Captain N W Curzon Box 1 Running number Brief description of document Date 1-14 Cheque book stubs of Captain N W Curzon 1891-1898 15 Letter from Capt Curzon to arrange business meeting 20/03/1892 16 Copy will and codicils of John Curzon proved 23 August 1864 (Codicils added 17/11/1862, 01/12/1862 and 17/06/1964 21/11/1857 17 Letter to bank re NW Curzon box in strong room 25/03/1892 18 Balanced account of Taylor, Simpson and Mosley with executors Capt Curzon deceased Sept 1902 19 Letter from manager of Crompton & Evans Union Bank Ltd re stock receipts 12/07/1904 20 Draft settlement between NW Curzon and Nathanial Charles Curzon and William Curzon re Stocks and Shares 26/03/1892 21 Several notes and calculations on investments 1892 22 Letter from N Curzon to J Hallett re purchase of Deed 17/01/1892 23 Draft declaration of trust of nine debenture bonds - William Curzon 19/01/1899 24 Income account (By Mr Timms) of N W Curzon investments 1895 - 1896 25 Statement of income from India stocks bequeathed by N W Curzon to Monica Hibbert (dec'd) 1902 26 Copy will of Capt Curzon 23/02/1899 27 N W Curzon - Power of Attorney to Wm Curzon 28/02/1899 28 Check book stubs of Capt Curzon 1898 - 1899 29 Miscellaneous correspondence of Capt Curzon 1896 - 1899 30 Various papers including the copy draft lease of properties in Derby by Walter Randal and mortgagees to Edgar Horne 1889 31 Income account from N W Curzon's investments 1895 32 Notes and correspondence between solicitors re stock bequeathed to Monica Hibbert 1902 33 Hand written paper containing names of individuals and companies in various locations Undated 34 Covering letter re Contract of purchase of India stock 11/07/1904 35 3 letters from London Solicitors of Mrs Hibbert re release of monies and release to trustees of the late Wm Walmesley Marriage settlement May - July 1884 36 Note on envelope showing unknown calculations Undated 37 Statement of case for opinion of Incorporated Law Society re Mrs Hibbert's settlement Undated 38 Letter from Wm Walmesley to NC Curzon 10/11/1884 39 A collection of invoices paid by solicitors on behalf of Capt Curzon 1893 - 1898 40 - 119 Invoices and receipts for various items and services purchased by Capt Curzon 1893 - 1896 120 Group of India £3.10% stock forms - William Curzon to Paul Edgar Tichborne Hibbert 1907 121 Covering letter re 120 above 1907 122 Legacy of Capt Curzon to John Talbot Hibbert 1907 123 Letter of receipt of 122 above May 1907 124 Letter to solicitors Taylor, Simpson and Mosley from Edgar Hibbert 6 May 1907 125 Letter from London solicitors to Taylor, Simpson and Mosley by John Talbot Hibbert re legacy 25/04/1907 126 Settlement accounts - William Curzon and PET Hibbert 1905 127 Coverning letter from Derby Bank to solicitors re PET Hibbert legacy 30/04/1907 128 Itemised details of legacy from Capt Curzon to JT Hibbert and Inland revenue Form 18/11/1809 129-185 Invoices and receipts for various items and services purchased by Capt Curzon 1893 -1896 186 Copy will of Robert Curzon (died 1/10/1873). Proved at Derby 1873 18/11/1871 187 Release in respect of legacies under will and codicils of John Curzon - NW Curzon to NC Curzon and Wm Curzon 25/03/1892 188 Bankruptcy document - Henry Anson Cavendish, Baron Waterpark of Doveridge 26/04/1901 189 Record of loan between Colonel Burke and Lieutenant NW Curzon 1893 -1897 190 Copy of High Court of Justice document - Case between the North British and Mercantile Insurrance Co. and NW Curzon (Defendent with others) to settle principal and premiums due on covenant made 1898 191 Completed handwritten form re 190 above 1898 192 Copy of affidavit of secretary of plaintiff company in 190 above March 1896 The following entries all relate correspondence between NW Curzon, his solicitors and the solictors of Colonel Burke regarding monies owed by Col Burke and case brought by the North British & Mercantile Insurance Company. The letters and documents date from 1896 to 1898 and cover a handwritten state of Burke's affairs, invoices by parties involved, history of the case, legal arguments, various caluculations of the amount of debt and defailts by Col Burke. Colonel Burke was declared bankrupt on 28 May 1898 by the Irish Court. 193 - 326 Correpondence and documents as above 1996 - 1998 327 Submission by William Curzon and PG Tichbourne Hibbert - Proof of debt to Irish Court giving all circumstances and history of the case against Col Burke 328 - 329 Further correspondence as outlined above 330 Letter between solicitors stating that the Bankruptcy had been annulled by the Court of Chancery authoising £343.5.8 - liability as surety in deed dated 27/11/1895 for loan of £1000 advanced by North British and Mercantile Insurance Co in proportion to excess they paid over and obove their one third claim. 24 April 1902 331 - 335 Further correspondence as outlined above 336 Copy proof - Curzon and Burke - sworn statement by Wm Curzon to bankruptcy Court 23/10/1901 337 Further correspondence as outlined above 338 Draft of 336 above October 1901 339-365 Further correspondence as outlined above 366 Copy of security for £1000 and interest. Col MA Burke and others to North British and Mercantile Insurance Co 27 November 1895 367 Draft residuary Account for Inland Revenue of Capt NW Curzon Deceased. 