| Description | Containing letters, agreements, receipts, accounts, sale catalogues, advertisements, etc: including letter relating to proposed bridge Alstonefield, 1808; lines written on leaving Rugby by George Crewe, 1813; Rugby School bill, midsummer vacation, 1840; summary of servants and work people employed at farm under Sir George Crewe of Calke Abbey (includes those employed at mill, lime kilns, a lead mine, colliery, stone quarry, brick kilns); memorandum of agreement concerning sale of a house and land at Ticknall, 28 February 1815; part of letter referring to mining and probably to the Yeomanry Cavalry, 1807; papers concerning the Yeomanry Cavalry, c.1813-1836; arrears of rent due to Sir George Crewe, for Leicestershire and Derbyshire estates, 1822; arrears of rent with some payments, whole estate, ealy 19th cent; current account of Sir George Crewe with R.B. Manclarke, Christmas 1841 - Christmas 1842, with rents collected by township in Staffordshire, 1842, and covering letter (together in a packet); appraisment at the Grove, Yoxford, of farm of D.E. Davy, esq, 12 March 1823 (including information on farming practice); auction catalogues for cattle, sheep and houses to be sold at Swarkestone, 15 March 1813, pigs, cattle, sheep and horses, farm implements to be sold at Bretby, 25 March 1839, and horses to be sold at Newmarket, 3 October 1821; advertisements for Buxton races 10, 11 July 1822 and 11, 12 June 1823; agreement by John Balls to let No 1 Hyde Park Terrace to Sir George Crewe, 28 February 1835; letter asking Sir George Crewe whether he would sell land needed for a new road to the Repton and Willington Bridge, etc with plan (a good plan, showing proposed road, the course of "Old Trent", the position of the ferry and ferry house) 1838; letter describing the emergency when the Manchester Rioters reached the bridge near Ashbourne, etc, early 19th cent; printed letter from W. Jessop to Chairman of Committee of Subscribers to the intended Derby Canals with observations on the lines of canal set out by Mr Outram, 3 November 1792; Sir Henry Crewe's old and new rentals, forDerbyshire and Leicestershire, early 19th cent; plan relating to alterations to outbuildings of a house, early 19th cent; cow and calf account, Alderney cows to bulls, early 19th cent |