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Expand 1 - Records of the firm of Boulton & Fothergill - 1757 - 17921 - Records of the firm of Boulton & Fothergill - 1757 - 1792
Expand 2 - Records of the firm of M. Boulton - 1782 - 18162 - Records of the firm of M. Boulton - 1782 - 1816
Expand 3 - Records of Soho Mint - 1791 - 18503 - Records of Soho Mint - 1791 - 1850
Expand 4 - Records of the London Banking Agency - 1802 - 18194 - Records of the London Banking Agency - 1802 - 1819
Expand 5 - Records of Other Firms - 1802 - 18315 - Records of Other Firms - 1802 - 1831
Expand 6 - Household Books and Documents - 1752 - 18636 - Household Books and Documents - 1752 - 1863
Expand 7 - Housekeeper's Books and Accounts (Soho House) - 1787 - 18267 - Housekeeper's Books and Accounts (Soho House) - 1787 - 1826
Expand 8 - Private Books and Documents - 1799 - 18558 - Private Books and Documents - 1799 - 1855
Expand 9 - Great Tew Books and Documents - 1815 - 18449 - Great Tew Books and Documents - 1815 - 1844
Expand 10 - Miscellaneous Cashiers' and Agents' Records - 1805 - 186310 - Miscellaneous Cashiers' and Agents' Records - 1805 - 1863
Expand 11 - Letters and Papers of Charles James Chubb - 1841 - 186311 - Letters and Papers of Charles James Chubb - 1841 - 1863
Collapse 12 - Correspondence and Papers of Matthew Boulton - 1760 - 180912 - 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
Expand 23 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence 1750 - 1773 - 1750 - 177323 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence 1750 - 1773 - 1750 - 1773
Expand 24 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence 1774 - 1779 - 1774 - 177924 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence 1774 - 1779 - 1774 - 1779
Expand 25 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence 1780 - 178025 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence 1780 - 1780
Expand 26 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1781 - 178126 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1781 - 1781
Expand 27 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1782 - 178227 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1782 - 1782
Expand 28 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1783 - 178328 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1783 - 1783
Expand 29 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1784 - 178429 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1784 - 1784
Expand 30 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1785 - 178530 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1785 - 1785
Expand 31 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1786 - 178631 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1786 - 1786
Expand 32 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1787 - 178732 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1787 - 1787
Expand 33 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1788 - 178833 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1788 - 1788
Expand 34 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1789 - 178934 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1789 - 1789
Expand 35 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1790 - 179035 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1790 - 1790
Expand 36 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1791 - 179136 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1791 - 1791
Expand 37 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1792 - 179237 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1792 - 1792
Expand 38 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1793 - 179338 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1793 - 1793
Expand 39 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1794 - 179439 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1794 - 1794
Expand 40 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1795 - 179540 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1795 - 1795
