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D5991 - Arkwright family of Rock House and Willersley Castle, Cromford - 1779-1910

1 - Letters to Richard Arkwright senior (1732-1792) - 1789-1802

2 - Letters to Richard Arkwright junior (1755-1843) from his children - 1800-1828

3 - Letters to Richard Arkwright junior (1755-1843) from various correspondents on personal matters - 1792-1800

4 - Letters to Richard Arkwright junior (1755-1843) from various correspondents on business matters - 7 Sep 1792-18 Jul 1828

5 - Letters to Mrs. Mary Anne Hurt (née Gell) - 1794-1797

6 - Letters to Charles Hurt senior - 1801

7 - Letters to Mary Anne Arkwright (née Hurt), wife of Peter Arkwright - 28 Jan 1786-27 Aug 1891

8 - Letters to Charles Hurt junior - 1806

Expand 9 - Letters from Mary Anne Arkwright to her parents Peter and Mary Anne Arkwright, mainly sent from Mrs Chawner's Wirksworth School - 30 Mar 1816-24 Feb 1820

9 - Letters from Mary Anne Arkwright to her parents Peter and Mary Anne Arkwright, mainly sent from Mrs Chawner's Wirksworth School - 30 Mar 1816-24 Feb 1820

10 - Letters from Augustus Peter Arkwright (1821-1887) - 1828-1953

1 - List of letters written by Augustus Peter Arkwright to his mother, his father, and his grandfather between Apr 1835 and Jul 1850, and brief chronology of his naval career. - post 1887

2 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright, aged 7, to his father at Rock House, Cromford, wishing him many happy returns of his birthday. 16th April 1828 - 1828

3 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright, aged 9, to his mother, written from Seaforth School, Liverpool. 2nd March 1830 - 1830

4 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his mother relating to a trip to Liverpool. 5th May 1830 - 1830

5 - Personal letter (crossed) from AP Arkwright to his mother, concerning a schoolboy sailing trip, the drowning of two local fishermen in a storm and an outbreak of scarlet fever in a nearby village, amongst more general school affairs. 25th August 1831 - 1831

6 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his mother, stating that he will break up from school on the 16th of December. 20th November 1831 - 1831

7 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his sister Catherine, mentioning an outbreak of measles at the Seaforth School. 20th March 1832 - 1832

8 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright, at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, to his mother, relating details of his new routines and living conditions, and describing a brief visit to London, where he was witness to an exhibition of "industrious fleas". 14th April 1833 - 1833

9 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his mother, concerning life at the Royal Naval College. 2nd May 1833 - 1833

10 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his sister Mary Anne, regarding life at the Royal Naval College. August 1833 - 1833

11 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his mother, regarding five weeks spent in the infirmary, and the accidental death of a dock worker. 26th October 1833 - 1833

12 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his mother, regarding life at the Royal Naval College. 12th March 1834 - 1834

13 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his mother, regarding life at the Royal Naval College, including reference to a Portuguese frigate and crew in the Portsmouth docks, and also referring to his Grandfather's death. 7th September 1834 - 1834

14 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his sister Fanny referring to the death of Mrs Donna Francisco and general life at the Royal Naval College. 6th October 1834 - 1834

15 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his mother regarding life at the Royal Naval College. 11th November 1834 - 1834

16 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his father, regarding life at the Royal Naval College. ?2nd March 1835 - Mar 1835

17 - Personal letter (crossed) from AP Arkwright to his mother, regarding celebrations of the Queen's birthday and more general affairs at the Royal Naval College - 7 Mar 1835

18 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his mother, mostly regarding the possibilities of appointments to various ships - 1 Apr 1835

19 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his father regarding the possibility of an appointment on the Jupiter, and also regarding plans for leaving the college - 5 Apr 1835

20 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his father regarding the possibility of an appointment to the Jupiter on a voyage to Calcutta [Kolkata, India] - Apr 1835

21 - Letter from Capt. Kelly of HMS Barham to Peter Arkwright, father of AP Arkwright, regarding the forthcoming "launching" of his son. April 1835 - Apr 1835

22 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his sister Mary Anne, regarding prepararions for setting sail on HMS Barham. May? 1835 - May 1835

23 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his mother referring to his grandmother's death and also his relationship with Capt. Kelly - 7 May 1835

24 - Personal letter (crossed) from AP Arkwright at Spithead to his sister Susan, regarding a recent stay at Bilbao and Southern Spain, and also mentioning a forthcoming journey to Constantinople with the new ambassador, Lord Durham. - 23 Jul 1835

25 - Personal letter (crossed) from AP Arkwright at Malta to his father, regarding stays in Gibralter, Malta and Athens, and also giving a description of Constantinople. - 8 Nov 1835

