Joseph Quarton's Household Account Books

From: The Retreat Archive

Date

1873-1878

Genre

Archives

Summary

This group of account books and other volumes all belonged to Joseph Quarton, appointed Secretary and House Steward in December 1872, and discharged for defalcations in July 1878. He had embezzled over £400, but because the Committee had taken out a Guarantee policy on his appointment, they were reimbursed for most of this sum. Quarton's fraud led to a change in the system of audit, and to a strengthening of the supervision of the Superintendent over the Secretary These account books were presumably gathered together when the Secretary's accounts were investigated. Many have been subsequently wrapped in brown paper wrappers which are glued to the original covers. All the accounts and papers are fairly low level in detail, and are good surviving examples of the many memorandum and day to day books which underlay the main financial records

Originals held by

Borthwick Institute for Archives, the University of York

Reference

RET/3/4/3

Archive in context

RET The Retreat Archive

RET/3
FINANCIAL
- RET/3/4
  HOUSEHOLD AND FARM ACCOUNTS
  - RET/3/4/1
    House Expenses Books
  - RET/3/4/2
    Household Cash Books
  - RET/3/4/3
    Joseph Quarton's Household Account Books
    - RET/3/4/3/1
      Rough cash book
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/2
      Rough cash book
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/3
      Cash Book
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/4
      Diary
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/5
      Rough patients' accounts
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/6
      Account book for consumption of alcohol (ale, port, sherry etc)
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/7
      Disbursements Book
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/8
      Coal and other accounts
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/9
      Bath Book
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/10
      Patients' Disbursements
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/11
      Wages Book
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/12
      Volume of Names
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/13
      Volume: 'Port Wine Supplied'
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/14
      Volume: 'Record of Spiritous and Malt Liquors'
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/15
      Postcards from various Monthly meetings around the country specifying how many Retreat Reports will be required
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/16
      Papers of Joseph Quarton's accounts, with notes of his defalcations
      Digitised copy available
  - RET/3/4/4
    Steward's Accounts
  - RET/3/4/5
    Valuations of Stock
  - RET/3/4/6
    Carpenter's Shop Accounts
  - RET/3/4/7
    Farm Accounts
  - RET/3/4/8
    Other Papers on Housekeeping and Provisions Accounts

Archive in context

RET The Retreat Archive

RET/3
FINANCIAL
- RET/3/4
  HOUSEHOLD AND FARM ACCOUNTS
  - RET/3/4/1
    House Expenses Books
  - RET/3/4/2
    Household Cash Books
  - RET/3/4/3
    Joseph Quarton's Household Account Books
    - RET/3/4/3/1
      Rough cash book
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/2
      Rough cash book
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/3
      Cash Book
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/4
      Diary
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/5
      Rough patients' accounts
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/6
      Account book for consumption of alcohol (ale, port, sherry etc)
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/7
      Disbursements Book
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/8
      Coal and other accounts
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/9
      Bath Book
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/10
      Patients' Disbursements
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/11
      Wages Book
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/12
      Volume of Names
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/13
      Volume: 'Port Wine Supplied'
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/14
      Volume: 'Record of Spiritous and Malt Liquors'
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/15
      Postcards from various Monthly meetings around the country specifying how many Retreat Reports will be required
      Digitised copy available
    - RET/3/4/3/16
      Papers of Joseph Quarton's accounts, with notes of his defalcations
      Digitised copy available
  - RET/3/4/4
    Steward's Accounts
  - RET/3/4/5
    Valuations of Stock
  - RET/3/4/6
    Carpenter's Shop Accounts
  - RET/3/4/7
    Farm Accounts
  - RET/3/4/8
    Other Papers on Housekeeping and Provisions Accounts

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