Expand 41 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1796 - 179641 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1796 - 1796
Expand 42 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1797 - 179742 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1797 - 1797
Expand 43 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1798 - 179843 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1798 - 1798
Expand 44 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1799 - 179944 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1799 - 1799
Expand 45 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1800 - 180045 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1800 - 1800
Expand 46 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1801 - 180146 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1801 - 1801
Expand 47 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1802 - 180247 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1802 - 1802
Expand 48 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1803 - 180348 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1803 - 1803
Expand 49 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1804 - 180449 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1804 - 1804
Expand 50 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1805 - 180550 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1805 - 1805
Expand 51 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1806 - 180651 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1806 - 1806
Expand 52 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1807 - 180752 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1807 - 1807
Expand 53 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1808 - 180853 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1808 - 1808
Expand 54 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1809 - 180954 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, 1809 - 1809
Expand 55 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, Undated55 - Matthew Boulton: General Correspondence, Undated
Expand 56 - Matthew Boulton: Sir Joseph Banks, 1779-1806. - 1779 - 180656 - Matthew Boulton: Sir Joseph Banks, 1779-1806. - 1779 - 1806
Expand 57 - Matthew Boulton, Matthew Robinson Boulton, 1783 - 1807 - 1783 - 180757 - Matthew Boulton, Matthew Robinson Boulton, 1783 - 1807 - 1783 - 1807
Expand 58 - Matthew Boulton, William D. Brown, 1792 - 1805 - 1792 - 180558 - Matthew Boulton, William D. Brown, 1792 - 1805 - 1792 - 1805
Expand 59 - Matthew Boulton, Richard Chippindall;  William Cheshire. 1782 - 1804 - 1782 - 180459 - Matthew Boulton, Richard Chippindall; William Cheshire. 1782 - 1804 - 1782 - 1804
Expand 60 - Matthew Boulton: John Fothergill;  Mrs. Fothergill;  Misses Fothergill;  Swellengrebel. 1764 - 1801. - 1764 - 180160 - Matthew Boulton: John Fothergill; Mrs. Fothergill; Misses Fothergill; Swellengrebel. 1764 - 1801. - 1764 - 1801
Expand 61 - Matthew Boulton, Samuel Garbett:  Bankruptcy and Miscellaneous Letters, &c. - 1770 - 178561 - Matthew Boulton, Samuel Garbett: Bankruptcy and Miscellaneous Letters, &c. - 1770 - 1785
Expand 62 - Matthew Boulton: Samuel Garbett:  Bankruptcy and Miscellaneous Letters, &c.  1786-1797. - 1786 - 179762 - Matthew Boulton: Samuel Garbett: Bankruptcy and Miscellaneous Letters, &c. 1786-1797. - 1786 - 1797
Expand 63 - Matthew Boulton: John Hodges;  Isaac Nelson;  Johann Herman Ebbinghaus; John Hinckley Mitchell. - 1764 - 180263 - Matthew Boulton: John Hodges; Isaac Nelson; Johann Herman Ebbinghaus; John Hinckley Mitchell. - 1764 - 1802
Expand 64 - Matthew Boulton: Ann Holbrook (née Mynd);  Thomas Holbrook, 1794. - 1793 - 180464 - Matthew Boulton: Ann Holbrook (née Mynd); Thomas Holbrook, 1794. - 1793 - 1804
Expand 65 - Matthew Boulton: James Keir;  Logan Henderson. 1771 - 1804. - 1771 - 180465 - Matthew Boulton: James Keir; Logan Henderson. 1771 - 1804. - 1771 - 1804
Expand 66 - Matthew Boulton: James Lawson;  John Southern;  John Roberts. 1788-1799. - 1788 - 179966 - Matthew Boulton: James Lawson; John Southern; John Roberts. 1788-1799. - 1788 - 1799
