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Letter from Sam Brearley, solicitor to Joseph Sheard relating to value of shares

22 June 1889

See also previous correspondence [MS 421/1/3/9/12]

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Correspondence and documents relating to the case of Baines & others v John Wainwright

9 Mar-27 Dec 1838

Includes: 1. Notes on the case of Baines & others v Wainwright, [n.d.] 2. Draft document relating to the case of Baines & others v Wainwright [n.d.] 3. Letter to Thomas Toller Luccock from Edwin...

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Lists of shareholders

c.1833-17 Jan 1956

Draft printed and manuscript lists drawn up by the Company solicitors containing shareholders details, such as: name, address, occupation, number of shares owned, dividends, and any remarks. The ind...

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Notes by and correspondence sent to Payne & Eddison, relating to building work on the Cemetery and the dispute with John Wainwright

May-Nov 1834

Includes: 1-2. Notes on estimates and costs for work on the Cemetery buildings, 1834 3. Notice served to John Wainwright concerning labour and progress, from John Clark, 5 May 1834 4. Letter fro...

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Correspondence from architects and others in connection with the architectural competition for the design of the Leeds General Cemetery

21 Sep-13 Dec 1833

The details of the correspondents for each letter sent to Payne & Eddison are as follows: 1. Thomas J Hadfield, Liverpool, 21 Sep 1833 2. James White, Manchester, 24 Sep 1833 3. Richard Forrest,...

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Agreements and associated documents relating to various property, encroachments and rights of way on the Leeds General Cemetery site

24 Dec 1833-25 Sep 1911

Includes: 1. Memorandum of agreement between John Spence and the Company as to drainage, 24 Dec 1833. 2. Draft agreement between John Spence and the Company as to access, 1835. 3. Memorandum of ...

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Correspondence and documents relating to appointing new Company trustees and producing a new trust deed

7 May-31 Dec 1873

Includes: 1. Letter from Robert Lawson Ford to ?Charles Bulmer, re declining an invitation, 7 May 1873, with pencil notes on verso. 2-7. Draft notice for an extraordinary general meeting to appoin...

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Draft documents, agreements, meeting minutes and correspondence relating to the formation of the Leeds General Cemetery Company

24 Jun 1833-1834

Includes: 1. Third annual report of Westgate Hill General Cemetery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1834. 2. Abstract of the trust deed dated 1825 of Low Hill General Cemetery, Liverpool [n.d.] 3. List of Co...

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Letters of application for the post of Registrar at the Leeds General Cemetery Company sent to the treasurer, Thomas Toller Luccock, and associated papers

25 May-20 Jul 1835

The applicants or correspondents are as follows: 1. Application from Reverend James Rawson, Pontefract, 25 May 1835 2. Application from J B Smales, Bradford, 19 Jun 1835 3. Application from John...

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Correspondence relating to the dispute with John Wainwright and other legal matters, and draft circulars

28 Dec 1833-25 Nov 1835

Includes: 1. List of shareholders in the Leeds General Cemetery Company, 1 Jan 1835 2. Letter from John Wainwright to Thomas Benson Pease re payment for work undertaken on the Cemetery site, 22 Ja...

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Correspondence and papers relating to share ownership and transfer

1852-1892

The papers are grouped by the name of the principal shareholder, vendor or testator and are arranged roughly in chronological order: 1. Letter from Susanna Reynolds [n.d.] 2. Letter from William W...

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Correspondence with solicitors Payne, Eddison & Ford, mainly relating to a purchase of land by Joseph Ogden March

28 Jun 1839-1856

Includes: 1. Letter to Payne, Eddison & Ford from Charles Naylor as to costs in the case of Baines and others vs John Wainwright, 28 Jun 1839. 2. Letter to the Company Trustees from William Nicho...

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