Memorandum of Inquiries to be made in relation to servants
This is a list of questions to be asked when interviewing candidates for a position at Soho House which was then the home of Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of the industrialist Matthew Boulton.
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Memorandum of Inquiries to be made in relation to servants, reverse
This is a list of questions to be asked when interviewing candidates for a position at Soho House which was then the home of Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of the industrialist Matthew Boulton.
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Memorandum of the terms in which Thomas Doughty is to come as Footman
This memorandum sets out the terms under which Thomas Doughty was to come to Soho House as a footman.
He was to work with a butler and would be paid 18 guineas (a guinea was a pound and a shilling) ...
Memorandum of the terms in which Thomas Doughty is to come as Footman
Reverse of the memorandum which sets out the terms under which Thomas Doughty was to come to Soho House as a footman. The memorandum itself is also available on the site.
He was to work with a butler ...
Memorandum of the terms on which the Coachman and Footman have been employed
This memorandum sets out the terms upon which the coachman and footman were employed at Soho House. By this date Soho was the home to Matthew Robinson Boulton and his young family.
William Newbold ...
Memorandum of the terms on which the Coachman and Footman have been employed, reverse
This memorandum sets out the terms upon which the coachman and footman were employed at Soho House. By this date Soho was the home to Matthew Robinson Boulton and his young family.
William Newbold ...
Pen and ink desgn for handles by John Phillp
This pen and ink drawing shows six alternative designs for handles on silver or Sheffield plate items.
It is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). ...
Receipt for cleaning boot tops
Memorandum of a receipt (recipe) for cleaning boot tops. The note is adressed to Robinson Boulton Esquire. Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of Matthew Boulton the industrialist and entrepreneur was ...
Receipt for cleaning boot tops, reverse
Memorandum of a receipt (recipe) for cleaning boot tops. The note is adressed to Robinson Boulton Esquire. Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of Matthew Boulton the industrialist and entrepreneur was ...
Salary and clothing allowance for Thomas Parsons, Footman, Soho House
This memorandum sets of the salary and clothing allowance for Thomas Parsons, Footman who came to Soho on 28th January 1829. His salary was 23 guineas per annum and two sets of livery per annum which ...
Salary and clothing allowance for Thomas Parsons, Footman, Soho House
This is the wrapper for a memorandum sets of the salary and clothing allowance for Thomas Parsons, Footman who came to Soho on 28th January 1829. His salary was 23 guineas per annum and two sets of livery ...
Terms for Footmen, Soho House
This memorandum sets out the wages and liveries for Footmen at Soho House. Soho House the former home of industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) was by this date the home of his widowed ...
Terms of agreement for Edward Vale, Coachman
This memorandum sets out the terms of agreement for Edward Vale the Coachman at Soho House. By this date Soho House was the home of Matthew Robinson Boulton and his young family.
Vale came to Soho ...
Wages and allowance for Grooms, Soho House
This memorandum sets out the wages and clothing allowances for various grooms employed by Matthew Robinson Boulton at Soho House.
Thomas Poynter came to Soho as Groom 1st February 1820 on wages of ...
Wages and allowance for Grooms, Soho House
This is the reverse of a memorandum which sets out the wages and clothing allowances for various grooms employed by Matthew Robinson Boulton at Soho House. (The memorandum itself is also available).
Thomas ...
William Murdoch by an unknown artist
Murdoch (1754-1839) worked as an engineer for the firm of Boulton and Watt in Handsworth. For a time he represented the company's interests in Cornwall, where he "invented" gas powered lighting for which ...