Crewe Manuscripts

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f. 186 Title of the item on ff. 189-213, with an introduction by the translator; in French Part c. 1742
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. 282-3 French translation of the article on ‘Parliament’ in Thomas Dyche’s New General English Dictionary (first published 1735) Part 1735 x 1743
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
f. 19 (i) Assignment from (A) Edmund Prideaux to (B) Robert Knaplock and Jacob Tonson junior of the copyrights in various books, 16 Apr. 1715; endorsed with (ii)–(iii) receipts from (A) to (B), 12 Dec. 1715 and 25 Feb. 1718, (iv) a certificate that (i)–(iii) were shown to (A) at his examination in the case of Robert Knaplock et al. v. Edmund Curll, 5 Apr. 1722, and (v) a similar certificate relating to Thomas Glenister, c. 1722 Part 1715–22
f. 20 Assignment from (A) Charles Bathurst to (B) Jacob and Richard Tonson of copyrights in two books Part 10 Feb. 1741
ff. 26–7 Copy of an agreement between (A) John Milton and (B) Samuel Simmons for Milton’s Paradise Lost, 27 Apr. 1667; Part 18th c.
f. 31 Account of the costs of printing a new edition of William Cowper’s Myotomia Reformata in folio Part 17 Jan. 1724
f. 33r Promissory note from (A) Jacob Tonson II to (B) Temple Stanyan Part 13 Apr. 1715
f. 35 Assignment from Temple Stanyan to Jacob Tonson II of the copyright in the first volume of Stanyan’s Grecian History (1707) Part 29 May 1714
f. 36 Assignment from (A) Giles Jacob to (B) Bernard Linton of the copyrights of several books by Jacob Part 29 Apr. 1719
inside back cover Leaf from the Cornhill Magazine, containing part of an article by Henry H. Wood entitled ‘Jottings from the Note-Book of an Undeveloped Collector’ Part Oct. 1867
ff. 2v, 4r, 5–44, 45r Leaves from The Trial of the Hon. George Gordon, commonly called Lord George Gordon Part 1781
f. 48r Print captioned ‘A Memorial Cypher, Portrait and Arms, of Lord George Gordon, President of the Protestant Association’ Part 18 May 1781