Expand 67 - Matthew Boulton, William Matthews;  Charlotte Matthews, 1770-1791.67 - Matthew Boulton, William Matthews; Charlotte Matthews, 1770-1791.
Expand 68 - Matthew Boulton: William Matthews;  Charlotte Matthews. 1792 - 1796. - 1792 - 179668 - Matthew Boulton: William Matthews; Charlotte Matthews. 1792 - 1796. - 1792 - 1796
Expand 69 - Matthew Boulton: Charlotte Matthews, 1797 - 1799. - 1797 - 179969 - Matthew Boulton: Charlotte Matthews, 1797 - 1799. - 1797 - 1799
Expand 70 - Matthew Boulton: Charlotte Matthews.  1800 - 1801. - 1800 - 180170 - Matthew Boulton: Charlotte Matthews. 1800 - 1801. - 1800 - 1801
Expand 71 - Matthew Boulton: John Motteux;  Charles Vere. 1765-1804. - 1765 - 180471 - Matthew Boulton: John Motteux; Charles Vere. 1765-1804. - 1765 - 1804
Expand 72 - Matthew Boulton: John Scale;  George & John Scale. 1765-1802. - 1765 - 180272 - Matthew Boulton: John Scale; George & John Scale. 1765-1802. - 1765 - 1802
Expand 73 - Matthew Boulton: John Vivian;  Thomas Williams;  John Wilkinson; William Wilkinson;  John Hurd. 1772-1805 - 1772 - 180573 - Matthew Boulton: John Vivian; Thomas Williams; John Wilkinson; William Wilkinson; John Hurd. 1772-1805 - 1772 - 1805
Expand 74 - Matthew Boulton, Zaccheus Walker Senior - 1765 - 179074 - Matthew Boulton, Zaccheus Walker Senior - 1765 - 1790
Expand 75 - Matthew Boulton, Zaccheus Walker Senior - 1791 - 180675 - Matthew Boulton, Zaccheus Walker Senior - 1791 - 1806
Expand 76 - Matthew Boulton and James Watt 1768 - 1779 - 1768 - 177976 - Matthew Boulton and James Watt 1768 - 1779 - 1768 - 1779
Expand 77 - Matthew Boulton and James Watt 1780 - 1781 - 1780 - 178177 - Matthew Boulton and James Watt 1780 - 1781 - 1780 - 1781
Expand 78 - Matthew Boulton and James Watt 1782 - 1784 - 1782 - 178478 - Matthew Boulton and James Watt 1782 - 1784 - 1782 - 1784
Expand 79 - Matthew Boulton and James Watt;  James Watt Jr 1785 - 1791 - 1785 - 179179 - Matthew Boulton and James Watt; James Watt Jr 1785 - 1791 - 1785 - 1791
Expand 80 - Matthew Boulton: Ambrose Weston;  James Weston, 1792-1801 - 1792 - 180180 - Matthew Boulton: Ambrose Weston; James Weston, 1792-1801 - 1792 - 1801
Expand 81 - Matthew Boulton: John Whitehurst;  Josiah Wedgwood;  Thomas Day; John Roebuck. 1760-1800. - 1760 - 180081 - Matthew Boulton: John Whitehurst; Josiah Wedgwood; Thomas Day; John Roebuck. 1760-1800. - 1760 - 1800
Expand 82 - Matthew Boulton: Thomas Wilson, 1773 - 1804 - 1773 - 180482 - Matthew Boulton: Thomas Wilson, 1773 - 1804 - 1773 - 1804
Expand 83 - Matthew Boulton, John Woodward, 1793 - 1803 - 1793 - 180383 - Matthew Boulton, John Woodward, 1793 - 1803 - 1793 - 1803
Expand 84 - Matthew Boulton; John Woodward, 1804 - 1805 - 1804 - 180584 - Matthew Boulton; John Woodward, 1804 - 1805 - 1804 - 1805
Expand 85 - Matthew Boulton: Charles Wyatt; Samuel Wyatt, 1760-1803. - 1760 - 180385 - Matthew Boulton: Charles Wyatt; Samuel Wyatt, 1760-1803. - 1760 - 1803
Expand 86 - Matthew Boulton; Albion Mill 1784 - 1799 - 1784 - 179986 - Matthew Boulton; Albion Mill 1784 - 1799 - 1784 - 1799
Expand 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 - 179487 - 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
Expand 88 - Matthew Boulton: Assay Office, Birmingham, Vol. 1. 1758 - 1773 - 1758 - 177388 - Matthew Boulton: Assay Office, Birmingham, Vol. 1. 1758 - 1773 - 1758 - 1773
Expand 89 - Matthew Boulton: Assay Office, Birmingham, Vol. 2.  1773 - 1784 - 1773 - 178489 - Matthew Boulton: Assay Office, Birmingham, Vol. 2. 1773 - 1784 - 1773 - 1784
Expand 90 - Matthew Boulton: Cornish Mines;  Copper Trade;  Cornish Metal Co;  Copper Smelting;  Foreign Copper Markets & Mines.  1778 - 1800. - 1778 - 180090 - Matthew Boulton: Cornish Mines; Copper Trade; Cornish Metal Co; Copper Smelting; Foreign Copper Markets & Mines. 1778 - 1800. - 1778 - 1800
Expand 91 - Matthew Boulton: French Coinage. 1791 - 1793. - 1791 - 179391 - Matthew Boulton: French Coinage. 1791 - 1793. - 1791 - 1793
Expand 92 - Matthew Boulton: Irish Propositions. 1785.92 - Matthew Boulton: Irish Propositions. 1785.
