Crewe Manuscripts

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
No. 11 Draft of the inscription for Charles Burney’s tomb in Westminster Abbey, by Samuel Parr, with related memoranda Part c. 1819
f. 3v Proof of a print of the 1st Marquess of Winchester Part 20 Apr. 1814
f. 26r Application from Richard Mynsterley for an allowance for riding, authorised by the Marquess of Winchester Part 25 Nov. 1562
f. 28r Application from Richard Mynsterley for an allowance for riding, authorised by the Marquess of Winchester Part 18 Nov. 1562
f. 12 Print captioned ‘La Rareté de France’ and ‘De Praagsche Rariekiek’ Part 1741
ff. 16-17 Epigrams on the death of Queen Caroline, in Latin and English Part 1737
ff. 36-7 Note, in Portuguese, of the times of year when ships are sent from England to the East Indies, and when they return Part c. 1740
ff. 74-98, 100-9 French translation of The Present State of the British and French Sugar Colonies and our own Northern Colonies Considered, by William Perrin (1740) Part c. 1740
ff. 134-5 Printed list of the members of the House of Commons who voted for and against the convention with Spain (on 8 Mar. 1739), showing their annual salaries Part 1739
f. 136 Description of the next item, in French Part 1743
ff. 187-8 French translation of the first part of ‘A Letter to a Gentleman’, etc. (continued from f. 34) Part c. 1742
ff. 236–9 French translations of parts of the Report on ff. 241-6 Part c. 1742
f. 8 Print of ‘A consultation previous to an aerial voyage from London to Weilburg in Nassau on the 7th day of November 1836’, engraved by J. H. Robinson from the painting by John Hollins Part 1843 View
f. 16 Print of a hot-air balloon with three men in the basket, engraved by Adlard and Hayes from a sketch by Robert Hollond. Published by F. C. Westley Part c. 1838 View
f. 18 Print captioned ‘Environs of Liège, seen from the balloon at night’, lithographed by A. Butler from a sketch by Monck Mason Part c. 1838 View
f. 25r Printed leaflet entitled Prospectus de la cinquante-unième ascencion de l’aéronaute Blanchard Part 1800 View
f. 27r Rough notes by Joseph Michel Montgolfier headed ‘Diverses idées sur la fabriquation des tableaux en minag[…?] qui peuvent estre executés par la voye de la fabriquation du papier’ Part 6 July 1790 View
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