| Description | Copies of 18th-19th cent Arkwright papers, divided into:
Business papers (e.g. regarding patent infringements, plans of Masson Mill, price list for cotton thread)
Estate papers (e.g. articles of agreement with Cromford Canal Company)
Family papers (e.g. marriage settlements, children's letters home from school)
Official papers (e.g. accounts of Richard Arkwright as Sheriff of Derbyshire)
Simpson family papers (e.g. copy of Samuel's will leaving money to Richard Arkwright, his brother-in-law)
Title deeds and other documents |
| Custodial History | These copies were made from the originals, held privately, by Derbyshire Record Office in September 1971. |