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D77 - Gresley family of Drakelow - [12th-20th cent]
- 3 - Estate Papers
  - 7 - Sir Nigel Bowyer Gresley 7th Baronet (1753-1808)

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D77/3/7/3-22
Former Reference	D77/17/3/1-7,D77/41/2,D77/32/6
Title	Papers concerning the deleterious effects of Burton Navigation 1781-95 on fishing and weir on River Trent
Date	1781-1795
Description	Including Legal bill, 1781-1782; Memorandum; Case for counsel's opinion; Letters from Erasmus Darwin jr, 1789-94 with sketch of barge; Letter from Abraham Hoskins 1795; Draft replies by Nigel B Gresley Sketch plan of weir, late 18th cent; Copy agreement re level of weir between William Lord Paget and Sir Thomas Gresley. Endorsed with notes by N R G that the weir has been raised above the level of the old watermark (1676)
Extent	20 items
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Gresley family of Drakelow

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