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GB 0046 DE/Ch Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies This catalogue was digitised by The National Archives as part of the National Register of Archives digitisation project NRA 4966 The National Archives HERTFORDSHIRE RECORD OFFICE D/ECh Miscellaneous documents including title doeds of the Anstey Hall estate and of much property in Ware and Amwell End, deposited between 1948 and 1966 by Messrs. Chalmers-Hunt and Baily, solicitors of Vare [Accessions 186,440,483,920,990,1072] Inventory compiled January 1971 Introduction This collection is on aggregation of material deposited over a period of eighteen years and represents a vide variety of the vork of a solicitors' office. Seven other deposits by Messrs. Chalmers-Hunt and Baily have been made, the documents having already been catalogued as follows: Accession 102: title deeds of 7 Amvell End, Ware reference 70517-70535 Accession 108: title deeds of a house in Codicote reference 70647-70663 Accession 175: manorial papers of the manor of Corneybury and title deeds of properties in Buntingford reference 751561-75787 Accession 265: title deeds of a house in Newtown, Codicote reference 70501-70516 Accession 326: title deeds of properties in Hoddesdon reference 70958/1-21 Accession 559: title deeds 53 High Street, Ware [Post Office], and Sprangewell, Thundridge reference 71408-71446 Accession 619: title deeds of former Three Colts P.H. Patmore Heath, Albury reference 82965-82991 This inventory has been arranged as far as possible according to vork done for clients, except for title deeds and related documents vhich have their own section. Many of the papers resulting from conveyancing vork have been included in the title deed section, since they offer much the same sort of information as vould deeds themselves. Hovever, papers resulting from vork done for the estate agent, V.H.Lee, have because of their volume, been placed in the Business Papers section [See B127 belowJ BUSINESS PAPERS D/ECh B1 Articles of partnership: Cobham and 1847, 1903 Ash-field; J, Chalmers-Hunt and Davies B2 In Chancery: papers in case 1 bdl 1908 N.O. Chalmers-Hunt v Davies B3 Cobham and Hunt: clients ledger 1 vol 1873-1891 B4 Cobham and Hunt: paying-in book 1 bdl 1887-1891 stubs B5 Chalmers-Hunt and Davies: office 1 vol 1908-1911 a/c pass book B6 Chalmers-Hunt and Davies: statement 1 vol 1909-1912 book No.3, i.e. copies of statements of clients' accounts B7 Chalmers-Hunt and Co: cash journals 2 vols 1923-1938 B8 Chalmers-Hunt and Co: statements, 1 bdl 1920-29 profit and loss a/c B9 Chalmers-Hunt and Co: balance sheets 1 bdl 1911-1936 BIO Official publications: statutes 4 items 1836-1945 6 and 7 Villiam IV cc. 76-79 (incomplete); bundle of official circulars, 1905-1931; Licensing (Consolidation) Bil l as amended, 1910; collection of Statutory- Rules and Orders concerning Courts' emergency powers, 1942-1945 B11 Public notices: justices' clerks' 1850-1905 authorised fees, 1850; closing of Eastwick fair, 1886; muzzling of dogs, 1886; swine fever, 1905 N.G. Chalmers-Hunt as clerk to Trustees of Ware Charity Estates B12 Leases and tenancy agreements: 4 1866-1892 Mill Mead and Bell Close, Slaughterhouse in High Street, garden behind Priory Street almshouses, shop on site of Corpus Christ! Barn, Church Street, Ware BUSINESS PAPERS D/ECh Vare Charity Estates (cont.) B13 Saracen1 s Head Inn: tenancy 1 bdl 1873-1921 agreement, draft lease, papers in case Chalmers-Hunt v Baines [who broke contract to purchase], agreement for sale B14 Charity Commissioners scheme, 1 bdl 1908 copy trust deeds, plans etc. B15 Report on Vareside almshouses 1 1922 by Edvard Devbury with plan B16 Specification of proposed alteration 1 n.d. to Crib Street almshouses B17 Correspondence and miscellaneous 2 bdls 1934-1949 papers N.G. Chalmers-Hunt (and predecessors) as clerk to Vare Petty Sessions B18 List of licensed victuallers 1 1851 B19 Memorandum from Chief Constable 1 1891 relating to Towns (Police Clauses) Act B20 Circulars from Clerk of the Peaoe 1 file 1935-1937 and other documents B21 Calendar of Courts, Vare division 1 1941 B22 Approved plans of alterations 12 1938-1959 to public houses (Fox and Hounds, Colliers End, Havelock Arms, Hertford Heath, Lamb and Flag, Colliers End, Nag's Head, Vellpond Green, Red Lion and Rose and Crown, Ware, Sow and Pigs, Thundridge, Turkey Cock, Hunsdon, White Horse, High Cross) N.G0 Chalmers-Hunt as clerk to Buntingford Sub-Committee of Herts. Local Pensions Committee B23-25 Letter-book 1908-1926 2 vol, 1 file 1908-1926 Letter-book 1909-1919 Letters received 1914-1919 BUSINESS PAPERS D/ECh N.G. Chalmers-Hunt as clerk to the managers of Musley Central. Musley Junior and Infants and St. Mary'a Junior and Infants Schools. Ware B26 Musley Central: estimate of 3 items 