| Description | Bill of expenses of William Walton of Bowes for stamping and adjusting weights and measures; allowed at the Petty Sessions held at Greta Bridge
With account for stamping weights and measures in Richmond, Aldbrough, Bowes, Romaldkirk, Muker and Reeth in August and September 1839. Includes:
Richmond (24 August 1839)
- William Coates of Dalton - a set of measures stamped
- William Leith of Newsham - a one-pound and a two-pound weight stamped
- George Tennet of Ravensworth grocer - two weights stamped
Aldbrough (26 August 1839)
- John Marriner - two weights stamped
- Robert Nelson of Melsonby - one set of weights stamped
- John Nelson of East Layton - one set of weights stamped
Bowes (29 August 1839)
- John Walton - three weights stamped
- Matthew Denham - four weights stamped
- Thomas Carter - two weights stamped
Romaldkirk (30 August 1839)
- Mary Ellot of Cotherstone miller - three weights and two measures stamped
- Hannah Raine of Romaldkirk - one weight and one measure stamped
- William Wrightson - one weight stamped
- John Atkinson of Mickleton - one stone [weight] stamped
- George Longstaff of Mickleton - quarter peck [measure] stamped
- Joseph Penrith of Cotherstone - four measures and one set of weights stamped
Muker (4 and 5 September)
- Philis Rennison - one gill stamped
- William Clark - four weights stamped
- Thomas Harker - one set of weights stamped
- Thomas Alderson - four measures stamped
- John Alderson - half-pound [weight] stamped
Reeth (6 September)
- Thomas Bell - two weights stamped
- Thomas Wagget - one set of weights stamped
- John Knowles - one set of weights stamped
- William Harker - four sets of weights stamped
- Elizabeth Place - one set of weights stamped
- J. Chaulder - a half a peck measure and a quarter of a peck measure stamped
- Elizabeth Raisbeck - one set of weights stamped
- Job Alderson - one peck and two weights stamped
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