The Sutherland Papers and Civil War Politics
The Sutherland Papers include a copy of the Petition sent by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to the King on 8th September 1642.
Written just after the outbreak of war, the Petition featured ...
The Battle of Hopton Heath, Staffordshire
Amongst the correspondence of Sir Richard Leveson is an account of the famous battle of Hopton Heath which took place on 19th March 1643. This battle was extremely important for Staffordshire’s Royalist ...
Civil War Celebrities in the Sutherland Collection
The Sutherland Collection contains many letters and accounts which refer to important figures from the English Civil War.
Sir Richard Leveson (1598-1661)
Sir Richard Leveson (1598-1661) was a Staffordshire ...
Battle Accounts in the Sutherland Collection
Many of the battle accounts featured in the Sutherland Papers are written from the Royalist perspective, supporting the King. They include accounts of the Battle of Edgehill, the opening battle of the ...
Plan of the Lusitania
At 790 feet long, 32,000 tonnes in weight and with 70,000 horse power, the Lusitania was still somewhat smaller than its rival White Star Line’s Olympic, Britannic and Titanic ships. Nevertheless, the ...
Twentieth Century Cycles: Edward O’Brien
The image above shows a letter written by cycle dealer Edward O’Brien to Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1851-1913), the fourth Duke of Sutherland, in April 1906.
The letter from Edward O'Brien ...
Garage Development in London, 1906
In a letter dated April 1906 Mr. W. B. Peat wrote to the Duke of Sutherland to inform him that ‘The City and Suburban Electric Carriage’ company’s “Niagara” garage was being sold to the ‘Wolseley Tool ...
Work for the Labourers
In August 1807 the Marquis of Stafford's Colliery Superintendant Thomas Heath wrote to Mr. Kite about finding work for labourers who had been 'so useful in the Harvest'. Concerned about the 'hardship' ...
Wood Mine Coal Agreement, 1792
A transcription of this document features below:
This day agreed with Thomas Heath to get and draw woods mine coal in the pit we now work in at two shillings and sevenpence a cart load.
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William Lewis and the Welfare of Tenants
In February 1823 the Marquis of Stafford's Estate Agent William Lewis wrote to Colliery Agent Joseph Burgess at Foley Coal Office with news of Estate business.
Within the letter Lewis refers to an ...
Thomas Heath's Correspondence
Thomas Heath worked for the Leveson-Gower family as a mining Superintendent, overseeing Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803), Marquis of Stafford's collieries in North Staffordshire.
This letter from ...
Thomas Colclough Receipt of Payment for Sinking a Limestone Pit, 1798
A transcription of this document features below:
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 Colclough Receipt of Payment for Drawing Dirt from the Limestone Pit, 1798
A transcription of this document features below:
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 Burndred Wage Agreement, Meirheath Colliery, 1799
A transcription of this document features below:
Meirheath colliery Dec. 3rd 1799
T, Burndred to have five shillings and sixpence per cart load for getting drawing and selling the coals ...
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 ...
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 Michael Gammow Letters by John Burston & Joyce Wilson
The Sutherland Papers include two letters from Michael Gammow, Cleveland House, to Joseph Burgess, Foley Coal Office, circa September 1823.
These letters are an exchange of correspondence between Michael ...
The Gold Edged Letter by John Burston and Joyce Wilson
John and Joyce from the North Staffordshire Mining History Group were intrigued by a gold edged letter which they discovered amongst mining documents in the Sutherland Papers. Their article 'The Gold ...