Expand 93 - Matthew Boulton: Mrs. Montagu's Glass;  Silk Reels;  China Trade (Lord Macartney's Embassy).  1771 - 1792 - 1771 - 179293 - Matthew Boulton: Mrs. Montagu's Glass; Silk Reels; China Trade (Lord Macartney's Embassy). 1771 - 1792 - 1771 - 1792
Expand 94 - Matthew Boulton: Shrievalty, M. Boulton;  Soho Volunteer Association;  County Rates of Warwickshire Discussion;  Harborne Poor’s Rate Dispute. - 1792 - 180394 - Matthew Boulton: Shrievalty, M. Boulton; Soho Volunteer Association; County Rates of Warwickshire Discussion; Harborne Poor’s Rate Dispute. - 1792 - 1803
Expand 95 - Matthew Boulton: Agreements, 1763 - 1777 - 1763 - 177795 - Matthew Boulton: Agreements, 1763 - 1777 - 1763 - 1777
Expand 96 - Matthew Boulton: Bonds (Cancelled) and Receipts.96 - Matthew Boulton: Bonds (Cancelled) and Receipts.
Expand 97 - Matthew Boulton: Copper Coinage - Government97 - Matthew Boulton: Copper Coinage - Government
Expand 98 - Matthew Boulton: Paris98 - Matthew Boulton: Paris
Expand 99 - Matthew Boulton: Plans, Schemes and Advertisements99 - Matthew Boulton: Plans, Schemes and Advertisements
Expand 100 - Matthew Boulton, Printed Papers on Public Business, Circa 1779 - 1800 - Circa 1779 - 1800100 - Matthew Boulton, Printed Papers on Public Business, Circa 1779 - 1800 - Circa 1779 - 1800
Expand 101 - Salt and Startin101 - Salt and Startin
Expand 102 - Matthew Boulton: Soho Premises, 1783 - 1802 - 1783 - 1802102 - Matthew Boulton: Soho Premises, 1783 - 1802 - 1783 - 1802
Expand 103 - Matthew Boulton: Wills, Receipts etc. of Luke Robinson. 1749-1767.
 - 1749 - 1767103 - Matthew Boulton: Wills, Receipts etc. of Luke Robinson. 1749-1767. - 1749 - 1767
Expand 104 - Matthew Boulton: Memoranda – Steam Engines. c. 1776-1803. - c 1776-1803104 - 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
Expand 106 - Matthew Boulton: Other Files: Boulton & Smith, Boulton: Smith & Lander.106 - Matthew Boulton: Other Files: Boulton & Smith, Boulton: Smith & Lander.
Expand 107 - Matthew Boulton - Diaries - 1766 - 1808107 - Matthew Boulton - Diaries - 1766 - 1808
Expand 108 - Matthew Boulton - Notebooks - 1777 - 1803108 - Matthew Boulton - Notebooks - 1777 - 1803
Expand 109 - Steam Engines - Miscellaneous Papers. - 1777 - 1803109 - Steam Engines - Miscellaneous Papers. - 1777 - 1803
Expand 110 - Miscellaneous Agreements, Legal Documents etc. - 1768 - 1803110 - Miscellaneous Agreements, Legal Documents etc. - 1768 - 1803
111 - Number not used
Collapse 112 - Miscellaneous Loose Papers of Matthew Boulton - 1704 - 1808112 - Miscellaneous Loose Papers of Matthew Boulton - 1704 - 1808
1 - Receipt. Richard Pyott (Lichfield) to Lawrence Spooner (Stafford) - 8 April 1704
2 - Letter. Zachariah Babington (—) to Dorothy Babington (—) - 20 Mar 1716
3 - Copy of a poem written by Matthew Boulton and placed in the coffin of his first wife, Mary - nd c August 1759
4 - Receipt. Thos. Heywood (?) to Matthew Boulton - 7 November 1759
5 - List of burials at St. Philip’s, Birmingham, in 1765 - 1765
6 - Promissory note from Matthew Boulton to Anthony Mainwaring - 23 May 1766
7 - Receipt. Edward [Walker] to John Fox - 21 April 1767
8 - Engraved ticket for the Town Machine at Snow Hill for the use of the poor - 18 July 1772
9 - Engraved coal ticket for coals weighed at Handsworth Machine - 7 October 1772
10 - Dr. Joseph Black’s theory of heat abstracted from notes taken at the sessions - 1775 - 1776
11 - Printed Table of the Equation of Time , showing how much a clock should be faster or slower than the sun, every day in the year. By James Ferguson - 1776
12 - Memorandum of the balance of Mr. Hawker’s account - 10 February 1777
13 - Memorandum. Instructions for the box of Mr. Joseph Dyott to be sent by the coach at 6 o’clock from the Swan - 3 March 1777
14 - Wrapper for Mrs. E. Terry’s account with Matthew Boulton - [1779]
