Crewe Manuscripts

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f. 13r Telegram from W. E. Raley to R. O. A. Milnes Part 14 Apr. 1885
f. 21v Cuttings from the Leeds Mercury, containing an account of Lord Houghton’s address at a meeting in support of C. J. Fleming, the Liberal candidate for Pontefract Part 24 June 1886
ff. 23r–23v Cuttings from the Leeds Mercury, containing an account of Lord Houghton’s address at the annual soirée of the Bradford Mechanics’ Institute Part 29 Sept. 1886
f. 23v Cutting from the Wakefield Free Press, containing a short comment on Lord Houghton’s activities in support of the Liberal cause in Yorkshire Part 26 June 1886
f. 24r Cuttings from the Leeds Mercury, containing an account of the annual conference of the National Liberal Federation, and of Lord Houghton’s comments in moving the re-election of the president Part 4 Nov. 1886
f. 24v Cuttings from the Daily News, containing an account of Lord Hough-ton’s comments in moving the re-election of the officers [at the annual conference of the National Liberal Federation] Part 4 Nov. 1886
ff. 8-14 Draft briefs for Robert Drummond and Henry Drummond, prosecutors Part 1775
2 Papers, pamphlets, and prints on British politics and trade Item 1717-43
ff. 2-4 Table of contents Part 1743
f. 15 Print captioned ‘A Parliamentary Debate in Pipes’s Ground’ Part 1743
ff. 16-17 Epigrams on the death of Queen Caroline, in Latin and English Part 1737
f. 34 French translation of the first part of ‘A Letter to a Gentleman, occasion’d by his sending a Pamphlet lately published, to his Friend’, printed in the Daily Gazetteer, 15 Jan. 1742 Part c. 1742
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
f. 41 Printed list of ships abroad in the service of the United East India Company, with a list of ships arrived back in the ports of the Channel since the last year’s list Part 29 Apr. 1740
ff. 70-1 Notes, in French, by Étienne de Silhouette, on the importation of tobacco into Europe via England, with a note in Portuguese recording the statement of a Monsieur de Vime on 19 Aug. 1739 Part c. 1739
ff. 111-32 Printed pamphlet entitled Letters which passed between Count Gyllenborg, the Barons Gortz, Sparre, and others, relating to the design of raising a rebellion in His Majesty’s dominions, to be supported by a force from Sweden Part 1717
f. 136 Description of the next item, in French Part 1743
f. 175 Description of the next item, in French Part 1743
ff. 176-85 French translations of articles in the London Gazette, 16-19 May 1741 and 16-20 June 1741, reporting news brought from Carthagena de las Indias by Captain Laws and Captain Wimbleton Part c. 1741
ff. 189-213 French translation of The Groans of Germany, or the Enquiry of a Protestant German into the Original Causes of the Present Distractions of the Empire, 2nd ed. (1741) Part c. 1741
ff. 2–10 Transcript of a letter from Jean-Paul Marat to Philippe Rose Roume de Saint Laurent, 20 Nov. 1783 Part c. 10 Feb. 1784
ff. 18–20 Transcripts and translations of letters, continued Part 1784?
6 Prose pieces in the hand of Thomas Gray Item 18th c.
ff. 1–3 An anecdote of the 3rd Duke of Richelieu, in the hand of Thomas Gray Part 18th c.
ff. 4–6 ‘Idée de la Personne, de la maniere de vivre, et de la Cour du Roi de Prusse’, in the hand of Thomas Gray Part June 1752
f. 14 Metaphysical notes, in an unidentified hand Part 18th c.
f. 15 Metaphysical notes, in the hand of Thomas Gray Part 18th c.
f. 46r Print of Lord George Gordon Part c. 1781
f. 47r Print of Lord George Gordon Part 12 Aug. 1783
f. 49r Print captioned ‘The Mob destroying and Setting Fire to the Kings Bench Prison and House of Correction in St Georges Fields’ Part 1 Aug. 1780