26 - Personal letter (crossed) from AP Arkwright at Malta to his mother regarding life on the island. 6th February 1836 - 1836

27 - Personal letter form AP Arkwright on Malta to his mother, regarding life on the island, the marriage of one of his sisters and more general affairs. February 1836 - 1836

28 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright on Malta to his mother, describing voyages to Constantinople, Athens and Syracuse, distributing provisions, and stating that he expects to return to England soon. July 1836 - 1836

29 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Malta to his mother, reporting that he shall soon be travelling to Naples, which is reported to be in the midst of a cholera epidemic. 1st November 1836 - 1836

30 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Malta to his grandfather, relating a recent voyage to Naples and Sicily. 28th January 1837 - 1837

31 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Malta to his father, detailing life on the island. 6th March 1837 - 1837

32 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Barcelona to his mother, relating a confrontation with rebels? and an accident at sea. 16th May 1837 - 1837

33 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his mother, regarding general affairs. 23rd July 1837 - 1837

34 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Malta to his sister Margaret, regarding general affairs. 1st Nov 1837 - 1837

35 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Malta to his mother, referring to preparations for a forthcoming voyage to the coast of Italy, and other affairs. 27th November 1837 - 1837

36 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Malta to his mother, regarding general affairs. May 1838 - 1838

37 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his mother, regarding general affairs. 26th July 1838 - 1838

38 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his father, relating general affairs. 17th September 1838 - 1838

39 - Personal letter (crossed) from AP Arkwright to his father - 1838

40 - Personal letter from Mary Anne Arkwright to her son AP Arkwright in Malta, regarding general family affairs. 16th January 1839 - 1839

41 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Sheerness to his father, describing his hope of easily finding another ship and of being payed off for his stay on HMS Barham. 24th March 1839 - 1839

42 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Sheerness to his father, describing his difficulties in finding another ship. 15th May 1839 - 1839

43 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Sheerness to his mother, relating general affairs. 20th May 1839 - 1839

44 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Sheerness to his sister Fanny, relating his application to HMS Curacao. May 1839 - 1839

45 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Curacoa to his mother, asking her immediate advice on whether to stay with the ship on its voyage to the East Indies and postpone several years of his education at the Royal Naval College, or to heed his captain's advice and transfer to HMS Blenheim sailing to the Mediterranean. 31st May 1839 - 1839

46 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Curacoa to his father, regarding the deployment of the ship to South America rather than to the East Indies, and the greater ease with which he thereby expects to be able to return to Portsmouth for an examination at the Royal Naval College. 26th June 1839 - 1839

47 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Curacoa at Spit Head to his sister Fanny Jane, regarding general affairs. 9th July 1839 - 1839

48 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Curacoa at Portsmouth to his grandfather, describing his forthcoming voyage to South America, including the planned carriage of Sir Charles Metcalf, future Governor General of Jamaica, to Barbados en route, and also more general affairs. 21st July 1839 - 1839

49 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Stag at Rio de Janeiro to his grandfather, relating his changing of ships from HMS Curacoa due to his eagerness to return home in time for his examinations at the Royal Naval College, and also describing South America. 9th May 1840 - 1840

50 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Stag at Rio de Janeiro to his sister Margaret, regarding general affairs. 4th July 1840 - 1840

51 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Stag at Rio de Janeiro to his father, bemoaning his lack of money in such an expensive port, but also making clear his enjoyment of his naval career. 18th July 1840 - 1840

52 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Stag at Montevideo, telling of a recent stay at Buenos Aires. 28th November 1840 - 1840

53 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Pantaloon to his mother, regarding his forthcoming voyage to the West Coast of Africa. 1841 - 1841

54 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Bathurst, on the river Gambia, to his mother, regarding general affairs. 21st March 1841 - 1841

55 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Portsea to his mother, regarding his preparations for his examinations and more general affairs. 30th March 1841 - 1841

56 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Plymouth to his mother and father, regarding general affairs. 18th April 1841 - 1841

57 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Portsea to his father, requesting money and discussing general affairs ahead of his examinations. 7th May 1841 - 1841

58 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Portsmouth to his mother, relating the advice of Captain Corry to him, to soon set out to sea again. 12th September 1841 - 1841

59 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Pantaloon at Portsmouth to his mother, regarding the slow pace of preparations and his ignorance of the ship's destinations, and also a chance meeting with Captain [?Holcombe]. October 1841 - 1841

60 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Pantaloon to his mother, regarding general affairs. 27th October 1841 - 1841

61 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Pantaloon at Clifton, regarding general affairs. 19th November 1841 - 1841

62 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Pantaloon at Portsmouth, regarding preparations on his new ship, and also her Commander, Lieutenant Lapidge, to whom he is Second in Command. 2nd December 1841 - 1841