1924-1932 expenditure, 1929; petty cash book, 1924-29; correspondence, 1931-32 B27 Musley Central and infants: 1 bdl 1932-1934 agreements concerning appoint ment of assistant staff B28 St. Mary*s Junior: applications 1 file 1939-1944 and supporting documents for teaching posts; copies licence to construct air-raid shelter; licence as to drainage, with correspondence and plans * B29 All schools: accounts 1 rol 1932-1936 B30 St. Mary's: agreement as to use 2 1934 of school-house after hours B31 Vhite paper, Cmd. 6523: 1 rol 1944 Principals of government in maintained Secondary Schools Churchwardens of Vare B32 Mortgage of church rates; letter 2 1833, 1854 from Lord President of Council concerning burial grounds Vare Vestry B33 Eastern Counties Ely Act 2 1844 B34 Eastern Counties Rly Bill 1 bdl 1847 (4 copies, 1 as amended), petition of inhabitants against bill, brief to oppose, c orre spondenc e B35 Lee River Trust Act 1 1850 B36 Nev River Bill: draft petition 1 bdl 1851 of inhabitants against bill , draft brief to oppose BUSINESS PAPERS D/ECh Vare Vestry (cont.) B37 Lee River Bill: minutes of 1 1852 evidence B38 Nev River Act 1 1852 B39 E. London Waterworks Bills 2 1853 1 copy bill, petition of inhabitants against B40 British Electric Telegraph 1 .1853 Company1 s Act Vare Union B41 Copy orders concerning 2 1856, 1875 lunatic paupers Ware Local Board of Health B42 Bye-lavs 2 1849, 1859 B43 Nev River (Hertford Drainage) Act 1 1854 B44 Hertford, Ware and Welvyn Junction 2 1854 Railway Bill: copy bill, petition against B45 New River Bill: copy bill, petition 5 1855 of LBH against. Nev River Act: 3 copies B46 Crystal Palace District Gas Act 1 1858 B47 Chertsoy and Walton District, 1 1863 Lea Bridge District, Northfleet District, Ware District and Pater and Pembroke District Gas Bill B48 Nev River Bill: cases for counsel1 s 2 1865 opinion B49 E. London Water (Thames Supply) 6 1867 Bill: 4 copies bill, petitions against by LBH and Cheshunt vestry . BUSINESS PAPERS D/ECh Vare Local Board of Health (cont.) B50 Lee Conservancy Bill 1868: copy 8 1867-1868 bill, minutes of evidence, petitions against of LBH, petition of Bishop's Stortford, Cheshunt, Vare and Valthan Holy Cross, petition of Tottenham LBH; Lee River Conservancy Act B51 Lee River Conservancy Act (bound 1 YOl 1868 copy) B52 Great Eastern Railway Bill : 11 1868 copy bill, minutes of evidence, draft clauses, petition against, brief in support of petition B53 Mortgages of rates 1857, 1864 B54 Vator-works and vater supply: 1852-1875 estimate for building and equipping wator-works; rules, regulations and charges etc. B55 Sewage and sewage farm at 1864-1879 Stanstead Abbotts: miscellaneous B56 Miscellaneous papers 1866-1880 [See also B141 belov] Vare Urban District Council B57 Lee Conservancy Act 1 rol 1900 B58 Miscellaneous papers 1908,1924,1935 Insurance B59-62 Register of fire policies 4 vol 1851-1950 [vol 1864-1871 not deposited] B63 Register of endorsements on 1 vol 1875-1950 fire policies Apprent ic e ship B64 Apprenticeship indentures; 10 1829-1872 1 authorisation to surrender indenture on completion of term BUSINESS PAPERS D/ECh Testamentary, probate, administrations.documents relating to trusts etc. B65 ADAMS Elizabeth Benington - 1 1845 B66 ALBANY Douglas E Vare Bank clerk 1 1914 B67 BARRON Henry Hare Street ironfoundor, 1 1879 Great Hormead blacksmith and publican B68 BARRON Martha Hare Street 1 bdl. 1893 Great Hormead B69 BEVAN Frances Brighton,Sx 1 1890 B70 BRAZIER Charles Bay Horse P.H., publican 1888 1 Vare B71 BRAZIER Mary -do 1893 * 1 B72 BUNCE Eliza Horncoy, Mdx 1 1879 B73 CARRINGTON,William Bramfield farmer 1 1840 B74 CASTLE Benjamin Star P.H., publican 1885 1 Standon B75 CASTLE Harriet Cherry Tree P.H., 1 1883 Aravell End B76 CATER Ann Vare 1 1861 CHALKLET Charles Crown & Anchor P.H., 1894 B77 1 Vare B78 CHAPMAN Jane Crib St., Vare 1 1892 B79 CHUCK Joseph Vare gent. 1 1852 B80 DINWIDDY John Hatfield 1 1862 B81 DRAKE Joseph Broxbourne ret.farmer 1 1879 B82 EDWARDS Thomas " [? shoemaker] 1 1851 B83 FRANCIS John Great Amvell farmer 1 1780 B84 GROOM Samuel Windmill P.H., 1892 1 Thundridge * B85 GUTTERIDGE Thomas Luton, Beds farmer 1 1835 B86 HARRIS Henry Turkey Cock P.H., 1 1895 Hunsdon B87 HARRIS Mary Amwell End 1 1843 B88 HARRTSON Joseph Stores, Tonvell grocer 1893 1 Bengeo B89 HARRISON J . 2 1872, BUSINESS PAPERS D/ECh Testamentary (cont.) B90 HILLS Sarah Ann 9 High St., Vare 1 * 1907 B91 HULLS Susannah Vare 1 1854 B92 HUHREN Charles Buffalo's Head P.H., 1 1889 Puckeridge, Standon * B93 IRVIN William Stepney, Mix. newsvondor 2 1882 B94 JENNINGS Abraham Baldock St., fish monger 1 1883 Vare B95 KENT Anne Little Chishill, 1 1898 * Cambs B96 LAWRANCE James Vare shoemaker 1 1845 B97 McNAB William Vare surgeon 1 1860-63 B98 MALIN Ebenezer Vare grocer 1 1894-96 B99 NEVER Thomas Buntingford 1 bdl.