Letter Book

Scope and Content

Copies of letters sent from McConnel & Co. to various individuals. The recipients are listed below, with page numbers given in brackets. Some of the letters in this volume are faded.

  • Alliance Insurance Co., of Manchester, Lancs (28, 48, 50, 81, 86, 119, 127, 146, 149, 153, 213, 323, 328, 337, 344)
  • Alston, Mather & Co., of Glasgow, Scotland (66)
  • Andrews, J. & J., of Dublin, Ireland (245)
  • Atlas Assurance Office, of Manchester, Lancs (48, 50, 153, 174, 328, 334, 337)
  • Baird, James, of Glasgow, Scotland (265)
  • Barker, Evans & Co., of Oldham, Lancs (285)
  • Beardmore, Mr, of Chesterfield, Derbs (245)
  • Beardmore, Joshua, of Islington, London (195)
  • Boden & Morley, of Derby (140)
  • Boulony & Co., of Rotterdam, Netherlands (30, 82, 146, 211)
  • Bower, William, of Liverpool, Lancs (3, 34, 37, 54, 56, 74, 91, 92, 102, 115, 117, 119, 122, 125, 126, 127, 129, 178, 179, 183, 184, 196, 196, 197, 198, 201, 204, 207, 213, 214, 215, 219, 220, 222, 223, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 233, 234, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 247, 248, 250, 251, 254, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 268, 296, 297, 298, 301, 304, 309, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 321, 322, 324, 325, 331, 336, 338, 340, 342, 343, 344, 349, 351, 354, 356)
  • Bradbury, Mr (305)
  • Brigs, Robert, of Belfast, Ireland (54, 70, 173, 217, 317)
  • Broadbent, Joseph, of Manchester, Lancs (294)
  • Buckley, E., & Co., of Manchester, Lancs (27, 79, 111, 119, 145, 210, 272, 303, 317, 329)
  • Butler, John, of Bolton, Lancs (295)
  • Cartledge, Samuel, & Son, of Nottingham (4, 8, 11, 13, 25, 26, 28, 32, 35, 40, 47, 53, 58, 61, 63, 67, 73, 74, 78, 79, 83, 84, 283, 350)
  • Clark, Allan, & Co., of Belfast, Ireland (66)
  • Courvoisier, Auguste, & Co., of Hamburg, Germany (114, 275, 305, 322, 333)
  • Cropper, J., of Nottingham (276, 279)
  • Curtis, John, of Manchester, Lancs (267, 294, 328)
  • Dyer, J.C., & Co., of Manchester, Lancs (37)
  • Evans, Walter, & Co., of Derby (66, 68, 71, 80, 135, 139, 141)
  • Factory Inspector (107)
  • Fanshaw, Samuel, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs (236)
  • Firmstone, Mr, of Manchester, Lancs (332)
  • Fraser, George, & Son, of Manchester, Lancs (110)
  • Galloway, Bowman & Co., of Glasgow, Scotland (312)
  • Gee, Loft & Co., of Hull, Yorks (28, 81, 112, 146, 211, 273, 304)
  • German, Whealey & Sons (70)
  • Gill, George, of Nottingham (2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 17, 19- 20, 23, 27, 30-31, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 49, 50, 52, 54, 57, 59, 61, 64, 68, 70, 71, 72, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 101, 103, 105, 106, 108, 109, 111, 113, 115, 116, 118, 121, 124, 126, 128, 129, 131-132, 135, 136, 137, 139, 141, 142, 144, 145, 148, 150, 155, 157, 158, 161, 162, 164, 167, 170, 171, 173, 177, 179, 180, 181, 184, 189, 190, 191, 194, 195, 198, 202, 205, 206, 208, 212, 213, 218, 220, 221, 224, 225, 229, 232, 234, 236, 240, 244, 246, 249, 252, 255, 263, 266, 269, 270, 274, 275, 277, 280, 282, 285, 288, 292, 295, 299, 300, 301, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 322, 325, 330, 337, 341, 344, 346, 351, 353, 354, 357)
