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D360 - Charles Wright and Son Ltd, Wine and Spirit Merchants, Wirksworth - 1713-1966

A - Corporate records of Messrs Charles Wright and Son Ltd - 1856-1948

B - Secretarial and business papers of Messrs Charles Wright and Son Ltd - 1812-1952

C - Deeds and estate papers of Messrs Charles Wright and Son Ltd - 1713-1962

D - Account books and financial records of Messrs Charles Wright and Son - 1795-1964

E - Ordering and travelling agent network records of Messrs Charles Wright and Son Ltd - 1858-1944

1 - Spirits order books - 1892-1939

2 - Traveller's order books, generally named according to the town at the centre of the round - 1883-1939

3 - Travellers notebooks, giving details of routes and addresses - 1898-1905

4 - Small Letter books to the company's travellers and agents - 1903-1924

5 - Travellers' account books - 1859-1884

6 - Travellers' bond books - 1900-1914

Collapse 7 - Agreements, correspondence and related papers on the employment of commercial travellers by Messrs Charles Wright and Son Ltd - 1883-1926

7 - Agreements, correspondence and related papers on the employment of commercial travellers by Messrs Charles Wright and Son Ltd - 1883-1926

1 - Agreement between Charles Wright and Son Limited and Richard William Brownjohn of Kingston on Thames to serve as Traveller. - 28 Sep 1904

2 - Papers relating to company traveller John Langley Barry Claxton, including agreement - 1897-1904

3 - Papers relating to company traveller George W Cross - 1898

4 - Memorandum to Wrights from Mr Tom Noble of the Notts and Derbyshire Traders Association concerning a fidelity guarantee of £300 for Mr Foster - 29 Dec 1908

5 - Memorandum of agreement between Charles Wright and Son, and Arthur R Greaves, for Greaves to serve the company as a traveller - 3 Jul 1911

6 - Papers relating to company traveller and agent George W Groome - 1894-1902

7 - Papers relating to company traveller Arthur Hunt, including agreement - 1907

8 - Papers relating to company traveller William Ernest Lambert, including agreement - 1903

9 - Agreement between Charles Wright and Son Ltd and John Arthur Nicholson, for Nicholson to be a commercial traveller for the company - 19 Jun 1911

10 - Papers relating to company traveller George Handel North, including agreements - 1901

11 - Draft memorandum of agreement between Charles Wright and Son Ltd and William Henry Oram, for Oram to be a traveller for the company - 1909

12 - Agreement between Charles Wright of Wirksworth and Robert Pearce, agent, on his terms of employment - 12 Jul 1897

13 - Papers relating to company traveller Ernest Pykett, including agreement - 1908

14 - Papers relating to company traveller James Rees, including agreements - 1898-1926

15 - Bond between Anthony Rotherham, traveller. and Charles Wright and Son Ltd - 29 Oct 1906

16 - Papers relating to company traveller Alfred Sabine - 1883-1886

17 - Papers relating to company traveller George H Spink, including agreement - 1902-1917

18 - Bond in sum of £100 between Mr Charles Starkey and Mr L.H. Starkey, grocers of Coalville, Leicestershire, and Messrs Charles and Anne Wright, in respect of their being made commission agents for the sale of wines and spirits - 2 Feb 1883

19 - Papers relating to company traveller Robert Jarvis Timms, including agreement - 1909

20 - Papers relating to company traveller William Arthur Toplis, including agreement - 1901

21 - Papers relating to company traveller William Torrance, including agreement - 1904-1906

1 - Letter from Henry Copestake to Mr Wright, on testimonial for Mr Torrance - 18 Oct [1904]

2 - Confidential agency report on good character reference for Mrs Torrance. - 20 Oct 1904

3 - Form for employment, with pencilled comments on Mr Torrance. - 26 Oct 1904

4 - Agreement between Charles Wright and Son Ltd and Mr William Torrance of Uttoxeter, setting out his terms of employment as a traveller - 31 Oct 1904

5 - Bill of account of Mr H Bathew of Uttoxeter, for spirits, from 15 December 1904 to 20 April 1905 - Apr 1905

6 - Letter from W Batthew of Wanfield Hall, Uttoxeter, on account with Charles Wright and Son Ltd, referring to payment of first item to Mr Torrance, agent - 20 Apr 1906

7 - Letter from William Torrance to Charles Wright and Son, Wirksworth, on the account of Bathew and Titterton - 21 Apr 1906

8 - Letter from William Torrance of Charles Wright and Son, Wirksworth, to Robert Leigh, Stoke-on-Trent, on account of Bathew and Titterton - 27 Apr 1906

9 - Letter from William Torrance of Stoke on Trent to Charles Wright, apologising for inability to fulfil engagement due to cold and sciatica. - 4 May 1906

10 - Letter from William Torrance to Charles Wright and Son, Wirksworth, responding to memoranda of 10 May, promising to give attention to its contents - 11 May 1906

11 - Letter from William Torrance to Messrs Charles Wright and Son, Wirksworth, on his not having recovered from sciatica - 19 May 1906

12 - Letter from R Alcock to Messrs Charles Wright and Son, Wirksworth, on his having paid the agent and having receipts - 24 May 1906

13 - Letter from William Torrance to Charles Wright and Son Ltd, Wirksworth - 25 May 1906

14 - Letter from William Torrance to Messrs Charles Wright and Son, Wirksworth, apologising for the trouble they been put to and asking for them to wait until the end of June to settle - 26 May 1906

15 - Letter from William Torrance to Messrs Charles Wright and Son, Wirksworth, assuring them the list of customers he sent them was true - 1 Jun 1906

16 - Letter from William Torrance of Stoke on Trent to Charles Wright, agreeing to meet Mr Brown at Uttoxeter Station. - 4 Jun 1906

17 - Single sheet from ledger listing accounts to be settled from an area in Staffordshire [customers of William Torrance] - Apr 1905-May 1906

18 - List of customers visited by traveller [Mr Torrance] for Charles Wright and Son Ltd - 23 May 1906

19 - List of customers of Mr Torrance of Leigh - 28 May 1906

22 - Papers relating to company traveller William Wilson, including agreements - 1905-1911

8 - Sample books - 1896-1916

9 - Lager and beer order book - 1935- 1939

10 - Weekly call sheets for orders and associated letters - Apr 1932-Jan 1933

11 - London Midland and Scottish Railway consignment sheets of Charles Wright and Son Ltd - 1930-1932

12 - Delivery and carriage notes from Rouyer, Guillet and Co. Ltd for transportation by London Midland and Scottish Railway - Jul 1944

F - Stock records of Messrs Charles Wright and Son Ltd - 1857-1953

G - Advertising records and promotional material of Messrs Charles Wright and Son Ltd - 1878-1962

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