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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D7573/BOX/G/14
TitleOrange folder marked 'Original papers/ re Sir Richard / Arkwright'
DescriptionContained 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.
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorArkwright family of Cromford, industrialists and landowners
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