Crewe Manuscripts

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
f. 1r Receipt from Aaron Ward, on behalf of ‘the Castle-Conger’ (an association of booksellers), to Jacob Tonson III and Richard Tonson, Part 21 Apr. 1741
f. 1v Receipt from Daniel Browne to Jacob Tonson II Part 18 Aug. 1714
f. 4r (i) ‘Promissory note’ from Jacob Tonson I to John Philips, 24 Nov. 1707, endorsed with (ii) a receipt from Robert Philips to Jacob Tonson II, 9 Jan. 1709 Part 24 Nov. 1707
f. 8 (i) Articles of agreement between (A) Jacob Tonson III and Richard Tonson and (B) Samuel Dyer, 10 Mar. 1756, bearing (ii) six receipts from Dyer, 18 Mar. 1756–29 July 1758 Part 10 Mar. 1756–29 July 1758
f. 12 Agreement between (A) Richard Butler, MD, and (B) Jacob Tonson I Part 11 Mar. 1723
f. 16 Assignment from (A) Daniel Midwinter, Richard Ware, Charles Rivington, Aaron Ward, John Knapton, Paul Knapton, Thomas Longman, Richard Hett, Charles Hitch, Stephen Austen, John Wood, Charles Woodward, and John Pemberton to (B) Jacob Tonson III and Richard Tonson of a third share in the copyright of Isaac Barrow’s Works (3 vols.) Part 5 May 1741
f. 32 Account of Mr (William?) Bowyer with Robert Knaplock, Jacob Tonson I, and William Innys regarding the delivery of copies of ‘Newtons Myotomia’ [Sir Isaac Newton’s revision of Cowper’s Myotomia Reformata] Part 1723–5
f. 37 Assignment from (A) Temple Stanyan to (B) Jacob and Richard Tonson of the copyrights of books by Stanyan Part 17 Apr. 1739
f. 39 Acknowledgement by Henry Lintot Part 6 June 1744
f. 16r Transcript of a letter purporting to be from William Adair to Robert Perreau Part 1775
ff. 1–3 An anecdote of the 3rd Duke of Richelieu, in the hand of Thomas Gray Part 18th c.
f. 15 Metaphysical notes, in the hand of Thomas Gray Part 18th c.
f. 4 Print of Mary Berry, aged 86 Part 19th c.
f. 5v Letter from —— to R. M. Milnes Part c. 1852
f. 7r Print of Kirkbridge, Stanwick, Yorkshire, ‘the birthplace of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry’ Part 19th c.
f. 8r Transcript of notes by Mary Berry on her early life Part c. 1852
f. 12r Extract from a letter from Mary Berry to Anne Damer, 1805 Part c. 1852
f. 14r Extract from a letter (by Mary Berry), Oct. 1808 Part c. 1852
f. 15r Transcript of a piece of writing by Mary Berry, 1809 Part c. 1852
f. 18r Transcript of a piece of writing (by Mary Berry), Aug. 1843 Part c. 1852
f. 19r Transcript of a piece of writing (by Mary Berry), 2 Oct. 1843 Part c. 1852
f. 23r Transcript of part of a letter (by Mary Berry) to Lady Douglas, no date Part c. 1852
f. 24r Transcripts of three passages from Mary Berry’s journals, no dates Part c. 1852
f. 25r Transcript of a piece of writing (by Mary Berry), no date Part c. 1852
f. 26r Transcript of verses (by Horace Walpole) headed ‘The Press at Strawberry-Hill to Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry’ Part c. 1852
f. 28r Transcript of the description of General O’Hara (‘to whom Miss Berry was engaged to be married’) in Thomas Hamilton’s novel The Youth and Manhood of Cyril Thornton (1827) Part c. 1852
f. 29r Transcript of an article by Harriet Martineau, headed ‘Novr. 29th. 1852—Miss Berry. A Bequest from the last Century’ Part c. 1852
f. 30r Letter from Jane G. Ferguson to R. M. Milnes Part 2 Dec. 1852?
f. 31r Letter from Mary Berry to R. M. Milnes Part 30 May (1847?)
f. 32r Letter from Mary Berry to R. M. Milnes Part 23 Apr. (1851?)