1900 368 Memo from Estate Duty Office, London - Grant of Probate 12/08/1902 369 Estate Duty - Account requesting payment 20/08/1902 370 Coverning letter from Derby Bank to solicitors enclosing stock receipts 12/07/1900 371 Hand written document itemising Capt Curzon's financial situation at time of death July 1899 372 Collection of letters between solicitors, executors and others relating to winding-up Capt Curzon's affairs 1899 373 affidavit for Proof of Debt against Col MA Burke to High Court of Justice in Ireland Jan 1900 374 Handwritten account of charges from Solictors for North British and Mercantile Insurance Co. 7/06/1900 375 Handwritten Valuation and etc. for Securities of Esatate of Capt Curzon including details of legacies 1900 376 Covering letter from Derby Bank of 4 Contracts of Investments 10/01/1901 377 Covering letter from Edgar Hibbert re signed documents 27/11/1900 378 Death Duties - Account requesting payment 04/09/1902 379 Copy of valuation of stocks shares etc. - Estate of Capt Curzon 30/08/1899 380 Draft Corrective affidavit etc. re Settlement Estate Duty - Capt Curzon 1899 381 Duplicate corrective affidavit 1899 382 Draft affidavit for Inland Revenue - Capt Curzon Estate Undated 383 Draft form for Inland Revenue - legacies - estate ot Capt Curzon 1899 384 Receipt for Duty in 383 06/09/1902 385 Draft corrective affidavit re Estate Duty and receipt 12/08/1902 386 Corrective affidavit re Estate Duty 1899 387 Form for Inland Revenue re Legacies to estate of Capt Curzon and receipt including named legatees Nov 1899 388 Residuary Account to Inland Revenue - declaration, assessment and receipt 1901 389 affidavit for Inland Revenue - Estate Duty and supporting documents 12/10/1899 390 Trust Fund of NW Curzon 17/02/1882 391 Account of Curzon Trust re purchases from Dawson & Betts trustees Undated The following documents relate to the Trust Fund set up for NW Curzon as a child (see 390 above) and relate to letters about the trust fund, his schooling, maintenance order and granting of monies under the order,questions about the fund and the appointment of a solicitor for the fund, proceedings and affidavits for guardianship, confirmation of Mrs Hibbert (mother), NC Curzon and Wm Curzon as guardians 1874 - 1882 392 - 405 Documents as detailed above 406 Letter from London Fire and Life Assurance Corporation to NC Curzon 02/03/1876 407 Letter from Bank to NC Curzon - transfer of monies 22/03/1875 408 Copy of Robert Curzon's Trust - annual amounts payable from trust 25/09/1874 409 Letter re 408 - payment to Mrs Robert Curzon 08/03/1875 410 Copy letter re 408 to trustees of Robert Curzon 16/03/1875 The following documents continue the collection relating to the guardianshipe of NW Curzon coverning annual maintenance, proceedings for guardianship, draft propsals, various questions, affidavits and proofs regarding the guardianship, sworn affidavits, the initial order by the High Court in 1876 and increases in maintenance in following years. Documents date from 1876 to 1882  411 - 425 Documents as detailed above 426 Letter from Edgar Hibbert to Solicitors re Estate of of NW Curzon 18/03/1900 427 Invoice and receipt of payment to valuer of N Curzon's furniture and effects Feb 1900 428 - 430 As 426 above 1899 431 - 435 Receipts of Cromptons and Evans Union Bank Ltd 1899 The next batch of documents relate to the transfer of mainly railway stock and associated documents following the death of NW Curzon and the ultimate supply of the transfered stock certificates during 1900.  The accountants provided a schedule covering the apportionment of the estate subject to Estate Duty. 436 - 456 Documents as detailed above 1900 457 Cheque to Capt Curzon for overpayment 1897 458 Coverning letter - queries by Estate Duty Department 11/04/1900 A further batch of documents covering queries over the Deed of Settlement, invoice and receipt from Law Agency for handling of probate and request for payment of estate duty and other associated letters in 1900 459 - 463 Documents as detailed above 1900 464 Acknowledgement of request for new certificate of stock by Mid Wales Railway Co 10/05/1900 The next group of documents relate to further issues in winding-up the estate of Capt Curzon. They cover numerous letters between the parties involved, request for payment of duty on residue of estate, a handwritten extract from Capt Curzon's will, copy marriage settlement of mother, estate duty payable on legacies, original copy and ultimate discharge of insurance policy, other papers relating to mortgages, transfer of stock and debentures, payments for services of all involved, draft oath by Wm Cuzon and E Hibbert on validity of Capt Curzon's will & codicil and clarification of outstanding issues. 465 - 530 Documents as detailed above 1894 - 1901 531 Letter from Estate Duty Department re Deed of Indenture of Settlement dated 30/05/1870 between Robert Curzon and Charlotte Julia Walmesley & others 26/10/1899 532 Handwritten record of monies given by NW Curzon to Col Burke and repayments 1893 - 1897 Undated