| Description | The following list is an accurate description of the contents of this box, but not an accurate reflection of the arrangement of the documents. Further work is required to organise the contents themselves.
- Schedules of debtors’ estates, petitions and writs of imprisoned debtors to be considered for discharge, 1811 (1 bundle)
Joseph Orgill of Buxton, innkeeper; Richard Roberts of Winster, innkeeper; Joshua Weston of Bonsall, miner; Joseph Mycock of Fairfield, huckster and cordwainer; William Howard formerly of Middlewich, Cheshire, now of Ashbourne, hatter; George Middleton of Bradwell, miner; John Hanford of Brailsford, butcher and victualler; Charles Sellers of Crich, butcher; Betty Howe of Edale, spinster; James Frost of Tideswell, saddler and collar maker; William Wass of South Normanton, gardener; John Thornley of Beardhough, Glossop, labourer; William Sharpe formerly of Ilkeston, now of Kilburn, miller; Robert Hilliard late of Birmingham now of Chesterfield, factor.
Also includes letter from William Jeffrey Lockett to A L Maynard re result of adjourned sessions, insolvent debtors were discharged but William Sharpe was remanded, neglected a direction to give up possession of a farm, 16 Aug 1811
- London Gazettes: 24-28 May, 20-23 Aug, 15-19 Nov 1743,4-7 Jun, 7-11 Jun, 9-13 Aug,16-20 Aug, 23-27 Aug 1748, 6-10 May, 13-17 May, 20-24 May, 24-27 May, 31 May-3 Jun, 3-7 Jun, 2-6 Sep, 6-9 Sep, 9-13 Sep 1755, 30 Jun-4 Jul, 14-18 Jul, 18-21 Jul 1761 (20 items)
- Schedules of debtors’ estates and related documents, 1727-1729
Benjmain Dove, Thomas Haywood of Woodthorpe with Holmesfield, parish of Dronfield, husbandman, Robert Goodwin, Thomas Griffon (signs Griffin), Thomas Hill, John Jowl [?] and Hannah his wife, William Moorhouse, Joseph Harrison, Thomas Redferne, John Eyres, George Toft, John Bowen, Laurence Bakewell, John Peace; William Carline (or Carlisle), John Willcockson, Thomas Loxley, Samuel Parsons of Tibshelf, husbandman; John Board of Whittington, soap boiler, Samuel Draycoat of Stretton, labourer, William Grant of Walton, collier and George Bramwall of Erdington [?Eckington}, labourer, Benjamin Rogers of Chesterfield, flask maker [?]
- Schedules of debtors’ estates and related documents, 1755
George Tivey, Edward Shore of Pilsley, dancing master, William Needham of Wheston, parish of Tideswell, blacksmith, John Simpson, clerk, of Ockbrook
- Schedules of debtors’ estates and related documents, 1794
Samuel Hardy, Nathan Neild, George White, William Eaton, James Goddard, John Gilford, John Elliot, George Bacon, William Booth, John Swindell
- Schedules of debtors’ estates and related documents, 1801
Joshua Higginbotham of Great Hucklow, carpenter; John Eyre of Buxton, victualler; James Sevil (?) formerly of Lidget late of Hall Walls, both in parish of Glossop, fustian manufacturer; John Robinson of Glossop, stone cutter; James Middleton formerly of Castleton late of Hayfield, baker; John Swindells of Edale, muslin weaver; John Borrows formerly of Borrowash late of Risley, parish of Wilne, labourer; John Redfern of Findern, butcher
- Schedules of debtors’ estates and/or oaths of imprisoned debtors, 1806
James Berrisford; James Brown; David Bagshaw of Buxton heretofore of Monyash, victualler; William Cooke of Wingrove Hall, Pentrich heretofore of Sawley, husbandman formerly victualler; Thomas Hampson of Hayfield, heretofore of Whitfield, cotton weaver formerly cotton spinner; John Robinson of Glossop, stone mason; Isaac Towndrow [signs Townsend] of Chesterfield, grocer; James Brown of Derby, heretofore of Smalley, stone mason and victualler
- Schedules of debtors’ estates and related documents, 1809
James Flint of Heanor, shopkeeper; Margaret Fitchett, late of Winshill, now of Burton, grocer, draper and milliner; John Dewsnap, late of Glossop, victualler; Joseph Cooper of Dinting, labourer; William Brentnall formerly of Little Hallam, late of Stanton by Dale, victualler: Thomas Andrew formerly of Furness, Cheshire, now of Tideswell; Daniel Higton of Middleton, baker and victualler; John Howard formerly of Fairfield, late of Chelmorton, shoemaker and victualler; Joseph Needham of Turncliff near Buxton; Ralph Froggatt; William Ibberson of Malcoff, Chapel en le Frith, weaver; Thomas Shaw of Sheffield, hawker; John Bennett of Horridge, parish of Hope, victualler
