Crewe Manuscripts

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
f. 31r Cutting from The Times, containing an article headed ‘Wonderful, if True’ Part 27 Jan. 1857 View
f. 36r Cutting from a newspaper, containing an article headed ‘A Fearful Balloon Voyage’ Part Oct. 1858 View
f. 36r Cutting from The Times, containing an article headed ‘A Lost Balloonist’ Part 14 Oct. 1858 View
f. 38r Printed pamphlet entitled Air-Navigation by means of the Rotary Balloon, by John Luntley Part 1851 View
between ff. 38 and 39 Cutting from a newspaper, containing a notice of the death of Charles Green Part Apr. 1870 View
1 Documents relating to the prosecution of Margaret Rudd and Robert and Daniel Perreau for forgery Item 1775
2 Papers, pamphlets, and prints on British politics and trade Item 1717-43
4 Accounts of the expenses of the French Revolution Item c. 1800
10 Poems Item 18th c.
13 Illuminated letter of condolence from the mayor, aldermen, and councillors of Pontefract to Lord Houghton Item 2 Mar. 1874
22 ‘L’Ecole du monde’: an allegorical comedy in one act, by Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon Item c. 1739
23 Papers relating to the case of Jean Calas Item 1762–76
29 Papers of Orator Henley Item early 18th c.
35 ‘Vues politiques et révolutionnares de salut public’: an address by Philoctès Sidney Sanchamau Item 1793–4
38 Humorous newspaper cuttings, etc. Item 1801–c. 1821
44 Statutes of the Compagnia della Misericordia of Florence; ‘Diceria di Santa Nafissa’, by Annibale Caro; and ‘Che non è ingiuria il dire “Tu se’ un Bue”’, by Giovanni Antonio Papini Item c. 1731
47 ‘Coup d’oeil sur le mariage’, by Charles Bagard Item 1755 x 1772
**A**, p. 1 ‘Lettre de P. Lentulus Proconsul, touchant Jesus-Christe écrivait au Senat Romain, de Hierusalem’: an extract from Examen des esprits propres et naiz au sciences, a translation by Gabriel Chappuis of Juan Huarte’s Examen de ingenios para las ciencias Part
**B**, pp. 28a–d Painting of a skull among various other emblems, with a similar print, on a sheet of writing apparently by a child Part Aug. 1832
**B**, pp. 89–94 ‘Imne o Soleil’: adapted from the preliminary discourse and first canto of the Abbé de Reyrac’s Hymne au Soleil Part
**B**, p. 94 ‘Einvokacion ô Soleil’: the beginning of the second canto of Lemierre’s La Peinture. Part
**B**, p. 102 Extract from Chant VII of Voltaire’s La Henriade Part
**B**, pp. 113–14 ‘Prospektus de la Relijion Chrétienne’ Part
**B**, pp. 141–2 Extract from Le Voyageur français, by the Abbé de la Porte, etc. Part
**C**, pp. 15–38 (There is no writing on these pages, though all but the last have borders.) Part