15 - Catalogue of Commissioners for the Court of Conscience - 1780
16 - Letter. Francis Edwards [Cornwall] to Mr. Henderson (—) - 13 June 1781
17 - Observations on a Rolling Mill. ?John Edwards (—) to Matthew Boulton (Plangary) - [1781]
18 - Receipt. John Scale to Z. Walker - 31 May 1782
19 - Balance sheet for Messrs. Jee & Eginton - 1782 - 1783
20 - Memorandum of account between T. Houlbrooke, A. Hoskins and Dr. Roebuck - [1782]
21 - Memorandum of payments paid on account of Mrs. Hos[kins] - [1782]
22 - Memorandum of payments to Mr. T. Houlbrooke - [1782]
23 - Translations of letters from M. Genet, and M. Sage, dating from Mar—Jul. 1783 - Mar 1783 - July 1783
24 - Printed report of proceedings respecting the sale and prices of tea - 4 November 1784
25 - Conditions of the bond for £2000 given up by Jee & Eginton - 1784 - 1791
26 - Receipt. Malcolm Logan to Matthew Boulton - 25 June 1785 - 28 Jan 1786
27 - Receipt. Malcolm Logan to Matthew Boulton - 17 June 1785 - 29 April 1786
28 - Printed ‘copy of the tenor of a letter, which Mr. Boulton and Mr. Baxter defired Mr. Nicholls would write to crditors of Francis Garbett and Company.’ - 24 December 1785
29 - Notes on the evidence given on Aime Argand’s lamps trial - c Feb 1786
30 - Notes and remarks on Andrew Collins’ intended route for travel - [May 1787]
31 - Draft letter. [Matthew Boulton] (—) to the Basingstoke Canal Co. - 1787
32 - Document entitled, ‘Instructions dresées pour Mr. S. Vaughan par son bon ami Roh. Valltravers à Hamburg, 1787.’ - 1787
33 - Bill. Thomas Handley to Boulton & Watt - May 1788 - August 1790
34 - Minutes of a meeting about the Country Rates held at the Hotel - 1 Mar 1790
35 - Minutes of a meeting about the Country Rates held at the Hotel, Birmingham - 3 Mar 1790
36 - Minutes of a meeting about the Country Rates held at the Public Office - 13 April 1790
37 - Minutes of a meeting about the Country Rates held at the Hotel - 14 April 1790
38 - Memorandum endorsed, ‘Names of Don Pasqual Mensa partners in Spain.’ - 11 June 1790
39 - William Cheshire’s memorandum of what Smith the Gardner said in respect to the upkeep of the gardens at Soho - 1791 - 1792
40 - Document concerning the debt of Bordieu Chollet and Bordieu, ‘plaintiff in a plea of debt upon demand of ten thousand pounds’ - 4 April 1792
41 - Prescriptions and directions by William Withering for Matthew Boulton - August 1792
42 - Account. Bourdieu Chollet & Bourdieu - 1793
43 - Bill. Bourdieu Chollet & Bourdieu with Matthew Boulton - 8 June 1793 - 22 Feb 1794
44 - Record of the copper account between Bourdieu Chollet & Bourdieu and Matthew Boulton - 8 June 1793
45 - Order for nails by Andrew Buchanan - 1793
46 - Account. W. D. Brown (Soho) to Matthew Boulton (—) - 12 February 1794
47 - Statement of John Bingham’s affairs - Mar 1794
48 - Mrs Lloyd’s offer for a hotel on New Street - September 1794
49 - Notice of a meeting of the Handsworth Turnpike Trustees - 4 December 1794
50 - Orders for pistols, clasps &c., for Staffordshire Volunteers - 1794
51 - Letter. Walker Hog to [Matthew Boulton] - Mar 1795
52 - Copy letter. Case relative to Harvey’s Cottage - 17 September 1795
53 - Letter. Daniel Eccleston (Lancaster) to John Sinclair (—) - 10 November 1795
54 - Printed petition. Daniel Eccleston (Lancaster) to Matthew Boulton (Soho) - 1 December 1795
55 - Order for trees from Matthew Boulton (Soho) to H. Hammond (Rugely) - 25 December 1795
56 - Letter. L’Agence de l’attelier monetaire - [1795]
57 - Case for opinion. John Edgworth [London] to Matthew Boulton (—) - 25 Jan 1796
58 - Two summons for Mary Weston to appear at Stafford County Court - 8 August 1796
59 - An account of Jee & Eginton’s stock - September 1796
60 - A list of prints and their quantities belonging to Jee Eginton & Co. - 19 October 1796
61 - Wrapper for 232/213—232/229, Samuel Ford’s affairs - 1796
62 - Letter. ? - Matthew Boulton - n.d.
