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D1851 - Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield (1902-c1997), formerly of Bermondsey, Surrey (1803-1902), engineering firm - 18th-20th cent
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1851/BOX/19
Title	Bryan Donkin: box 19
Date	20th cent
Description	Item 1: number not used Item 2: Personal correspondence: Letter from Bryan Donkin to Thomas Sopwith, inviting him to an early meeting before a meeting of the Institute of Civil Engineers. Includes late 20th Cent explanatory note. 18 Mar, 1839 Items 3-4: Personal correspondence: copy letter book of Bryan Donkin in Bermondsey. Subjects covered include business appointments, paper mills, schools, machinery. Some annotations explaining content of letters. 1 May to 30 Sep. With photocopies., 1815 Items 5-6: Personal correspondence: copy letter book of Bryan Donkin in Bermondsey. Subjects covered include financial matters. Some annotations explaining content of letters. 2 May to 9 May. With photocopies., 1816 Items 7-8: Personal correspondence: copy letter book of Bryan Donkin in Bermondsey. Mainly concerning family business and appointments, but other subjects are covered, including phrenology. Some annotations explaining content of letters. 22 May-21 Sep. With photocopies., 1816 Items 9-10: Personal correspondence: copy letter book of Bryan Donkin in Bermondsey. Subjects covered include phrenology, engines and dredging machines. Some annotations explaining content of letters. 15 Oct to 25 Dec. With photocopies., 1816 Items 11-12: Personal correspondence: copy letter book of Bryan Donkin in Bermondsey. Subjects covered include phrenology, printing machines and appointments. Some annotations explaining content of letters. 8 Mar to 24 Apr. With photocopies., 1817 Item 13: Photographs of pages of Bryan Donkin's copy letter book. Subjects covered include dredging machines and mills. 6 Jan to 8 Mar 1817, 20th cent Item 14: Assorted typed and manuscript copy correspondence to and from Bryan Donkin during 1815-1823. Subjects covered including a journey to Inverness and construction of the Caledonian Canal. Also including extract copied from the Bristol Mirror 31 August 1816 re Dr Johann Spurzheim's public demonstrations of brain dissection, and related correspondence. , 19th-20th cent Item 15: Photocopy of item 1, 20th cent Items 16-17: Plant records: pair of registers of company property, e.g. motor vehicles, furniture, engineering equipment. Gives itemised details of makes/models, dates of purchase (and re-sale, where relevant) and other related information, c1950s-1970s
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield (1902-c1997), formerly of Bermondsey, Surrey (1803-1902), engineering firm

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