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MS 3782 - Matthew Boulton and Family Papers - 1737 - 20th Century
1 - Records of the firm of Boulton & Fothergill - 1757 - 1792
2 - Records of the firm of M. Boulton - 1782 - 1816
3 - Records of Soho Mint - 1791 - 1850
4 - Records of the London Banking Agency - 1802 - 1819
5 - Records of Other Firms - 1802 - 1831
6 - Household Books and Documents - 1752 - 1863
7 - Housekeeper's Books and Accounts (Soho House) - 1787 - 1826
8 - Private Books and Documents - 1799 - 1855
9 - Great Tew Books and Documents - 1815 - 1844
10 - Miscellaneous Cashiers' and Agents' Records - 1805 - 1863
11 - Letters and Papers of Charles James Chubb - 1841 - 1863
12 - Correspondence and Papers of Matthew Boulton - 1760 - 1809
1 - Matthew Boulton: Letter Book 1766 - 1768 - 1766 - 1768
2 - Matthew Boulton: Letter Book 1768 - 1773 - 1768 - 1773
3 - Matthew Boulton: Letter Book 1780 - 1789 - 1780 - 1789
4 - Matthew Boulton: Letter Book 1780 - 1781 - 1780 - 1781
5 - Matthew Boulton: Letter Book 1780 - 1783 - 1780 - 1783
6 - Matthew Boulton: Letter Book 1783 - 1788 - 1783 - 1788
7 - Matthew Boulton: Letter Book 1786 - 1788 - 1786 - 1788
8 - Matthew Boulton: Letter Book 1789 - 1791 - 1789 - 1791
9 - Matthew Boulton: Letter Book 1791 - 1792 - 1791 - 1792
10 - Volumes relating to Steam-Engines: Directions for putting the Engine together - c 1779
11 - Volumes relating to Steam-Engines: Directions for putting the Steam Engine together. - c 1779
12 - Volumes relating to Steam-Engines: Performances of Cornish Engines - Jan 1783 - December 1789
13 - Volumes relating to Steam-Engines: Performances of Cornish Engines - Jan 1787 - December 1790
14 - Volumes relating to the Dispute with Jean Pierre Droz: Letter Book (Droz to Boulton). - 13 August 1787 - 23 June 1789
15 - Volumes relating to the Dispute with Jean Pierre Droz: Letter Book (Boulton to Droz). - 7 Mar 1787-August 1788
16 - Volumes relating to the Dispute with Jean Pierre Droz: Narrative of the Transactions subsequent to the Award. - c 12 July 1790
17 - Volumes relating to the Dispute with Jean Pierre Droz: Narrative of the Transactions subsequent to the Award. - c 12 July 1790
18 - Volumes relating to the Dispute with Jean Pierre Droz: Narrative of the Transactions subsequent to the Award. - c 12 July 1790
19 - Miscellaneous Volumes: ? Partners' Ledger. - 1768 - 1778
20 - Miscellaneous Volumes: Letter Book ("Case of B. with F."). - 25 January 1782 - 3 February 1782
21 - Miscellaneous Volumes: Tables for calculating the ticketing of Copper Ore. - n.d.
