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Thomas Pease Son and Company (wine and spirit merchants)

Reference: D/TPe Catalogue Title: Thomas Pease Son and Company (wine and spirit merchants) Area: Catalogue Category: Business and Industry Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1891-1973

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  • Thomas Pease Son and Company (wine and spirit merchants)
    • Thomas Pease Son and Company (wine and spirit merchants) (Ref: D/TPe)
    • Ledgers (Ref: D/TPe 1-30)
    • Day Books (Ref: D/TPe 31-58)
    • Cash Books (Ref: D/TPe 59-68)
    • Invoice Books (Ref: D/TPe 69-72)
    • Bond Books (Ref: D/TPe 73-79)
    • Stock Books (Ref: D/TPe 80-93)
    • Miscellaneous (Ref: D/TPe 94-104)

Catalogue Description

T. Pease, Son and Company

The firm was established in 1808 by Thomas Pease (1786 - 1849). Thomas was apprenticed to a druggist in London and returned to Darlington as a partner of William Cudforth in a druggist and grocer's shop on High Row. He then opened his own shop on Bakehouse Hill and it developed into a wine and spirit merchants with premises in London and Leith and a whisky exporting trade in it's own blend B.O.S. The shop in Darlington closed down in September 1981, but the firm continues from premises in Barnard Castle.

Catalogue Contents

Thomas Pease Son and Company (wine and spirit merchants) (Ref: D/TPe)Ledgers (Ref: D/TPe 1-30)Ref: D/TPe 1

Ledger (mainly grocery accounts), indexed, 1896 - 1958
(1 volume, calf with leather trimming)

Ref: D/TPe 2

Bought ledger no.3 (accounts with distillers and wholesalers), 1904 - 1924
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: D/TPe 3

Index to D/TPe 2
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 4

Bought ledger no.5 (accounts with distillers and wholesalers), 1939 - 1962

Ref: D/TPe 5

Index to D/TPe 4

Ref: D/TPe 6

Ledger (accounts with grocery, cigarette and beer and spirit wholesalers), indexed, 1956 - 1961

Ref: D/TPe 7

Sundry accounts ledger no.7 (customer accounts for wines and spirits), 1929 - 1937
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 8

Index to D/TPe 7
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 9

Sundry accounts ledger no.8 (customer accounts for wines and spirits), 1937 - 1960
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 10

Index to D/TPe 9
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 11

Sold ledger A - G (accounts with public houses), with details of travellers routes and expenses, 1912 - 1921
(1 volume, calf with leather trimming)

Ref: D/TPe 12

Index to D/TPe 11
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 13

Sold ledger H - Q (accounts with public houses), 1912 - 1921
(1 volume, calf with leather trimming)

Ref: D/TPe 14

Index to D/TPe 13
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 15

Sold ledger R - Z (accounts with public houses), 1912 - 1921
(1 volume, calf with leather trimming)

Ref: D/TPe 16

Index to D/TPe 15
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 17

Sold ledger A - G (accounts with public houses), 1921 - 1937
(1 volume, calf with leather trimming)

Ref: D/TPe 18

Index to D/TPe 17
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 19

Sold ledger H - Q (accounts with public houses), 1921 - 1937
(1 volume, calf with leather trimming)

Ref: D/TPe 20

Index to D/TPe 19
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 21

Sold ledger R - Z (accounts with public houses), 1921 - 1937
(1 volume, calf with leather trimming)

Ref: D/TPe 22

Index to D/TPe 21
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 23

Sold Ledger A - G (accounts with public houses), 1937 - 1964
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 24

Index to D/TPe 23
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 25

Sold ledger H - Q, with profit and loss account, 1962 - 1966 and details of goods moved from Darlington to Barnard Castle, 1961 - 1965, 1937 - 1966
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 26

Index to D/TPe 25
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 27

Sold ledger P - Z (accounts with public houses), 1937 - 1964
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 28

Index to D/TPe 27
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 29

Clubs ledger no.2, 1922 - 1941
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: D/TPe 30

Index to D/TPe 29
(1 volume, calf bound)

Day Books (Ref: D/TPe 31-58)Ref: D/TPe 31

Day book no.31 (public house accounts), February 1918 - August 1919
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 32

Day book no.33, May 1922 - September 1925
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 33

Day book no.36, August 1935 - January 1939
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 34

Sundries account day book no.11, customer accounts, November 1923 - January 1927
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 35

Sundries account day book no.12, January 1927 - October 1929
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 36

Sundries account day book no.13, October 1929 - April 1932
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 37

Sundries account day book no.14, April 1932 - November 1934
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 38

Sundries account day book no.15, November 1934 - December 1936
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 39

Sundries account day book no.16, December 1936 - December 1938
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 40

Sundries account day book no.17, December 1938 - January 1942
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 41

Sundries account day book no.18, also contains public houses and clubs, July 1948 - December 1953
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 42

Sundries account day book no.19, December 1953 - January 1959
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 43

Clubs day book no.6, April 1926 - August 1934
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 44

