Samuel Oldknow papers, 1782-1924, bulk 1782-1815

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Series I: Cataloged Correspondence



Box 1 Andrew, Littlewood


Box 1 Andrew, Samuel


Box 1 Arkwright, Richard Sr.


Box 1 Arkwright, Richard Jr.


Box 1 Bancroft, Robert


Box 1 Barton, John Bayley


Box 1 Blackwall, Robert


Box 1 Blundell, John


Box 1 Boulton and Watt


Box 1 Briscall, James


Box 1 Bromehead, William


Box 1 Cartwright, Thomas


Box 1 Chorlton, John


Box 1 Clerkenwell Parish Overseers (London)


Box 1 Cowpe, John


Box 1 Crowther and Stutt


Box 1 Crowthers, E. and R.


Box 1 Curnuth, John


Box 1 Drinkwater, John


Box 1 Evans, Thomas and Son


Box 1 Ferns, George and R.


Box 1 Gant, William


Box 1 Goodwin, George


Box 1 Grimshaw, Robert and Sons


Box 1 Hall, S.


Box 1 Hallerond, Roger


Box 1 Heywood, S.


Box 1 Hindley and Bradshaw


Box 1 Hindy, Thomas and Sons


Box 1 Hope, William


Box 1 Hudson, E.


Box 1 Hunt, Mrs. C.


Box 1 Hyde, John


Box 1 Kale, I.


Box 1 Kirk, Matthias


Box 1 Kirkham, Ralph


Box 1 Leame and Spalton


Box 1 Lingard, R. and R.


Box 1 Lingard and Smith


Box 1 Linnen, G.


Box 1 Lister, Thomas


Box 1 Liuston and Southwaite


Box 1 Lomas, Thomas


Box 1 Lowe, Robert and Co.


Box 1 Lowe, Thomas


Box 1 Lycett, William



Box 2 Mallalieu, James


Box 2 MuGuffog, James


Box 2 MacKenweda, Edward


Box 2 Manchester and Buxton Turnpike Trustees


Box 2 Markland, John and Sons


Box 2 Mason, Charles


Box 2 Mather, Samuel


Box 2 Merryweather, T.


Box 2 Miller, Thomas


Box 2 Millar, Thomas


Box 2 Molineux, W. and G.


Box 2 Mycock, George


Box 2 Nelson, Ann


Box 2 Newland, James


Box 2 Nightingale, Peter


Box 2 Noble, Miss


Box 2 Norris, Henry


Box 2 Norris, Thomas


Box 2 Oldknow, B.


Box 2 Oldknow, Joseph


Box 2 Oldknow, Samuel


Box 2 Oldknow, Thomas


Box 2 Oliver, William


Box 2 Osbaldiston, Joseph


Box 2 Page and Bennet


Box 2 Parker, Abraham


Box 2 Parker, Robert


Box 2 Parkinson and Willson


Box 2 Parsons, William


Box 2 Parson and Hurles


Box 2 Parsons, Studley and Co.


Box 2 Paulson and Siddon


Box 2 Peak-Forest Canal


Box 2 Pearson, James


Box 2 Penrhyn, Richard Pennant, Baron


Box 2 Penrhyn, Susannah Pennant, Lady


Box 2 Percival and Condell


Box 2 Pitches, Robert


Box 2 Potter, John, Benjamin and James


Box 2 Prescott, Mrs.


Box 2 Radley, Samuel


Box 2 Ramsden, Harrison and Co.


Box 2 Rathbone, William and Sons


Box 2 Reynolds, James


Box 2 Reynolds and Warner


Box 2 Rigby, Peter


Box 2 Robinson, John


Box 2 Roe and Co.


Box 2 Roward, Stephen and Co.