22 - Miscellaneous Volumes: Copy of Mr. Stanesby Alchorne's Report which he made to Lord Cadogan as Master of the Mint in consequence of being employed by the Lords of the Treasury to go into France and Flanders to make Observations of the State of the Mints in those Countries. - c1782
23 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence 1750 - 1773 - 1750 - 1773
24 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence 1774 - 1779 - 1774 - 1779
25 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence 1780 - 1780
26 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1781 - 1781
27 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1782 - 1782
28 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1783 - 1783
29 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1784 - 1784
30 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1785 - 1785
31 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1786 - 1786
32 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1787 - 1787
33 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1788 - 1788
34 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1789 - 1789
35 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1790 - 1790
36 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1791 - 1791
37 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1792 - 1792
38 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1793 - 1793
39 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1794 - 1794
40 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1795 - 1795
41 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1796 - 1796
42 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1797 - 1797
43 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1798 - 1798
44 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1799 - 1799
45 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1800 - 1800
46 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1801 - 1801
47 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1802 - 1802
48 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1803 - 1803
49 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1804 - 1804
50 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1805 - 1805
51 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1806 - 1806
52 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1807 - 1807
53 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1808 - 1808
54 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1809 - 1809
55 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, Undated
56 - Matthew Boulton: Sir Joseph Banks, 1779-1806. - 1779 - 1806
57 - Matthew Boulton, Matthew Robinson Boulton, 1783 - 1807 - 1783 - 1807
58 - Matthew Boulton, William D. Brown, 1792 - 1805 - 1792 - 1805
59 - Matthew Boulton, Richard Chippindall; William Cheshire. 1782 - 1804 - 1782 - 1804
60 - Matthew Boulton: John Fothergill; Mrs. Fothergill; Misses Fothergill; Swellengrebel. 1764 - 1801. - 1764 - 1801
61 - Matthew Boulton, Samuel Garbett: Bankruptcy and Miscellaneous Letters, &c. - 1770 - 1785
62 - Matthew Boulton: Samuel Garbett: Bankruptcy and Miscellaneous Letters, &c. 1786-1797. - 1786 - 1797
63 - Matthew Boulton: John Hodges; Isaac Nelson; Johann Herman Ebbinghaus; John Hinckley Mitchell. - 1764 - 1802
64 - Matthew Boulton: Ann Holbrook (née Mynd); Thomas Holbrook, 1794. - 1793 - 1804
65 - Matthew Boulton: James Keir; Logan Henderson. 1771 - 1804. - 1771 - 1804
66 - Matthew Boulton: James Lawson; John Southern; John Roberts. 1788-1799. - 1788 - 1799
67 - Matthew Boulton, William Matthews; Charlotte Matthews, 1770-1791.
68 - Matthew Boulton: William Matthews; Charlotte Matthews. 1792 - 1796. - 1792 - 1796
69 - Matthew Boulton: Charlotte Matthews, 1797 - 1799. - 1797 - 1799
70 - Matthew Boulton: Charlotte Matthews. 1800 - 1801. - 1800 - 1801
71 - Matthew Boulton: John Motteux; Charles Vere. 1765-1804. - 1765 - 1804
72 - Matthew Boulton: John Scale; George & John Scale. 1765-1802. - 1765 - 1802
73 - Matthew Boulton: John Vivian; Thomas Williams; John Wilkinson; William Wilkinson; John Hurd. 1772-1805 - 1772 - 1805
74 - Matthew Boulton, Zaccheus Walker Senior - 1765 - 1790
75 - Matthew Boulton, Zaccheus Walker Senior - 1791 - 1806
76 - Matthew Boulton and James Watt 1768 - 1779 - 1768 - 1779
77 - Matthew Boulton and James Watt 1780 - 1781 - 1780 - 1781
78 - Matthew Boulton and James Watt 1782 - 1784 - 1782 - 1784
79 - Matthew Boulton and James Watt; James Watt Jr 1785 - 1791 - 1785 - 1791
80 - Matthew Boulton: Ambrose Weston; James Weston, 1792-1801 - 1792 - 1801
81 - Matthew Boulton: John Whitehurst; Josiah Wedgwood; Thomas Day; John Roebuck. 1760-1800. - 1760 - 1800
82 - Matthew Boulton: Thomas Wilson, 1773 - 1804 - 1773 - 1804
83 - Matthew Boulton, John Woodward, 1793 - 1803 - 1793 - 1803
84 - Matthew Boulton; John Woodward, 1804 - 1805 - 1804 - 1805
85 - Matthew Boulton: Charles Wyatt; Samuel Wyatt, 1760-1803. - 1760 - 1803
86 - Matthew Boulton; Albion Mill 1784 - 1799 - 1784 - 1799
87 - Matthew Boulton: American Disputes; Act to Prohibit the Exportation of Tools; Opposition to Brass Exportation Prohibition Act; Russian Prohibition Acts; Commercial Committee, Birmingham; Chamber of Manufacturers. - 1775 - 1794
88 - Matthew Boulton: Assay Office, Birmingham, Vol. 1. 1758 - 1773 - 1758 - 1773
89 - Matthew Boulton: Assay Office, Birmingham, Vol. 2. 1773 - 1784 - 1773 - 1784
90 - Matthew Boulton: Cornish Mines; Copper Trade; Cornish Metal Co; Copper Smelting; Foreign Copper Markets & Mines. 1778 - 1800. - 1778 - 1800
91 - Matthew Boulton: French Coinage. 1791 - 1793. - 1791 - 1793
92 - Matthew Boulton: Irish Propositions. 1785.
