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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D7573/BOX/G/14 |
| Title | Orange folder marked 'Original papers/ re Sir Richard / Arkwright' |
| Description | Contained foolscap A3 size lined papers, folded and containing letters etc. Writing on outside of 'folders' is as follows
- 'Copy of the grant of Arms to Sir Richard Arkwright' contained one, folded paper commencing 'To all and singular…'
- 'Letters 1. Manchester 2 Ormskirk Sarah Bramwell 3 Plate of Willersley' contained x 2 letters and engraving
- 'Three piece of paper by C H 1811 re Arkwright line' [nb contained only ONE piece of paper - listing the 10 children of Richard Arkwright,]
- 'Memoir of Sir Richard Arkwright by Mc Culloch' printed extract from Encyclopaedia Britannica
- 'Small advert re purchase of mineral rights by Richard Arkwright 1811' contains x 1 sheet written by Chas Hurt Junr Jan 22nd 1811
- 'Small sheet re Sir Richard Arkwright Chas Hurt Jun' anecdotal stories about origins of Richard Arkwright from information provided by Mr Bramwell. |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Arkwright family of Cromford, industrialists and landowners |