Papers of Joseph Quarton's accounts, with notes of his defalcations

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Most of these are Quarton's own rough papers and account books, covering patients' disbursements, patients' fees, building, wages, draft analyses of wages and of patients' board and of house expenses 1874-5, and 1875-6, valuations of stock 1873 and 1876, a few un-sent bills for patients board from the Retreat, draft end of year statements for 1874, 1876, 1877 and 1878 (missing from series in RET 3/2/14/1), and some tradesmen's bills There are also some correspondence, papers and accounts made in the investigation into Quarton's activities, together with notes and papers on the arrangements of work at the Retreat which have allowed his defalcations There is information about the Quarton episode in the Committee of Management Minute Book 1873-1889, RET 1/1/4/4, see entries for 10 July, 23 July, 16 August, 19 November 1878

Papers of Joseph Quarton's accounts, with notes of his defalcations

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