| Description | Papers relating to the case of Welburn v Smith, including:
- bill of indictment of Thomas Smith of St Saviourgate in the city of York chicory merchant. On 1 August 1878 Smith became tenant of a close of land called Toft Close in the parish of Haxby, belonging to James Welburn of Haxby, at a yearly rent of £25 6s payable half-yearly. Toft Close was exempt from income tax (property tax), but Smith pretended to Welburn on 15 April 1879 and 14 October 1879 that £12 7s 9d was all that he had to pay for a half-year's rent, as he (Smith) had paid 5s 3d in property tax. Endorsed with names of witnesses and "no bill"
- file of papers, including:
i) recognizance dated 23 November 1881 made by James Welburn of Haxby yeoman for his appearance at the next Quarter Sessions to prefer a bill of indictment against Thomas Smith of St Saviourgate in the city of York chicory merchant for obtaining 10s 6d from him by false pretences
ii) receipt dated 14 April 1879 for £12 7s 9d for rent paid to James Welburn for Toft Field near Haxby station
iii) receipt dated 14 October 1879 for £12 7s 9d for rent (less charges) for Toft Field near Haxby station, received from Thomas Smith by James Welburn
iv) receipt for tax payable on 1 January 1879 by Thomas Smith for land in Haxby
v) receipt for tax payable on 1 January 1880 by Thomas Smith for land in Haxby
vi) plan dated 1878 of an estate at Haxby, including Toft Close
vii) sale particulars for property in Haxby to be sold on 1 August 1878
- note dated 15 April 1879 that £12 7s 9d was the total amount of rent that J. Welburn was entitled to claim for half a year's rent from T. Smith
- undated proofs of witnesses
- list of names [of the jury] |