St John‘s College Personal Collections

Account book

Butler/Section 11 (XI)/1/1
File
31 Aug. 1864–29 Sep. 1873

Part of Samuel Butler Collection

'Samuel Butler Esq in account with Messrs Hoare'. Small account book with paper covers.

'Cash Book. 1900'

Butler/Section 11 (XI)/2/1
File
17 Jan. 1900–12 July 1902

Part of Samuel Butler Collection

Hardcover ledger, containing cash accounts kept in Alfred Cathie's hand.

Small Japanese cabinet

Butler/Section 11 (XI)/5/1
File
1882 (Circa)

Part of Samuel Butler Collection

Wooden cabinet, measuring 14.5 x 12 x 7.5 cms, with five drawers, containing pin fasteners, an art sponge, and small tubes and blocks of Windsor & Newton paints. This is the smaller of two Japanese cabinets in the collection; the larger is XI.8. [The cabinets are referred to in a letter from Miss Savage to Butler dated 18 April 1882, indicating that Butler had acquired them before that date. See note in Henry Festing Jones's catalogue, pp.54-55.]

Miscellaneous oddments.