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Collapse D978 - Arkwright family of Cromford - [20th cent]D978 - Arkwright family of Cromford - [20th cent]
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1 - Declaration by Henry Marsland of Bullock Smithy, Cheshire, that he has infringed Richard Arkwright’s patent and will deliver all his machinery to Arkwright 12 Feb - 20th cent
2 - Declaration by Daniel Lees of Oldham that he has infringed Richard Arkwright’s patent and will deliver all his machinery to Arkwright 12 Feb - 20th cent
3 - Request by John Charlton of Bullock Smithy, Cheshire to Richard Arkwright to stop all actions against him for infringement of his patent, 19 Jun 1781 - 20th cent
4 - Copy of names subscribed to the petition of the cotton and calico printers of Blackburn, 4 Mar 1782 - 20th cent
5 - Copy petition by the landowners of the town and neighbourhood of Manchester to Parliament requesting that Richard Arkwright’s request for an extension of his patent be refused 20 Apr - 20th cent
6 - Extracts from the patents of Thomas Lombe (1718), Lewis Paul (1758), William Wollatt (1759) and Daniel Dakeyne (1794) [PRO] - 20th cent
7 - Correspondence between Boulton and Watt, and Richard Arkwright (or his representatives) concerning steam engines for his mill at Nottingham [Birmingham Central Library] - 20th cent
8 - Letters from Mr Gell concerning cotton mill at Alport, Mar [Barker letters, Sheffield City Library] - 20th cent
9 - Letters from Richard Arkwright at Bakewell (to Samuel Oldknow?) concerning orders for cotton thread [Marple Antiquarian Society] - 20th cent
10 - Papers concerning bankruptcy of Thomas Gibson and Joseph Johnson, bankers of London, with declarations by Richard Arkwright and William Strutt, Dec [PRO] - 20th cent
11 - Letter to the Duke of Devonshire from Doctor Willis concerning a present, 4 Jun - 20th cent
12 - Letter from Francis Stanley to Richard Arkwright concerning his wages - 20th cent
13 - Letter to Richard Arkwright concerning a debt owed to him, 24 May - 20th cent
14 - Letter to Doctor Willis from Elizabeth Forter concerning a debt, 25 May - 20th cent
15 - Table of prices of cotton thread, 6 Feb - 20th cent
16 - Minutes of evidence taken before the select committee on the state of children employed in the manufactories of the UK, 25 Apr - 20th cent
17 - Two small plans of Masson Mill - 20th cent
18 - Articles from Insurance and Investment on insurance, including a copy of the policy granted by the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation in 1785 on Arkwright’s Mill in Miller’s Lane, Manchester, 22 May - 20th cent
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