| Description | This description is by Derbyshire Record Office staff - the box was not mentioned in the original box-list. Additional description from Arkwright Society volunteer, Nov 2017:
Manila folder containing material used in the 1971 exhibition labelled Samuel Simpson, copy will, executorship accounts, various other papers including surveys and valuations as above containing list of Arkwright securities 1844, Richard Arkwright Junior estate duty accounts and bills, sundry papers, and Cromford Canal estate papers. Includes letter dated May 1806 from Devonshire House which probably relates to the Georgiana (Duchess of Devonshire) debt to Richard Arkwright Junior.
Arkwright estates Mellor and Marple portion, sale room sheet, 12 March 1924.
Sale prospectus Willersley Castle and adjacent freehold properties, Auction at the New Bath Hotel, 2 June 1927.
Sale prospectus, the Willersley Castle estate to be sold at the New Bath March 1924.
Green card covered sale room sheet, Willersley Castle Estate, March 13 & 14, 1924.
Glass plate negative wrapped in newspaper, Willersley Castle.
Further manila folder containing items exhibited in the 1971 exhibition, labelled sundry family correspondence, 1797-1825, from Eton College etc.
Small bundle marked income accounts, receipts of Lady Le Hunt and Miss Clowes, executors of John Clowes.
3 Willersley Castle sale catalogues; 2nd day, rd day and 4th day, all inscribed Captain Arkwright.
Envelope containing Starkholmes conveyances 1909, 1911 & 1912 also correspondence relating.
3pp hand written lists, Contents of Box D 2pp & Contents of Box F 1p.
Brown manila envelope containing Abstract of Title of Captain. Richard Alleyne Arkwright to Lands and Hereditaments comprising the Willersley Estate 1927.
NB This envelope also contains two estrays: a letter re: cottage farm; and a one page handwritten document 'Descript & Explanatn of the Plan or Drawing in this Specification' [List of instruments Nos. 1-10] This is the list of 'instruments' in one of the Arkwright patents.
Folded papers relating to the estate of Peter Arkwright Esquire and legacy to Mr & Mrs John Clowes. Included in this bundle receipt from Francis Hurt dated 1802 for the sum of £5,000.00 received under the will of Sir Richard Arkwright bequeathed to the wife of Francis Hurt, Elizabeth Hurt, as one of the children of his son Richard Arkwright Esquire, to be paid on her attaining the age of 21 or being married.
File marked Troy Laundry, 1911, includes laundry lease and Rose Cottage lease.
Manila Record Office file - exhibition material 1971 - Sir Richard Arkwright as Sheriff includes account paid to Adam Woolley 1787 for various legal services, much of the business unrelated to Sir Richard as Sheriff.
2 legal folders. Argument and judgement Arkwright versus Evans February 1880.
Photocopy of estate plan from sale catalogue Willersley Castle, Cromford etc. Manila folder from Derbyshire Record Office containing items borrowed from Colonel Peter Arkwright listed as Sir Richard Arkwright.
a) signed letter (not in evidence)
b) patents (not in evidence)
c) Knighthood (not evident)
d) Case papers and legal bills
e) Letter from Dr Willis
Manila folder containing photocopy of the well known Richard Arkwright letter 1772; original letter from Duchess of Devonshire regarding repayment of debt - undated. Letter to Richard Arkwright from his son Richard May 1831; letter to Richard Arkwright concerning Hampton Court.
Manila folder containing documents lent for exhibition labelled grant of arms. Family pedigrees.
Manila envelope inscribed lead mines correspondence.
Bundle of papers, various subjects, early 20th century, includes plan from Hill's lease (indicating the lease of the barracks building at Cromford Mill) but no lease and no date; lease of pleasure grounds and boating rights 1906, 60 year term, farm lease the Ashes; conveyance of Cromford War Memorial Site, 2 March 1920; conveyance of land for housing to Bakewell RDC and correspondence re water supply at Holmesford High Peak Junction. |