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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...
Correspondence from applicants to the competition for the design of the Leeds General Cemetery
19 Jul-04 Nov 1833
Ten letters received by the Committee with applications for the design of the cemetery site. Some of the letters have paper cuttings attached over the applicants name and location. The letters are fro...
Notes by and correspondence sent to Payne & Eddison, mainly relating to the dispute with John Wainwright
6 Feb-3 Sep 1835
Includes: 1. Two extracts from the birth and death registers from Marylebone parish, 1835, as examples for creating the Cemetery burial registers 2. Printed notice of committee meeting, 6 Feb 1835...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Papers of Payne & Eddison, solicitors, including various agreements as to cemetery property, drafts of Company documents and resolutions, and shareholders circulars
c.1832-c.1867
Includes: 1. Lease of Sexton's house at Leeds General Cemetery to Charles Jackman, 1 Aug 1835. 2. Memorandum of agreement in respect of a proposed drain in Woodhouse Lane, 23 Dec 1833. 3. Letter...
Papers and correspondence relating to the Leeds General Cemetery Company finances, and accounts with contractors
c.1833-c.1836
Includes: 1. A list of shareholders of the company, n.d. [c.1833-1834] 2-4. Three memoranda listing various payments, including for land purchased and work on the cemetery site, n.d. [c.1833-1835]...
Correspondence and notes on agreements relating to cemetery land, drainage and boundaries
12 Jul-26 Dec 1833
Includes: 1. Note of an offer from Mrs S Barron to sell land to the Company [n.d.] 2. Notes on drainage at the Cemetery site [n.d.] 3. Offer letter of land to the Company from Thomas E Upton of ...
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...
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...