| Description | Record of butter, eggs, milk, cream and bread served to William IV and Queen Victoria's household at Brighton Pavilion. It occasionally records the supply of 'Fancy Bread' (eg. twists, rolls, buns, biscuits, etc), 'Patent Bread' supplied by the Albion Steam Mill Company, and Neufchâtel cheese.
Record gives details about the room or person to whom these goods were delivered (eg: Coffee Room, Confectionary, Bakehouse, housemaids, night porters, etc.). It provides details of the suppliers [not always the same]: eg. E[dward] Cornford, J. Lashmar (bread); W. Evans, C. Roots (milk and cream); J. Engall, F. Ellis (butter).
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