books
[unlabeled but also Grammar and educational books]
One folded leaf suggesting shelf arrangement of part of the library; 26 loose leaves of Spanish authors
Military treatises and regulations; Regulations other than military
Christianity