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Collapse D1836 - Eyre and Wilson families of Hope and Castleton - 18th-20th centD1836 - Eyre and Wilson families of Hope and Castleton - 18th-20th cent
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1 - Note from Peter Holme to Richard Heyward, barmaster, that he has sold to Anthony Wright of Wheston all his interest in the mine called Bar Foot and Bull Tor in the lordship of Brushfield and liberty of the Kingsfield 30 Apr - 1836
2 - Memorandum of sale by Anthony Wright to Thomas Mearbeck of Sheffield (Yorks) of ten 24th- part shares in the Portaway, Bull Torr, and Burr Foot lead mines in the Kingsfield, Taddington. 2 Oct - 1841
3 - Note of cash paid to Anthony Wright on account of the Edge Rake Mine - 1843-1845
4 - Note from John Wright to Thomas Meerbeck with an account between the proprietors of the Edge Rake Mine and Joseph Walker and Robert Cooper - 1846
5 - Receipt from John Wright to Thomas Mearbeck on account of reckoning to be made for the Edge Rake Mine - 1847
6 - Reckoning for Windle and Rush Mine, 1848-1849 - 1848-1849
7 - Letter, 7 Dec - 1849
8 - Agreement for lease by Thomas Eyre of Castleton to John Wright of Wheston of the Edge Rake Vein from 24 June 1851 to 24 December 1853 - 1851
9 - Agreement for lease by John Wright and Thomas Meerbeck to Thomas Eyre of right to drive a waggon gate out of the Edge Rake Mine into the Providence Possessions in the manor of Tideswell - 1851
10 - Account of shares in lead mines in Tideswell and Peak Forest - 1841-1854
11-12 - Letters from Thomas Eyre jun. 6 Jun-23 Jul - 1853
13 - Reckoning made at Brandy Bottle Mine - 1852-1853
14-15 - Memoranda of sale of shares in lead mines by the executors of Thomas Meerbeck to Thomas Eyre of Castleton, lead merchant. 28 Nov - 1854
16 - Account between Samuel Royse and Thomas Eyre - 1856
17 - Letter of Thomas Eyre canvassing support against the proposed new articles and customs of the High Peak Barmoot courts - 1859
18 - Account of ore measured at the mine called Smiling Nancy - 1882-1885
19 - Newspaper cuttings concerning trial at Castleton Barmoot court
20 - Letter from Thomas Eyre at Castleton to Thomas Mearbeck at Sheffield (Yorks) stating that Mr Wright of Wheston has died, and will be buried in Wormhill; please try to attend the funeral, despite the weather - 15 Feb 1853
21 - Has found a swallow at Brandy Bottle Mine, at the west end of the engine shaft, and this should take the water away; drove through 25 yards of whole ground without a morsel of ore, but has met with old man again; ore is being made up before working in the bottoms again. Dated 9 Mar - 1853
22 - Please write if you want some lead; getting water out of Brandy Bottle is difficult since bottom springs are not low enough to draw water without enormous expense; has heard that lead has made another move as Mr Ashton has just sold 100 tons to London. Dated 22 Apr 1853 - 1853
23 - Got the water out of the bottoms at Wheaston 10 days ago, but the men quarrelled with Mr Flint and refused to work; are now back, with some replaced; the mine should be good if it can be managed for water; Thos. [Flint] is to recommence in Edge Rake Forfield today, where got 6 dishes of very nice ore in last fathom. Dated 23 May - 1853
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