63 - Jottings made at and for the general meeting of Samuel Ford’s creditors - 25 October 1796
64 - Statement concerning the debts of Samuel Ford as represented to the creditors - [1796]
65 - Notes from Samuel Ford’s trust deed - [1796]
66 - An account of Samuel Ford’s debts in various countries - 1796
67 - Document entitled; ‘Heads of Mr. Ford’s Trust Deed’ - 1797
68 - General Statement of Samuel Ford’s account - 23 Mar 1798
69 - Jotting for the general meeting of Samuel Ford’s creditors - 23 Mar 1798
70 - Document entitled; ‘The humble address of Samuel Ford to his trustees and creditors’ - Mar 1798
71 - Document entitled: ‘Remarks on a paper entitled ‘Observations on the relative heights at which vessels of different sections will carry their lading without danger of overturning.’ By William Chapman, M.R.I.A Engineer - c 1796
72 - Directions for using Argand & Co’s. Patent Lamps, made and sold by Matthew Boulton - November 1797
73 - Printed document, ‘Friends and Countrymen, your country is in danger.’ - 10 Mar 1798
74 - A prescription for Matthew Boulton from William Withering - 14 April 1798
75 - Estimate for military saddles. Thomas Bridgeman [Birmingham] to Matthew Boulton (—) - 20 June 1798
76 - Printed address to the Board of Agriculture by Lord Somerville - 27 November 1798
77 - Notes for the execution of a medallion of Lord Nelson by [Matthew Boulton] - c 1798
78 - Memorandum of copper received from the English Copper Company - 19 Feb 1799
79 - Printed Calendar of the Prisoners for Felony and Misdemeanours in Staffordshire - 27 Mar 1799
80 - Bill. The Mint of the United States to Matthew Boulton - 18 June 1799
81 - Document headed ‘Weights of 103 casks of Copper Planchets forwarded to Liverpool to be shipped on board the ?Clothier, Captain A. D. Gardner, consigned to Elias Boudinot Esquire, of the United States of America by Matthew Boulton - 20 June 1799
82 - Printed advertisement for the sale of Capital Estate, Coal and Iron Mines, to be sold by auction by Mr. Smith, at Garraway's Coffee House, Change Alley, Cornhill - 16 August 1799
83 - Copies of correspondence between George C. Fox & Sons and Charlotte Matthews - October 1799
84 - Record of George C. Fox & Sons’ copper account - 1799
85 - Record of Matthew Boulton’s account with Samuel Glover - Jan 1800
86 - Extract of a letter from Mr. Scmidt at Copenhagen, docketed, ‘our agent at Hamburgh.’ - 18 July 1800
87 - Order for 200 bars or bolts, 5000 sheets of 27 ounces to the square foot, etc. - 18 September 1800
88 - Document entitled ‘Conditions for the contract for Copper.’ - 1800
89 - Order for two barrels of halfpence by James Woodmason - 1800
90 - Document endorsed, ‘Westminster Soup rect. for making.’ - [1800]
91 - Printed ‘Calendar of the Prisoners for Felony and Misdemeanors.’ Staffordshire Summer Assizes - 22 July 1801
92 - Letter. William Bedford [Birmingham] to Mrs. Bedford (London). - 4 August 1801
93 - ’Memorandum of Joseph Montgolfier relative to various applications of his Belier with explanatory sketches given. Z. W., for Mr. Boulton.’ - September 1801
94 - Printed notice of sale by auction of Messrs. Roe & Co’s. smelting and refining works - October 1801
95 - Notes on a meeting to discuss forming a Botanical Society with the appendage of a garden - November 1801
96 - Document headed ‘Formulas for the calculation of the effects of Argand Montgolfier’s Water Ram.’ By John Southern - [1801]
97 - Memorandum for the delivery of C. Glover’s account to William Cheshire - 25 January 1802