63 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Pantaloon to his sister Fanny, regarding general affairs. 7th December 1841 - 1841

64 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Anglesey [?Hampshire] to his mother, mentioning Archdeacon Wilberforce's sermons, and more general affairs. 19th December 1841 - 1841

65 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Pantaloon at Spithead to his mother, mentioning his departure from Portsmouth. 22nd December 1841 - 1841

66 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Pantaloon in the British [English] Channel to his father, regarding general affairs. Christmas Day 1841 - 1841

67 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Pantaloon in the British [English] Channel to his sisters. Christmas Day 1841. - 1841

68 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Pantaloon at Plymouth to his father, regarding a sum of £50 mistakenly drawn by him. 28th December 1841 - 1841

69 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Pantaloon at Plymouth to his mother, regarding general affairs. 28th December 1841 - 1841

70-71 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Pantaloon at Sierra Leone to his mother, describing his new environs and also the slave trade, as well as mentioning tension between himself and the ship's commander. 22nd January 1842 - 1842

72 - Personal letter (crossed, largely illegible) from AP Arkwright at Sierra Leone to his mother. 19th June 1842 - 1842

73 - Part of a personal letter from AP Arkwright at Sierra Leone. July 1842 - 1842

74 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Prompt off Sierra Leone to his grandfather, regarding his satisfaction in his posting to West Africa and its beneficial effect upon his chances of promotion. He mentions the thanks he has received from the Admiralty for a "courageous act" in capturing a ship bearing a cargo of slaves. Arkwright describes the job of “cruising for Slavers” as being “attended with every disadvantage, except the chance of promotions”. But he adds, “few have had the same duties to perform, such as, beating off Cannibals". He goes on to give a brief description of the English community at Sierra Leone. - 7 Nov 1842

75 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Prompt to his mother, regarding his grandfather's death and his prospects of promotion. 10th August 1843 - 1843

76 - Copy of part of a letter from Lord Haddington to Sir Robert Peel, regarding AP Arkwright's promotion, with following note. - 1844

77-78 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Dublin to his mother, referring to a letter recently received from his brother Ferdinand, and regarding his visit to Dublin, describing a military funeral there. 6th May 1844 - 1844

79 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at London to his mother, regarding general affairs. 30th November 1844 - 1844

80 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at London to his mother, referring to his appointment to HMS Caledonia, flagship in the Mediterranean, and to distressing events in India [Second Sikh War?]. 6th March 1849 - 1849

81 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Caledonia at Plymouth to his mother, mentioning his appointment as Third Lieutenant, and his luxurious cabin aboard his new vessel, and also that it will most likely be first sailing to Malta. 9th March 1849 - 1849

82 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Caledonia at Malta to his mother, relating the ship's expected departure to Corfu. 1st September 1849 - 1849

83 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard HMS Caledonia at sea, and also at Malta, to his mother, mentioning the monotony of his station and other general affairs. 9th May 1850 - 1850

84 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Rome to his mother, regarding his travels across Italy, and the acquantances he has made. 31st March 1851 - 1851

85 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright to his mother regarding his travels in the Mediterranean and his intention of soon returning to England. 17th May 1851 - 1851

86 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright aboard the steamship 'Great Britain' off the coast of Newfoundland to [?Cally], regarding his voyage across the Atlantic, and the general conditions and life aboard ship, also mentioning his intention to return in September. Includes postscript of May 15th, written regarding New York. 10th May [1852] - 1852

87 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Lousville, Kentucky, to his mother, describing the United States of America - its people, landscape, etc. - and his own travels through it. 13th-16th June 1852 - 1852

88 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Burlington, Vermont, to his mother, regarding his travels in America. 5th September 1852 - 1852

89 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright in Fermoy, Ireland to [?Philo], regarding the Irish country and people. 19th July 1853 - 1853

90 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Waterford to his mother, regarding Ireland and general affairs. 24th July 1853 - 1853

91 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Dartmouth, regarding a house there and general affairs - 21 Oct 1853

92 - Letter to John G Crompton at Brailsford from Frank Smedley - 20 Dec 1860

93 - Personal letter from Mary Anne Arkwright to her son AP Arkwright in Paris. 7th February 1861 - 1861

94 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright at Paddington to his mother, regarding his recent travels in Germany and Holland. 16th February 1863 - 1863

95 - Personal letter from Mary Anne Arkwright at Matlock to her son AP Arkwright. 3rd March 1871 - 1871

96 - Personal letter from AP Arkwright in London to his mother, concerning a visit to the Opera and general life in the city - [?mid 19th cent]

97 - Sheet of unattributed adages and quotes in AP Arkwright's handwriting, split into sections by the different virtues to which they correspond - [19th cent]

11 - Miscellaneous correspondence - 1779-1910

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