Box 3 Salte, Samuel and William


Box 3 Sawyer, John Martin


Box 3 Seedhouse, William


Box 3 Shaw, James and William


Box 3 Shaw, Miss and Joel Ratcliffe


Box 3 Shepherd, William


Box 3 Siddon, John


Box 3 Siddon, Samuel


Box 3 Siddon, William


Box 3 Sims, Oliver


Box 3 Smith and Blackwell


Box 3 Smith, Payne and Smith


Box 3 Steven, Thomas


Box 3 Stock, James


Box 3 Stock, Cooper and Watson


Box 3 Stocks, Sam


Box 3 Stringers, Thomas


Box 3 Strutt, Joseph


Box 3 Strutt, Joseph and Sons


Box 3 Strutt, William Jr.


Box 3 Stubbs, George


Box 3 Swainston and Lythgoe


Box 3 Tarleton's and Backhouse


Box 3 Thompson, Edward


Box 3 Towkinson (?),Henry


Box 3 Von der Beck, Brothers


Box 3 Whitehead, David


Box 3 Wood, John


Box 3 Worthington, George


Box 3 Worthington, James

Series II: Cataloged Documents



Box 4 Agricultural Society


Box 4 Allen, James


Box 4 Arkwright, Richard Sr.


Box 4 Arkwright, Richard Jr.


Box 4 Arnsworth, P. and Sons


Box 4 Arrowsmith, J.


Box 4 Ashton Canal


Box 4 Bennison, Thomas


Box 4 Bertles, William


Box 4 Bibby and Downhall


Box 4 Boardman, P.


Box 4 Booth, Samuel


Box 4 Bowden, Thomas


Box 4 Briscall, James


Box 4 Brook, Benjamin


Box 4 Brown, Charles


Box 4 Brown, Isaac


Box 4 Brown, Thomas


Box 4 Bury, John and Sons


Box 4 Callico and Fustian Printers


Box 4 Carrington, William


Box 4 Chatterton, John


Box 4 Chatterton, William


Box 4 Clarkson, Knight and Pratt


Box 4 Clegg, William


Box 4 Coppock, William


Box 4 Darlington and Henderson


Box 4 Davenport, Charles


Box 4 Derby, County Constable of Mellor


Box 4 Derby, County Overseers of the Poor


Box 4 Downes, William


Box 4 Ellison, Matthew


Box 4 Ferns, George


Box 4 Ferns, R.


Box 4 Gardner, Edward


Box 4 Garside, Samuel


Box 4 Gaskill, John


Box 4 Hargreaves, Robert and Sons


Box 4 Hatfield, Thomas and Sons


Box 4 Huchinson Mallalieu and Co.


Box 4 Jowett, Robert and Jonathan


Box 4 Keeling, Benjamin


Box 4 Killer, J.E.


Box 4 Lee, Charles and Co.


Box 4 Lee, William


Box 4 Lindley, George


Box 4 Lings, Charles and Neb.


Box 4 Lloyd, J.


Box 4 Manchester Infirmary and Dispensary


Box 4 Moorcraft, Ralph


Box 4 Morris, John


Box 4 Morris, Richard


Box 4 Newby, William


Box 4 Nicholson, George


Box 4 Norbury, Bradford


Box 4 Norris, Thomas


Box 4 Oldknow, Joseph


Box 4 Oldknow, Samuel



Box 5 Oldknow, Samuel


Box 5 Parker, Robert and Co.


Box 5 Peak Forest Canal


Box 5 Percival, Joseph


Box 5 Pott, James


Box 5 Roberts, John


Box 5 Rothwell, Richard


Box 5 Salte, Samuel and William


Box 5 Sanderson, James and Co.


Box 5 Sandford, Richard


Box 5 School for the Blind


Box 5 Shaw, James and George


Box 5 Sims, Ollive


Box 5 Sleigh, William


Box 5 Sun Fire Office


Box 5 Swire, Longbotham and Co.


Box 5 Thornhill, John


Box 5 Topham and Sowden


Box 5 Von der Becke and Co.


Box 5 Wade, William and Co.


Box 5 Whitehead, David


Box 5 Whitehouse, John


Box 5 Wild, Immanuel


Box 5 Wood, William


Box 5 Worthington and Harrop


Box 5 Wright, John


Box 5 Wright and Brown

Series III: Arranged Materials


Box 5 Unidentified Documents


Box 5 Printed Materials