98 - Memorandum of bills to the value of £3000 lent to Benjamin Stokes - 10 Feb 1802
99 - Document entitled: ‘Indent of Copper coins required for the use of the presidency of Fort St. George.’ - 17 Feb 1802
100 - Bond. Samuel Glover and Matthew Boulton - 27 April 1802
101 - Bond. Samuel Glover and Matthew Boulton - 27 April 1802
102 - Bond. Samuel Glover and Matthew Boulton - 27 April 1802
103 - Bill. Joel Cadbury (London) to Joseph Gibbins (London) - 21 May 1802
104 - Statement of Samuel Glover’s account with Matthew Boulton - 19 July 1802
105 - Certificate of John Lezel’s character and behaviour - 1802
106 - Revd. Peter Charles Curtis - Matthew Boulton. Tithe account - 1802
107 - Notes regarding the business of Joseph Priestley and Mrs. Sarah Finch and her children with Matthew Boulton, Samuel Galton and William Vaughan as trustees - [1802 - 1803]
108 - Document endorsed; ‘A sketch of Miss Linwood’s wants for the new rooms in Picadilly.’ - 15 Jan 1803
109 - Document endorsed, ‘Toney’s agreement to relinquish Garden.’ - 24 Mar 1803
110 - Printed Table of Rates of the Royal-Exchange Assurance Annuity Company - 18 May 1803
111 - Document entitled,’A list of the Coins and Medals Mr. Boulton chuses to keep from those Medals &c. sent him (on sale or return) by Mr. [Matthew] Young.’ - 23 May 1803
112 - Memorandum of Boulton & Watt’s account with the Dudley Canal Company - July 1803
113 - Robert Wheeler’s prices for Musquet barrells - 1 August 1803
114 - Remarks in Matthew Boulton’s hand, Birmingham & Lloyd’s subscription for the benefit of poor sufferers by the war - August 1803
115 - Jottings by Matthew Boulton on the manufacturing of Musquets for government - November 1803
116 - H. Cramond’s terms for teaching French - 1803
117 - Agreement. Matthew Boulton and Bedford & Meecham - [1803]
118 - Copy of a statement by Reverend Thomas Lane, of Highway Levys - [1803]
119 - Memorandum of repairs of Coal Bank Farm - May 1804
120 - Memorandum of repairs to be done at Coal Brook Farm - [May 1804]
121 - Copy letter. M. Boulton & Boulton Co. (Soho) to I. Davison (London) - 8 November 1804
122 - George Mynds’s account of his furniture - December 1804
123 - List of premises at Curborough, belonging to Lord Spencer Chichester, to be sold - 1804
124 - Printed list of the names of the Jurors at the Staffordshire Summer Assizes - 1804
125 - Wrapper for Samuel Galton’s letters to Matthew Boulton concerning William Finch’s affairs. - nd.
126 - Printed minutes of a meeting of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Co. - 12 Feb 1805
127 - Memorandum on Hockley Brook Farm - [July 1805]
128 - Poetic address to Lord Eldon headed; ‘An epistolary imitation of some passages in Horace’s Ode to Granpleus (the 16th of the 2nd book)’ - 21 August 1805
129 - Printed document detailing ‘arguments for the establishment of a new copper company, and observations on the state of the copper trade.’ - 1805
130 - Matthew Boulton’s ticket for the Royal Institution - 1805
131 - Matthew Boulton’s account for Highway Levys - [1806]
132 - Printed document entitled: ‘Finance’ - 1807
133 - Printed ‘Catalogue of the valuable stock of shop tools comprising oval lathes, vices, dies, &c. belonging to Mr. John Powell, Suffolk Street, Birmingham.’ - February 1808
134 - Inventory of sundries to be sold at Mr. Powell’s place - 1808
135 - Wrapper. Mr Nathaniel Jeffrys Cutler to his Majesty in the Strand, London - nd.