Clubs day book no.7, September 1934 - July 1940
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 45

Clubs day book no.8, August 1940 - December 1947
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 46

Day book (grocery orders), April 1951 - February 1959
(1 volume, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 47

Traveller's day book no.13, August 1921 - August 1924
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 48

Traveller's day book no.14, September 1924 - January 1928
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 49

Traveller's day book no.15, January 1928 - June 1931
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 50

Traveller's day book no.16, June 1931 - July 1934
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 51

Traveller's day book no.17, July 1934 - October 1937
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 52

Traveller's day book no.18, October 1937 - December 1940
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 53

Returned package book (outwards) no.23, despatch book showing cost and wholesale price of goods, June 1923 - April 1926
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 54

Returned package book (outwards) no.24, April 1926 - February 1929
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 55

Returned package book (outwards) no.25, March 1929 - June 1932
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 56

Returned package book (outwards) no.26, June 1932 - February 1936
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 57

Returned package book (outwards) no.27, February 1936 - June 1946
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 58

Returned package book (outwards) no.28, June 1940 - March 1971
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Cash Books (Ref: D/TPe 59-68)Ref: D/TPe 59

Cash book, June 1953 - April 1958
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 60

Cash book, May 1958 - February 1961
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 61

Cash book, May 1961 - October 1962
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 62

Cash book, 6 October 1962 - May 1964
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 63

Cash book, May 1964 - December 1965
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 64

Cash book, December 1965 - April 1967
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 65

Cash book, May 1967 - June 1968
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 66

Cash book, June 1968 - September 1969
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 67

Cash book, October 1969 - February 1971
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 68

Cash book, May 1971 - February 1973
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Invoice Books (Ref: D/TPe 69-72)Ref: D/TPe 69

Retail invoice book no.7, grocery, wine and spirit orders, June 1946 - July 1954
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 70

Retail invoice book no.6 (Markham and Co.), August 1954 - February 1958
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 71

Wholesale invoice book no.7 (wine and spirit orders), July 1958 - February 1963
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 72

Wholesale invoice book no.9 (wine, cigarette and grocery orders), April 1961 - June 1964, includes cash accounts, December 1956 - February 1959
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Bond Books (Ref: D/TPe 73-79)Ref: D/TPe 73

Bond book, April 1897 - April 1911
(1 volume calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 74

Bond book no.5, April 1920 - June 1929
(1 volume calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 75

Index to D/TPe 74
(1 volume, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 76

Bond book no.6, June 1929 - October 1947
(1 volume calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 77

Index to D/TPe 76
(1 volume, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 78

Bond book no.7, October 1947 - October 1954
(1 volume, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 79

Bond book no.8, November 1954 - June 1959
(1 volume, hard covers)

Stock Books (Ref: D/TPe 80-93)Ref: D/TPe 80

Spirit stock book no.10, November 1924 - March 1935
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 81

Spirit stock book no.11 March 1935 - June 1940
(1 volume, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 82

Spirit stock book no.12, June 1941 - September 1957
(1 volume, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 83

Bottle stock book no.1, lists types of wine and to whom sold, 1928 - 1935
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 84

Index to D/TPe 83
(1 volume, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 85

Bin book (as D/TPe 83)1931 - 1940
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 86

Bottle book (as D/TPe 83), 1938
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 87

Index to D/TPe 86
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 88

Cigar stock book, 1909 - 1940
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 89

Case book, names of people to whom cases sent, 3001 - 6000, 1891 - 1931
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 90

Case book, names of people to whom cases sent, 6001 - 10000, 1903 - 1933
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 91

Cask book, names of people to whom casks sent, 1 - 5000, 1904 - 1933
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 92

Jar book, names of people to whom jars sent, 1 - 4000, 1907 - 1935
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 93

Jar book, names of people to whom jars sent, 8001- -2000, 1904 - 1934
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Miscellaneous (Ref: D/TPe 94-104)Ref: D/TPe 94

Character book no.1 (credit references for innkeepers), indexed, May 1924 - July 1928
(1 file, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 95

Character book no.2 (credit references for innkeepers), indexed, July 1928 - January 1932
(1 file, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 96

Character book no.3 (credit references for innkeepers), indexed, February 1932 - November 1934
(1 file, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 97

Character book no.3 (credit references for innkeepers), indexed, December 1934 - November 1941
(1 file, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 98

Order book (from distilleries), indexed, January 1928 - April 1937
(1 volume, calf quarter bound)

Ref: D/TPe 99

Sample book, details of bottles despatched as Christmas presents or samples, November 1923 - February 1959
(1 volume, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 100

Stamp book, May 1937 - September 1939
(1 volume, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 101

Delivery book, May 1933 - August 1959
(1 volume, hard covers)

Ref: D/TPe 102

Index to export ledger no.2, n.d.
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 103

Index to grocers' ledger no.3, n.d.
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/TPe 104

Despatch book for Markham and Company, 1953 - 1959
(1 volume, card bound)



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