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D978 - Arkwright family of Cromford - [20th cent]
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D978
Title
Arkwright family of Cromford
Date
[20th cent]
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
Level
Fonds
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator
Arkwright family of Cromford
Custodial History
These copies were made from the originals, held privately, by Derbyshire Record Office in September 1971.
Organisation Sub-Type
Copies and ephemera
Finding Aids
.
Term
Textiles
Manufacturing industry
Cotton textile industry
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Related Names
Name (click for further details)
Arkwright; Sir; Richard (1732-1792); knight, inventor and engineer
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Type
Cromford
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