350. Robert Baldwin to Robert Bloomfield, 5 April 1821 *
Dear Sir
Annexed you will find the particulars of the late printing accounts of your three separate volumes, and new edition of the Collected Works in two volumes; and on the following leaf a statement of your general account. This you will find very favourable and holding out a good prospect of future relief. The balance at present due to you is more than absorbed by your share
of printing the new edition of the works, but as these new editions go off you will see that they will afford considerable resources. We hope to get the press and designs for the new volume done to your satisfaction. They will not be entrusted to Greig but to a person who we trust is fully competent. We cannot go to press of course until these are ready. In the meantime, if you propose to adopt any of the suggestions offered by me in the copy first put in my hands, you must either return that copy, or say what they are—
I remain dear Sir, very sincerely yours
Robert Baldwin
London, April 5 1821
Address: Mr Robert Bloomfield / Shefford / Beds
Mr. Robert Bloomfield in acct with Baldwin, Cradock & Joy
| 1820 | Rural Tales. New Editn No. 2000 | | | | | |
| Davison's Bill for Printing | | 28 | 6 | 0 | |
| Paper 22 Reems of fine Copy | 31/6 | 34 | 13 | 0 | |
| Advertizing & incidents | | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| | | ––––– | ––––– | | |
| 2000 at 9d | | 75 | – | – | |
Mr Bloomfield half— 1000 £37.10.0
Wild Flowers—New Editn No. 1500
| Davison's Bill for printing | | 29 | 0 | 6 | |
| 18 Reams fine copy at 31/6 | | 28 | 7 | 0 | |
| 3 —— scap for plates | | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| Advertizing & incidents | | 13 | 2 | 6 | |
| | | —–– | ––––– | | |
| At 1/ | £ | 75 | – | – | |
Mr Bloomfield half 750 £37.10.0
Farmer's Boy No 2000
| Printers Bill | | 33 | 6 | 0 | |
| 26 Reams sheet & half scap at 31/6 | | 40 | 19 | 0 | |
| Advertizing & incidents | | 17 | 8 | 4 | |
| | | —–– | –––– | | |
| At 11d | £ | 91 | 13 | 4 | |
Mr Bloomfield No 1000 £45.16.8
1821
Jany—Works 2 vols 18vo stereotyped No 2000
| Printers Bill | | 22 | 16 | 0 | |
| 48 Reams fine copy at 30/ | | 72 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repairing Portrait, Paper & print of ditto | | 5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Advertizing & incidents | | 24 | 14 | 0 | |
| | | ——–– | –––– | | |
| At 1/3 | £ | 125 | – | – | |
Mr. Bloomfield half, 1000 £62.10.0
| 1818 | Bal. of acct. last stated | 80 | 10 | – | | 1818 | | | | | | |
| Jany | 3 sets of Works 17/6 F Boy 17/6 R Tales 17/ | 2 | 11 | – | | Jany 1. | By | 1000 Works 2 vols | 5/ | 250 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Wild Flowers 19/6-6 Banks of Wye 1/1/- | 2 | – | 6 | | | | 660 Farmers Boy | 2/6 | 82 | 10 | 0 |
| July | To our note at 6 months | 50 | – | – | | | | 654 Rural Tales | 2/6 | 81 | 15 | 0 |
| 1819 28 | 2 F Boy 5/8- 2 R Tales 5/8 2 Banks of Wye 7/ | - | 18 | 4 | | | | 420 Wild Flowers | 2/11 | 61 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Wild Flowers vols 6/6 - 1 Do. calf 6/8 | - | 13 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Aug-27 | 2 Banks of Wye vols | | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
1820
| May 6 | Our Note at 3 Mo | 60 | - | - | |
| Oct-30 | Three notes at 3, 4, & 5 Mo | 90 | - | - | |
| Papers and print of | 1000 Rural Tales | 37 | 10 | - | |
| ………………… | 750 Wild Flowers | 37 | 10 | - | |
| ………………... | 1000 Farmers Boy | 45 | 16 | 8 | |
| Allowance as sales | 6d. | P copy on | 357 works | 8 | 18 | 6 | |
| Farmers Boy | 2d. | | 311 | 45 | 16 | 8 | |
| Rural Tales | 2d. | | 329 | 2 | 14 | 10 | |
| Wild Flowers | 3 | | 14 | 1 | 15 | - | |
| Sale & expenses 3 percent on £173.1.0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| Commision 5 precent on the whole amount sold | | | | |
| Allowed to agents in ireland & Scotland | 2 | 8 | 0 | | | | |
| Bal due to Mr Bloomfield & carrd on | 20 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | —– | –– | –– | | | | |
| | 475 | 10 | 0 | | 475 | 10 | 0 |
| 1821 | | | | | | 1821 | By bal brt on | | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| Jany | To Paper & Print of 1000 Works | 62 | 10 | - | | Jany | 1000 Farmers Boy new | | | | |
| | | | | | | Edit on hand | 2/6 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | 1000 Rural Tales Do. | 2/6 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | 750 Wild Flowers | 2/11 | 109 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | 1000 Works | 5/ | 250 | 0 | 0 |