George Bentley POPE (General)

by Mike Pinchin , Bedford, England, Monday, January 26, 2015, 20:09 (3593 days ago) @ Jefff

From the BNA, Gloucester Citizen Thursday 03 May 1894,

To summarize:-

An article which indicates he told the Overseers he was going to Newport on the Monday but would be in Chepstow for the audit. However, he did not arrive. No tidings were received until Tuesday when letters were received revealing that he was in London (but giving no address) and referring to the pain and distress his absence had caused. The audit went ahead but, apart from the books not being made up-to-date there was nothing else worthy of note in them. “It is feared that the assistant overseer has overwrought his brain by over-work. In addition to his Parish business, which was considerable……..Mr POPE has been the collector of the Imperial Taxes of Lydney and Tidenham, in addition to which he had just undertaken the collection of the Income Tax for West Dean……..”