93 - Matthew Boulton: Mrs. Montagu's Glass; Silk Reels; China Trade (Lord Macartney's Embassy). 1771 - 1792 - 1771 - 1792
94 - Matthew Boulton: Shrievalty, M. Boulton; Soho Volunteer Association; County Rates of Warwickshire Discussion; Harborne Poor’s Rate Dispute. - 1792 - 1803
95 - Matthew Boulton: Agreements, 1763 - 1777 - 1763 - 1777
96 - Matthew Boulton: Bonds (Cancelled) and Receipts.
97 - Matthew Boulton: Copper Coinage - Government
98 - Matthew Boulton: Paris
99 - Matthew Boulton: Plans, Schemes and Advertisements
100 - Matthew Boulton, Printed Papers on Public Business, Circa 1779 - 1800 - Circa 1779 - 1800
101 - Salt and Startin
102 - Matthew Boulton: Soho Premises, 1783 - 1802 - 1783 - 1802
103 - Matthew Boulton: Wills, Receipts etc. of Luke Robinson. 1749-1767. - 1749 - 1767
104 - Matthew Boulton: Memoranda – Steam Engines. c. 1776-1803. - c 1776-1803
105 - Papers lent me by Mr. Garbett on the Sheffield Act for marking plated wares. - 1784
106 - Matthew Boulton: Other Files: Boulton & Smith, Boulton: Smith & Lander.
1 - Specification. Engrossed parchment. Sealed and signed ‘James Smith’. - 27 September 1792
2 - Another copy of the drawing with MS 3782/12/106/1. - nd [c1792]
3 - Document in Matthew Boulton’s autograph. - nd [c1792]
4 - Document in James Alston’s autograph. - nd [c1792]
5 - Document in Matthew Boulton’s autograph. - nd [c1792]
6 - Document headed ‘Partnership between M.B. - & 2 Smiths’. - nd [c1792]
7 - Copy press document setting out how profits are to be divided. - nd [c1792]
8 - Document beginning ‘Alotted to ye 2 Smiths £1792.14.4.’. - nd [c1792]
9 - Document setting out the terms of the partnership. - nd [c1792]
10 - Document headed ‘3 Smiths proposals’. - nd [c1792]
11 - Letter. James Alston (Winson Green) to Matthew Boulton (Soho). - 3 May 1793
12 - Document by James Alston. - 8 August 1793
13 - Document entitled ‘Maniere de se server des boucles elastiques fabriquées par letters patentes’. - nd [c1792]
14 - Document entitled ‘Directions for using the Soho Patent Elastic Buckles’. - nd [c1792]
15 - Note. - 3-15 Feb 1794
16 - Letter. John Lander to Matthew Boulton (Soho). - 3 Feb 1794
17 - Letter. John Lander to Matthew Boulton (Soho). - 5 Feb 1794
18 - Letter. John Lander (Birmingham) to Matthew Boulton (Soho). - 22 March 1794
19 - Draft Articles of agreement between Matthew Boulton, James Smith and Benjamin Smith. - nd [1794]
20 - Memorandum of agreement between John Lander of Birmingham in the County of Warwick, jeweller, and Matthew Boulton & James Smith & Benjamin Smith trading under the name of Boulton & Smith of Soho… - nd [c1794]
21 - Notes beginning ‘The following propositions were made by J.Lander to M. Boulton and approved of by him on the part of Boulton & Smith.’ - nd [c1794]
22 - Notes concerning the sales of latchets and jewellery. - nd [c1794]
23 - Memorandum of agreement between John Lander, Matthew Boulton, James and Benjamin Smith. - nd [c1794]
24 - Letter. A. Weston (London) to James Watt jun. (Soho). - 23 July 1794
25 - An order to pay John Thomason £7 5s. 3d. and John Hipkiss £19 19s. 9d. on account of Boulton & Smith. - 16 November 1794
26 - Wrapper endorsed ‘Charles Glover Builder. Accts & Settlemt with him. - 1801
27 - Matthew Boulton to Charles Glover. Manufactory account. - 1793 - 1794
28 - Accounts with Charles Glover. - 1794 - 1801
