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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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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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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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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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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 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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Register of dividends paid to shareholders of the Leeds General Cemetery Company

Mar 1875-Mar 1949

Leather-bound, manuscript volume, with 'Leeds General Cemetery' embossed on the front cover. Records dividends paid to shareholders annually, listing the name of the shareholder, the amount of shares ...

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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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Correspondence and papers relating to cemetery maintenance, and information on regulations and charges at other cemeteries

1910-1955

Includes: 1. Typescript monthly summary of wages and insurance for year-ending 31 Dec 1955. 2. Typescript list of stone stock in hand on 31st December 1955. 3. Estimate from W M Coates & Son, ...

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Papers and correspondence relating to the dispute with Reverend Thomas Storey, Registrar of the Leeds General Cemetery Company

1887-1892

Includes: 1. Depositor's pass book Yorkshire Penny Bank, no. 9021, in the name of Mrs Mary Storey, with entries dated 1887-1891. 2. Letter to the Cemetery Committee from H.W & J Blackburn, charter...

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Various agreements, declarations, insurance policies and indemnities, mainly relating to ownership of shares

1835-1921

Includes: 1. Certificate of insurance policy with the London Guarantee and Accident Co. Ltd., 20 Dec 1897. 2. Declaration by Eliza Ann Johnson as to Frederick Russell Johnson, 29 Mar 1905. 3. Si...

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Correspondence and papers relating to various company agreements, land rights and other business

11 Sep 1846-18 Oct 1917

Includes: 1. Draft schedule of documents given up to the Company by the solicitors Payne, Eddison & Ford, 1847. 2. Page with four press-cuttings from the Yorkshire Post attached, relating to a com...

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