Stafford Militia and the Saracen's Head
The document above signed by Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803), the Marquis of Stafford, refers to an Act passed by Parliament for the raising of military forces. The document describes the act which ...
The Foxley Charity in Trentham, 1670
In her will, made in 1670, Lady Katherine Leveson, the wife of Sir Richard Leveson (1698-1661), established the Foxley Charity. This charity provided money for the maintenance of widows and poor children ...
The General Election at Lichfield, 1761
In 1761 Thomas Anson and Hugo Meynell stood as the Gower-Anson party candidates to represent Lichfield at the General Election.
Although the Gower-Anson party hoped to stand without opposition, rumours ...
The Hordern Family: The History of a Family Business in North Staffordshire
The Hordern family of Newcastle-under-Lyme were candle makers, or tallow chandlers. The Sutherland Papers feature documents relating to the family’s business and its development over a century between ...
The Library and Servant's Room at Trentham Hall
Amongst the papers of Sir John Leveson Gower, first Earl Gower (1694-1754) is a document entitled ‘An Estimate for the workmanship of the Carcase of a building design’d for a Library and Servants Room ...
The Lichfield Races
During the eighteenth century, the nobility were attracted to Lichfield to attend the race meetings which were an important feature of the City's social calendar at this time. Lasting between two and ...
The Sutherland Estates: The Scottish Estates
The Sutherland Estate had been the largest landed estate in the Highlands for much of the eighteenth century, and previous to that date; owned by the Gordon family, under their title of Earls of Sutherland ...
The Theft of Canal at the Marquis of Stafford's Collieries
This letter from November 1798 refers to a case involving five people who had been 'detected stealing canal from the Marquis of Stafford's Works at Meirheath'.
The letter written by Thomas Heath deliberates ...
The Trentham Estate: The Chief Agent’s Cash Book, 1778-1785
The image above shows a page taken from the Chief Agent’s Cash Book dating from 1778-1785. Thomas Horwood, Earl Gower’s Chief Agent during this period was responsible for keeping this account of payments ...
The Williamson Family and Stafford
The Williamson family of Stafford played an important role in the local politics of the Borough. Owning substantial lands in Staffordshire, Ralph, John, Thomas, Gervais and William Williamson all served ...
Thomas Brundred Ash Mine Agreement, 1792
A transcription of this document features below:
Mearheath colliery
Thomas Burndred agrees with Thomas Heath to finish ash mine sinking pit in the Mearhay ( colliery ...
Thomas Burndred Wage Agreement, Meirheath Colliery, 1799
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Meirheath colliery Dec. 3rd 1799
T, Burndred to have five shillings and sixpence per cart load for getting drawing and selling the coals ...
Thomas Colclough Receipt of Payment for Drawing Dirt from the Limestone Pit, 1798
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Mearheath Colliery
Recd June 2nd 1798 of the Marquis of Stafford by Thomas Heath five shillings being an allowance for drawing dirt out of the limestone ...
Thomas Colclough Receipt of Payment for Sinking a Limestone Pit, 1798
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Mearheath colliery Received May 5th 1798 of the Marquis of Stafford by W. Heath Two pounds five shillings and fourpence for sinking a limestone pit ...
Thomas Gilbert and Election Campaigns in Lichfield
Thomas Gilbert’s Letter to Lord Gower, 25th December 1754: Election Expenses
Thomas Gilbert was a land agent who worked for the Leveson-Gower family. Gilbert became responsible for managing the Gower ...
Thomas Gilbert Letter, 28th December 1754 : The Local Election, December 1754
As the Lichfield Election Campaign for the December 1754 election got underway, Gilbert wrote a letter to Earl Gower reporting on the Gower-Anson party’s Election Campaign. Gilbert had been attending ...
Thomas Gilbert’s Observations on Mr. Cobb’s Accounts
The local elections of the late 1740s and 1753 cost the Gower-Anson party a great deal of money, particularly in rallying support by treating voters to free food and drink at local public houses. Examining ...
Thomas Heath's Accounts, 1783-1792
This document concerns payments made to various people in the Hanley, Cobridge, and Shelton area by Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803) Marquis of Stafford for roadways driven to get coal from Hanley ...