- Schedules of debtors’ estates and related documents, 1812
John Dob Marples of Chinley, labourer; Joseph Goodwin of Mappleton, miller; William Furness of Stoney Middleton, butcher; William Gaunt the younger, late of Holloway now of Matlock, butcher; Richard Oven of Tideswell, hatter; William Woodhouse, formerly of Hathersage late of Hope, weaver; John Bate of Thornset, cotton spinner; Peter Taylor of New Mills, labourer; John Shuttleworth of Mellor, weaver; Robert Skevington of Ilkeston, victualler; Gervase Wilmot of Breaston, blacksmith and victualler; John Allen of Chesterfield, butcher; Thomas Beard, late of Heaton Norris now of Glossop, weaver, James Bate of Mellor, painter and plasterer; Pears Downs of Chinley, collier; James Platt of Glossop, clothier; Mary Allsop of Wirksworth, victualler; Benjamin Shimwell of Youlgreave, tailor
- Schedules of debtors’ estates and related documents, 1814
Joseph Cox, formerly of Leicester, since then of Titchfield, county of Southampton, since of Northchurch, county of Hertford and late of Ashbourne, gentleman; Elizabeth Fielding formerly of Coleorton, county of Leicester late of Chellaston, widow and hawker of earthenware; Henry Street formerly of Shottle and since of Ockbrook, labourer; Benjamin Lings of New Brampton, butcher; Jeremiah Morton formerly of Sheffield, victualler and cordwainer but late of Eckington; Richard Johnson of Duckmanton, labourer; James Tomlinson formerly of Cheadle, county of Stafford, skinner and since of Etwall, breeches maker; Samuel Waterhouse of Carr Meadow Bottom, Glossop, victualler; Henry Glossop formerly of Stoney Middleton and since of Calver, cordwainer; William White formerly of Buxton and since of Tideswell, saddler; Anthony Boden formerly of West Hallam and since of Cromford, baker
- Notice to creditors of Thomas Johnson of Tannesley [Tansley], parish of Crich, baker, 10 Jun 1748. With note that copy served on Mr Hadley at Ashbourne; folded with notices to Mary Smith of Tideswell, widow and innkeeper and Bennit Higton of Darley Dale, maltster and husbandman
- Notice to creditors of Matthew Smith of Derby, gentleman, with record of service on 24 creditors, 1 Sep 1743
- Notice to creditors of Jeremiah Dethick of Findern, yeoman, with petition and schedule of estates and goods, 10 Jun 1748
- Documents relating to George Wigley of Wirksworth, currier: Bond for £20 with John Wright of Matlock, cordwainer, 27 Feb 1750, to be repaid at £1 half-yearly; Schedules of estate, 4 Sep 1755 and 13 Jan 1756; Indenture between George Wigley and Thomas Baddeley of Winster, cordwainer for cottage in Winster and land at Sheldon Pingle, 18 May 1741; Petition, 4 Sep 1755
- Petition, and schedule of estate of William Binks of Roston, husbandman, 2 Dec 1748
- Documents relating to Dorothy Oliver, formerly Dorothy Rhode: Schedule of estate; List of prisoners for Hundred of High Peak at Smalldale, 1 Jan 1755 (Dorothy Oliver is the only prisoner listed); Warrant/writ to be brought to quarter sessions, 11 Jun 1755
- Documents relating to James Whildon of Richmond, Yorkshire, late of Baslow, now a prisoner: List of prisoners for Hundred of High Peak, 1 Jan 1755 (includes text of various warrants/writs relating to James Wildon); Schedule of estate, 15 Jul 1755
- Documents relating to Thomas Caldwell of Aldwark, parish of Bradborne, husbandman: Appointment by John Steeple and George Hodgkinson, creditors of Thomas Caldwell, of Dorothy Charlton of Brassington, widow, to be assignee of estate of Thomas Caldwell, 24 Oct 1743; Narrative about imprisonment of Thomas Caldwell for debt (1 Jan 1742) and about his estate
- List of prisoners, undated, c1742-1743 (location unknown, ?possible shorthand symbols at head of document; some names are congruent with other documents of 1742-1743)
- Documents relating to Richard Lees of Parwich, heretofore a woolcomber and chapman and afterwards a husbandman and chapman: Warrant, 10 Jun 1742; Notice to creditors and list of creditors served with a notice, 2 Dec 1743; Schedule of estate, 2 Dec 1743; Petition, 2 Dec 1743
- Writs of Distringas to sheriff of county of Derby, 1839-1867 (1 bundle)
Each document bears the same text (in English) with no specification of names or cases. Odd items dated Jan 1839-Jul 1845, Writ for each quarter Apr 1847-Apr 1867.
