Crewe Manuscripts

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
f. 22r Letter from the Marquess of Winchester and Walter Mildmay, probably to an officer of the Receipt of the Exchequer Part 20 May 1568
inside front cover Cutting from The Times, containing part of a letter from E.A., headed ‘Aërial Travelling’ Part 13 May 1863 View
f. 10 Print of separate portraits of Robert Hollond, Monck Mason, and Charles Green, lithographed by A. Butler from his own painting Part c. 1838 View
f. 12r Print of Charles Green, lithographed by G. P. Harding from his own drawing from the life. Published by Harding himself Part 9 July 1839 View
f. 14 Print of a hot-air balloon with three men in the basket Part c. 1838 View
f. 26r Print of (Jean-Pierre) François Blanchard, engraved by F. W. Bollinger. Published at Zwickau by Schumann Brothers Part c. 1800 View
f. 31r Cutting from The Times, containing letters from C. H. H. and C. R. headed ‘Children’s Balloons’ Part 20 Mar. 1857 View
f. 31r Cutting from The Times, containing a letter from Lang and Co. headed ‘Children’s Balloons’ Part 26 Mar. 1857 View
f. 33r Printed score of ‘Le Voyage aérien’, a song by Gustave Nadaud (version No. 1, for baritone or contralto and piano), illustrated with a lithograph by Celestin Nanteuil Part c. 1860 View
f. 36r Cutting from a newspaper, containing an article headed ‘Ballooning across the Atlantic’ Part c. 1859 View
f. 36r Cutting from a newspaper, containing an article headed ‘The End of an Aeronaut’ Part 1858 View
f. 36r Cutting from a newspaper, containing a humorous reference to an advertisement announcing that ‘Chauvin has discovered the law of balloon-driving’ Part c. 1858 View
f. 28r Cropped half-title of An Account of the First Aërial Voyage in England by Vincent Lunardi, signed by Lunardi Part 1784 View
f. 5r Photograph of a minaret Part c. 1853
f. 10r Coloured plan of the Temple at Mecca, by ‘some Indian artist’, with pencil annotations by Richard Burton Part 19th c.?
f. 11v Passport(?) issued to Sheikh Abdallah (sic) by the British Consulate in Alexandria Part 20 Mar. 1853
f. 12 Sketch of a man, by Richard Burton Part c. 1853
f. 14 Coloured plan of the Prophet’s Mosque at Medina, by ‘some Indian artist’ Part 19th c.?
f. 1 Ink drawing captioned ‘La Malheureuse Famille Calas. La Mere, les deux Filles, ave Jeanne Viguiene, leur bonne Servante, le Fils et son Ami Lavayse.’ Part 18th c.?
f. 30 Petition by Donat Calas to the King in Council Part 7 July 1762
ff. 31–2 Testimonial by Donat Calas on behalf of his father Jean Calas Part 5 July 1762
ff. 1-7 Draft briefs (indictment, case, and proofs) for Robert Drummond and Henry Drummond, prosecutors Part 1775
ff. 8-14 Draft briefs for Robert Drummond and Henry Drummond, prosecutors Part 1775
f. 17r Letter from Messrs Drummond to James Garth Part 15 June 1775
f. 19r Draft of a speech to the court indicating the speaker’s reluctance to give evidence against Margaret Rudd Part 1775
f. 1r Draft of a deed of bargain and sale from D. M. (probably Daniel Midwinter), citizen and stationer of London, to Jacob Tonson II Part 18th c.
f. 2 Letter of attorney from (A) Humphrey Prideaux to (B) Edmund Prideaux (his son) Part 2 Apr. 1715
f. 3r Receipt from John Philips to Jacob Tonson I Part 24 Jan. 1708
f. 10 Articles of agreement between (A) Jacob Tonson & Co. and (B) Robert Dodsley, regarding William Duncan’s translation of Caesar’s Commentaries and his ‘Discourse on the Roman Art of War’ Part 30 Dec. 1752
f. 14 Agreement between (A) Samuel Shuckford and (B) Jacob Tonson & Co., 22 Dec. 1752; endorsed with a receipt from (A) to (B), 1 Nov. 1753 Part 22 Dec. 1752