Itemised manuscript account of 'Mr. Alexr. J. Murray's Charges in relation to the Sale to Mr. Hanbury of 1/18th. Share in "Vanity Fair"'.

5pp., foolscap 8vo. Attached with green ribbon. The sale was a protracted affair, and the detailed nature of these accounts may be due to Murray's desire to justify his charges of £22 1s 6d. The first entry reads: '1881 | Novr. 1st. Attending Mr. Bowles on his calling and receiving his instructions to act for all parties in the Sale of 1/18th. Share in "Vanity Fair" and General Roberts Executors would call and hand me the necessary papers [6s 8d]'. Other entries include 'Novr. 28th [1881] Writing Mr. Bowles that the Deed would be ready for his signature tomorrow morning [5s]', 'Jany. 5th [1882] Attending Mr. Roberts on his calling and advising him as to completion of the sale which Mr. Hanbury wished to postpone for 6 weeks and pointing out to him that the Deed was completed and his Co-Trustees receipt indorsed and advising that under the circumstances it would not be prudent to delay it [6s 8d]' and 'Feby. 7 [1882] Mr. Hanbury having inadvertently only signed one Deed writing him to call and sign the other [5s]'. The document carries a tax stamp, and the name and address of C. A. Roberts of Fairbairns, Park Road, Richmond, Surrey.