136 - Requisitions of ye Proprietors of the Mills to those of the Canal - nd.
137 - Catalogue of minerals from Mr. Deriabin - nd.
138 - List of members that form the Committee of Shipping for the East India Company - nd.
139 - Memorandum of coinage. Otto Jacob Finck to Matthew Boulton - nd.
140 - Law report regarding a buckle patent granted to Mr. Eley - nd.
141 - Receipt. Thomas Fisher to Matthew Boulton - nd.
142 - Document entitled: ‘A parable against persecution in imitation of scripture language’ - nd.
143 - Printed copy of Samuel Galton’s address to the monthly meeting of the Society of Friends of the monthly meeting at Birmingham, to justify his operation of a manufactory of arms - nd.
144 - Document entitled; ‘Mes intantions, sons’ from D. Gastedoux - nd.
145 - Queries and answers concerning the price of grain - nd.
146 - Petition from Edward Atkins Harrop to the Court of Directors of the United East India Company - nd.
147 - Document endorsed; ‘Statement of muck transaction with Holden.’ - nd.
148 - Proposal for the widening of Hockley Pool Dam, complete with plan and estimate - nd.
149 - Document endorsed: ‘Information on the stoppage of canals.’ - nd.
150 - Advertisement from Mr. G. Johnstone, offering his services as an amanuensis, agent, or book keeper, during his unemployed hours - nd.
151 - Printed document endorsed; ‘Leicester Meeting for alleviating the distresses of the poor.’ - nd.
152 - Document entitled: ‘Chief contents of Mr. A. Lieutaud’s lie.’ - nd.
153 - Calculations of the value and repairs of George Mynd’s farms - nd.
154 - Queries about Penge Estate - nd.
155 - Memorandum of Mr [Thomas] Sherratt’s information respecting the time required by his boat to be in town - nd.
156 - Notes by Matthew Boulton concerning his dispute with John Fothergill - nd.
157 - Mr. Keir’s recipe for the preparation of paper - nd.
158 - Documents endorsed, ‘Prices of East India money.’ - nd.
159 - Current account of [Copying] Machines Messrs. James Watt & Co., with James Woodmason - nd.
160 - Two Trade cards for Hendrikus de Heus - nd.
161 - Memorandum. Matthew Boulton to Zachariah Walker - nd.
Expand 113 - Letters from Lord Hertford to Joshua Sharpe - 1759 - 1762113 - Letters from Lord Hertford to Joshua Sharpe - 1759 - 1762
Expand 13 - Correspondence and Papers of Matthew Robinson Boulton - c.1770 - 184213 - Correspondence and Papers of Matthew Robinson Boulton - c.1770 - 1842
Expand 14 - Papers of Ann Boulton [Daughter of Matthew Boulton] - 1793 - 182914 - Papers of Ann Boulton [Daughter of Matthew Boulton] - 1793 - 1829
Expand 15 - Accounts of Mrs. Mary Anne Boulton [née Wilkinson, wife of Matthew Robinson Boulton, son of Matthew Boulton] - 1814 - 182715 - Accounts of Mrs. Mary Anne Boulton [née Wilkinson, wife of Matthew Robinson Boulton, son of Matthew Boulton] - 1814 - 1827
Expand 16 - Other Personal Records - 1759 - 184516 - Other Personal Records - 1759 - 1845
Expand 17 - Legal Documents - 1790 - 181817 - Legal Documents - 1790 - 1818
Expand 18 - Records of the 1st Battalion, Loyal Birmingham Volunteers - 1794 - 180518 - Records of the 1st Battalion, Loyal Birmingham Volunteers - 1794 - 1805
Expand 19 - Records of the Committee at Verdun for the Relief of British Prisoners in France - 1808 - 181319 - Records of the Committee at Verdun for the Relief of British Prisoners in France - 1808 - 1813
Expand 20 - Miscellaneous Documents - 1759 - 1813?20 - Miscellaneous Documents - 1759 - 1813?
Expand 21 - Additions21 - Additions

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