29 - Letter. J.D. Brown to Matthew Boulton. - October 1801
30 - Proposal. - 31 October 1801
31 - Copy press notice (2 copies). - 31 October 1801
32 - Analysis of partnership deed between Matthew Boulton, James Smith & Benjamin Smith. - October 1801
33 - Notes endorsed ‘B. & J. Smiths as per Parker.’ - 3 November 1801
34 - Notes endorsed ‘A Sketch of a partnership wth James Smith’. - 30 November 1801
35 - Notes endorsed ‘Memorandums of the Processes & Cost of Latchets’. - 12 November 1801
36 - Notes endorsed ‘Notes on my Agreement with J. Smith for a partnership’. - November 1801
37 - List headed ‘The Mint and its Shops’. - nd [1801]
38 - Notes showing the costs of building the Crescent building. - nd [?1801]
39 - List of names of workers and their occupations. - nd [?1801]
40 - Notes endorsed ‘W.D. Brown on discussion of Latchet profits’. - nd [?1801]
41 - Notes endorsed ‘Recapitulations of the partnership & proceedings of Boulton & Smiths.’ - nd [?1801]
42 - Notes headed ‘Jottings’. - nd [?1801]
43 - Proposed letter. Matthew Boulton to John and Benjamin Smith. - nd [?1801]
44 - List of costings. - nd [?1801]
45 - Notes beginning ‘Boulton & Scale began to work for Boulton & Smith the 1st July 1793’. - nd [?1801]
46 - List headed ‘pr Score Gro[ss]’. - nd [?1801]
47 - List headed ‘Latchet Hooks p.score Gross’. - nd [?1801]
48 - Notes headed ‘Contents of the Crescent & Latchet Shops’, with a sketch plan of the Crescent building showing the positions of the workshops. - nd [?1801]
49 - Document headed ‘Recites Patent, former partnership & release in 3 parts dissolve of partnership & investment of all right in patent to James Smith’. - nd [?1801]
50 - Letter. John Mosley (London) to Boulton & Smiths. - 9 July 1802
51 - Notes endorsed ‘Sketch of Proposals to J. Smiths for the settlement of the disputes by sale of the business’. - July 1802
52 - Letter. Peter Le Soup (London) to Boulton & Smiths (Soho). - 10 July 1802
53 - Notes headed ‘Case of MB & Messrs. Smiths’. - July 1802
54 - Letter. James Smith (Soho) to Matthew Robinson Boulton (Soho). - 20 July 1802
55 - Letter. Wm. Bedford to Matthew Robinson Boulton (Soho). - 26 July 1802
56 - Bill headed ‘To Slating done for the Latchet Comp[an]y by Order of Mr Cheshire in Mint Yard by Thos. Dixon’. - 24 November 1802
57 - Document headed ‘Remarks’. - 1802
107 - Matthew Boulton - Diaries - 1766 - 1808
108 - Matthew Boulton - Notebooks - 1777 - 1803
109 - Steam Engines - Miscellaneous Papers. - 1777 - 1803
110 - Miscellaneous Agreements, Legal Documents etc. - 1768 - 1803
111 - Number not used
112 - Miscellaneous Loose Papers of Matthew Boulton - 1704 - 1808
113 - Letters from Lord Hertford to Joshua Sharpe - 1759 - 1762
13 - Correspondence and Papers of Matthew Robinson Boulton - c.1770 - 1842
14 - Papers of Ann Boulton [Daughter of Matthew Boulton] - 1793 - 1829
15 - Accounts of Mrs. Mary Anne Boulton [née Wilkinson, wife of Matthew Robinson Boulton, son of Matthew Boulton] - 1814 - 1827
16 - Other Personal Records - 1759 - 1845
17 - Legal Documents - 1790 - 1818
18 - Records of the 1st Battalion, Loyal Birmingham Volunteers - 1794 - 1805
19 - Records of the Committee at Verdun for the Relief of British Prisoners in France - 1808 - 1813
20 - Miscellaneous Documents - 1759 - 1813?
21 - Additions
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