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Archive Collection: MS Dep. 1973/1 Contains digital media

Lancashire Cotton Districts Relief Fund, Leeds, Archive

1862-1866

Papers relating to the fund raised in Leeds for relief of distress in the Lancashire cotton districts caused by the American civil war In the autumn of 1862, the American Civil War began to affect t...

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Archive Series: MS/DEP/1973/1/1

1. Subscriptions

1862-1866

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Archive Series: MS/DEP/1973/1/2

2. Proceedings and accounts of the Leeds Committee

1862-1866

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3. Letters to the main committee (other than letters about subscriptions)

1862-1866

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Archive Series: MS/DEP/1973/1/4

4. Leeds Ladies Committee letters, etc.

1862-1866

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Archive Series: MS/DEP/1973/1/5

5. Manchester Central Executive Relief Committee printed reports, returns, etc.

1862-1866

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6. Bills, receipts, etc of the main Leeds committee for payment to the following

1862-1866

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7. Final accounts closing the fund

1862-1866

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8. Residue of Funds

1862-1866

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Archive File: MS/DEP/1973/1/9

9. Miscellaneous

1862-1866

31 items, mainly scraps of paper containing figures, jottings, etc. 9/1 is a receipt signed by Samuel Standish, Leeds, 5th January 1867, for the subscription book of the Cotton Relief Fund for the us...

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Archive Sub-series: MS/DEP/1973/1/1/A

1A. Letters concerning subscriptions

1862-1866

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Archive Sub-series: MS/DEP/1973/1/1/B

1B. Subscriptions recorded.

1862-1866

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