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Description: | A handwritten note on the front states: 'appears to be acct. book of Mr Wm Chance (of Bromsgrove) our uncle. Contains pedigree / Canal accts / house accts / Dudley Turnpike &c'. A loose sheet enclosed gives: details of William Chance (1713-1802), as noted by Henry Chance (1794-1876) and copied by H[ugh] C[hance] 1974; and details of the account book (written 18 Jan 1855 by William Chance's nephew). The latter states: 'It contains entries in opposite directions, one end containing an account of a variety of receipts of money from 2 Dec 1774 to 7 April 1802 (or a cash account). There are various handwritings, but I suppose nearly the whole is in the handwriting of our uncle Wm Chance. A little is in my father's handwriting?'. The author of the notes continues to comment on missing pages in the middle of the book and on the other end of the book, which appears to be the earliest part, beginning as it does in 1761 with an account 'Dr Thomas Gray - Per Contra'. The author suggests the book may have belonged to Thomas Chance (a sea captain), the brother of William Chance, as many accounts appear to relate to shipments. Other accounts include Dudley Road, Neath Canal, Swansey Canal, and Messrs Chance & Homer. William's nephew (also William Chance (1749-1828)) and Mr Edward Homer appear frequently in the rental accounts, and there is an account of William's niece's (Sarah) schooling. The accounts are intermixed with notes, including a pedigree of William Chance's immediate family. Found in an envelope (which has been retained) titled and dated as given with handwritten details about William Chance: 'born 13 Dec 1713 Saddler & Ironmonger of Bromsgrove died unmarried 2 May 1802 2nd son of John Chance of bromsgrove (d.1771), & brother of John (1711-1749-50) father of William of B'ham & of thomas (1720-1-1774) a batchelor'. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Sandwell Archives | Rights holder: | Sandwell Archives | Temporal: | c.1750 - 1802 | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | Chance Family | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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