Catalogue description Lead Mining Manuscripts

This collection comprises

Printed and manuscript lease of mines on Grassington Moor 1744; printed particulars of sale of estate and eight lead mines at Bewerley 1814; printed particulars of Sale of estate at Castleton, Brough and Thornhill, Derbyshire, including benefit of a sough between Stoney Middleton and Eyam 1825; printed case, referring to High Peak and its mining customs, in detail 1760; lead smelting account referring to lead carted to Chesterfield, Rousley and Stockwith 1844-1863; profit accounts for Valentine and High Rake titles 1812-1859; general profit accounts "Reckonings" at Valentine mine 1812-1828; profit accounts' certificate as to a mine in Valentine title 1817; details of use of Sliding Rule 1793; reckonings for Stanton Mine 1824-1840; reckonings at High Rake Mine 1798-1817; notes for High Rake Mine 1799-1800, including list of tools "at Gro", refers to 1793 entry in "old book"; reckonings at Little Pasture Mine 1804-1826; reckonings at Haycliffe Mine 1799-1830; extracts from old reckoning book 1715-1797; printed statement to stockholders and annual account of the High Rake Mining Company 1844-1845; printed notice of the 2nd Annual General Meeting of the Chapel Dale & Hard Rake Mining Company 1858; note of expenditure and reckonings 1735-1736; letter to John Barker and copy letter to Benjamin Wyatt, from William Milnes referring to brother's visit into Yorkshire 1772; account of lead sent to Stockwith and London 1807-1808; account of expense of sending five fodder of lead to London 1755; account of expense of smelting lead & sending to London c1750; draft warrant to arrest shares of mines of Mrs. Kathleen Dennis of Doncaster in Liberties of Stoney Middleton and Eyam c1750, account of shares taken up for Messrs Oxley & White in Stoke Sough, Consolidated, Ladywash, Haycliffe, Little Pasture, Miners Engine, Old Founders, Crossbow Rake, Middleton's, Milnes Ing, Moorwoods, Bradshaws, Butterbed and New Engines 1755; manuscripts prices of ore at Eyam Edge 1755; account of assessments collected at Haycliffe and Ladywash for maintaining the lawsuit c1750; prices of ore at Haycliffe, Ladywash, Shaw Engine, Bradshaw, Little Pasture and Little Brook Head mines 1795-1798; note as to prices of ore c1750; account of weight of ore at Edge Side 1748; a quarter's rope note in eleven mines at Eyam Edge 1742; assessment for defraying cost law bill concerning eleven mines 1750; letter concerning doors in a mine 1742; notice of witnesses to be called in a case 1745; notes as to errors in lead accounts c1750; copy will of Thomas Marshall 1761; bond from John Keaton to George Robinson 1749; copy will of Thomas Robinson 1799; copy poem "The Customs of the Lead Mines within the Wapentake of Wirksworth" 18th century; printed and manuscript tithe apportionment demand note to William Carlisle to be paid at Eyam 1842; account for work done by Tideswell Mason at William Young's house 1852; printed and manuscript account for purchase from The Tideswell and Miner's Dale Coal and General Merchant Co. Ltd 1875; executorship account of late W Outram 1820; abstract of deed of 1787 referring to Thomas Robinson late 19th century; printed list of subscribers and subscriptions towards raising the steeple of St Paul's Chapel in Sheffield, also note by chapelwardens detailing architectural features c1770 with accompanying manuscript note says "finished 1771", one quarter of the sheet containing statement of receipts and payments is missing; "Map of the Veins and Shares of Veins Belonging Cromford Sough" 1798.

Symington, D M F, fl 20th century

• West Riding of Yorkshire
• Mining

This collection was purchased from Mr. D M F Symington of Barnsley. This collection was originally part of the Bagshaw Collection, most of which was sold to Sheffield Public Library.