Crewe Manuscripts

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
f. 29r Print captioned ‘Vorderseite des Marsfeldes am 1 Vendemiare des Jahres VII. Wettrennen Vorbrennen einer hölzernen Burg durch Aerostaten’ Part c. 1798 View
f. 30v Cutting from a newspaper, containing a short notice headed ‘Prince Lucien Bonaparte and his Works’ Part 1862 View
f. 32r Letter from Charles Green to P. N. Scott. Part 27 Jan. 1840 View
f. 34r Cuttings from The Times, containing a letter from ‘Vespertilio’ headed ‘How to Navigate the Air’ Part 20 Sept. 1859 View
f. 37v Print of a rotary balloon designed by John Luntley Part c. 1851 View
f. 4r Sketch, incorporating part of a photograph, of a pilgrim and his wife, with notes on the same Part c. 1853
f. 7v Pencil sketch of buildings, by Richard Burton, captioned ‘View at Jeddah’ Part c. 1853
f. 11v Card authorising Sheikh Abdullah to draw upon the Royal Geographical Society Part 30 Mar. 1853
f. 13 Sketch of a room, by Richard Burton Part c. 1853
f. 15r Information of Margaret Rudd Part 17 Mar. 1775
f. 18r Rough abstract of the indictment Part 1775
f. 20r Draft of a declaration or speech indicating the reluctance of Messrs Drummond to prosecute Margaret Rudd Part 1775
ff. 2–28 Leaves from The History of the Misfortunes of John Calas, a Victim to Fanaticism, to which is added a Letter from M. Calas to his Wife and Children, ‘written by M. De Voltaire’ (Edinburgh: P. Williamson) Part 1776
f. 29 Description of the next two items, probably in the hand of William Upcott Part 19th c.
f. 7 Notes on theological subjects Part early 18th c.
f. 11 Verses entitled ‘On the Death of the Late Ingenious Mr Hawtrey a Batcheler of Arts of St John’s—Camb.’, by John Henley Part early 18th c.
ff. 12–13 Verses entitled ‘The Conference between Hector and Andromache, before His Combat with Ajax’ (a paraphrase of Homer, Iliad, VII. 407 ff.), by John Henley Part 25 Aug. 1709
ff. 14–15 Verses entitled ‘The Restauration; being likewise Ascension Day. May. 29th. [1]712[.] ODE.’ By John Henley. Part c. 9 May 1712
ff. 47–50 Scheme for the establishment of a chapel by subscription Part early 18th c.
f. 69 Notes for an oration on ‘the Right Use of Politicks’ Part early 18th c.
ff. 79–82 A List of the most strong, moving, pathetic Subjects. The most proper to the present Taste, and Occasions.’ Part early 18th c.
f. 89 Advertisement for a teacher of Latin and Greek, in an unidentified hand Part early 18th c.
ff. 112–16 Notes on Edmund Gibson’s Four Sermons on Several Subjects (1719) Part early 18th c.
ff. 117–22 Notes on Humphrey Prideaux’s Directions to Church-Wardens (1701) Part early 18th c.
f. 126 Queries on philosophical subjects Part early 18th c.
ff. 135–6 Notes on the study of divinity Part early 18th c.
f. 138 Notes on Tycho Brahe, etc. Part early 18th c.
ff. 156–62 ‘Common Place in 1. Universal Knowledge. 2. Divinity. Vol. Ist.’ Part 1720
ff. 167–9 Notes on religious subjects and the geography of the Bible Part early 18th c.
ff. 170–1 List of prominent people, with their addresses, in an unidentified hand Part 1727 x 1730