Also includes two unrelated writs: 1) to the inhabitants of Chellaston to appear at quarter sessions at Chesterfield about highway repair, 1 Jan 1856; 2) notice of quarter sessions on 9 Apr 1839 at Chesterfield , 1 Jan 1839
- Lists of prisoners confined for debt in Derby gaol, Jan 1755, Feb 1794, Sep 1794, Dec 1803 or later, Jan 1804 or later, Jul 1804 or later, Jul 1806 or later, Jun 1809 or later, Aug 1811, Jun 1812, Nov 1813 (11 items)
- List of debtors dealt with at adjourned sessions, 11 Sep 1812
- Schedule of estate of James Berresford of New Mills, late of Hayfield, cotton weaver
- Letters from William Jeffery Lockett to A L Maynard re debtors’ hearings, 4 Aug 1809, 11 Aug 1809, 26 Feb 1814 (3 items)
- Minutes of orders re insolvent debtors at Easter and Translation sessions 1817
- Legal reflection about aspects of “John Walker’s Case”, undated (anonymous)
- List of discharged debtors at Epiphany, Easter, Translation and Michaelmas sessions 1819
- Certificate by A L Maynard, clerk of the peace re Thomas Lane remanded because his name was wrongly spelt in the newspaper notice and creditors had insufficient time to prepare their response, 19 Aug 1817
- Circular letters from Court of Relief for Insolvent Debtors re R W Clarkson appointed chief clerk, 30 Sep 1816 and Submission of documents, 30 Mar 1817
- Copy letter from William Poulson to Mr Clarkson, sending papers of William Watson, insolvent debtor, 1 May 1917 [?1817]
- Letter from John Stevenson and Samuel Beard to Lax Maynard re wish to be heard at next quarter sessions, 11 Apr 1817
- Copy letters from A L Maynard to Mr Clarkson, sending petitions and schedules of those discharged at last quarter sessions, 21 Jul 1817 and 3 Dec 1817
- Documents relating to John Bownes: Petition and schedule of account, 1804 or later; Kings Bench court order, plaintiffs William Tucker, James Fenton, Godfrey Macon and William Whitelock and defendant John Bownes, 13 Feb 1804; Writs to present John Bownes, 2 Dec 1803, 6 Oct 1804; Oath of John Hutchinson, clerk to William Beetham of Bouverie Street, London, confirms London Gazette entries, 26 Sep 1804
- George Hoyland Schedule of estate, oath, writ and petition, Dec 1803-Oct 1804
- Oath of John Hutchinson, clerk to William Beetham of Bouverie Street, London, confirms London Gazette entries relating to George Hoyland of Wessington, 26 Sep 1804
- Minutes of quarter sessions re George Hoyland and John Bownes immediate discharge, 20 Oct 1804
- Bond of Robert Shaw of Dronfield, yeoman and Joseph Beard of Whittington, 1710. Endorsed with receipts, 1714, 1715
- Memorandum re whereabouts of documents relating to John Ashmole, 25 Oct 1804
- List of debtors brought up at adjourned quarter sessions, 4 Aug 1809
- Lists of debtor prisoners at Chesterfield gaol, 16 Aug 1806, 6 Nov 1813
- Oath of William Cottrill/Cotterel of Fairfield, farmer, Mar 1801 or later
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