  • Gilmour, James, of Glasgow, Scotland (65)
  • Globe Assurance Office, of Manchester, Lancs (49, 51, 86, 152, 328)
  • Goudin & Smith, of Charleston, U.S.A. (320, 331)
  • Grime, Mr, of Liverpool, Lancs (353)
  • Hamilton & Speakeman, of Liverpool, Lancs (292)
  • Harley, David, of Glasgow, Scotland (62)
  • Harrison & Jenkinson, of Liverpool, Lancs (25)
  • Heywood Brothers & Co., of Manchester, Lancs (216, 291)
  • Hibberson, James & Joseph, of Manchester, Lancs (165, 259)
  • Hollins, Mr, of Manchester, Lancs (323, 326)
  • Holloway, Thomas, of London (140, 155, 188)
  • Holmes, John, of Dublin, Ireland (163, 193, 214, 233, 252, 256, 300, 303, 317)
  • Holt, George, & Co., of Liverpool, Lancs (7, 35, 42, 54, 58, 69, 72, 76, 97, 99)
  • Holyrood Mill Co., of Chard, Somerset (319)
  • Hornby, John, of Prescot, Lancs (47, 106, 257, 272)
  • Hunter, John & William, of Belfast, Ireland (4, 6, 14, 24, 31, 41, 46, 53, 56, 60, 64, 71, 76, 85, 87, 88, 95, 103, 104, 105, 112, 116, 121, 123, 133, 134, 138, 142, 147, 156, 161, 182, 187, 192, 196, 201, 206, 211, 226, 237, 245, 248, 251, 261, 268, 271, 273, 278, 282, 287, 290, 293, 300, 305, 309, 311, 313, 319, 324, 338, 341, 350, 354, 355)
  • Joule, Benjamin, of Salford, Lancs (307)
  • Kay, William, of Bury, Lancs (122, 168, 217, 257, 271)
  • Kidd, Mr (327)
  • Lace Thread Commission (10)
  • Lees, James, of Manchester, Lancs (24, 164, 175, 305, 324, 330, 345)
  • Locke, Mr, of Balbriggan, Ireland (147, 161, 166)
  • Loft, John, of Hull, Yorks (318, 319, 329)
  • McCulloch, James, & Sons, of London (265)
  • McConnel & Co. (109, 288)
  • McGavin, Robert, of Glasgow, Scotland (1, 6, 10, 14, 18-19, 21, 25, 26, 32-33, 35, 38, 42, 45, 55, 60, 62, 65, 73, 75, 80, 83, 87, 90, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 104, 106, 107, 110, 112, 114, 115, 118, 120, 123, 125, 127, 130, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 140, 143, 144, 146, 149, 152, 154, 156, 159, 160, 163, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 174, 175, 178, 181, 182, 183, 185, 187, 188, 190, 191, 193, 197, 199, 200, 203, 206, 209, 215, 216, 218, 221, 223, 227, 232, 235, 236, 243, 244, 247, 250, 253, 256, 260, 264, 266, 269, 271, 274, 278, 281, 284, 286, 290, 293, 297, 303, 307, 311, 313, 318, 323, 327, 334, 339, 342, 345, 348, 352, 355)
  • McIvor, D., of Liverpool, Lancs (283, 289, 333, 348)
  • McVicar, John, of Manchester, Lancs (335)
  • Manchester Assurance Office, of Manchester, Lancs (49, 51, 55, 103, 153, 328)
  • Manlove, William, of Hisland, Salop (185, 190)
  • Martin & Hartwright, of Manchester, Lancs (74)
  • Mellor, Joseph, of Holymoorside, Derbs (335)
  • Miller, John, & Co., of Barnstaple, Devon (154, 157, 160, 169, 176, 177, 180, 185, 202, 210, 212, 217, 237, 242, 280)
  • Molyneux & Co. (292)
  • Mylins, Charles & Jonas, of Frankfurt, Germany (113, 303)
  • Needham & Nixon, of Nottingham (27, 77, 82, 104,l 200, 209, 231, 241, 284, 340)
  • New Quay Company (281, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 289, 290, 291, 293, 295, 296, 299, 300, 302, 304, 305, 308, 310, 311, 313, 315, 316, 318, 323, 325, 326, 334, 338, 339, 341, 342, 343, 345, 346, 349, 350, 352, 253)
  • Nightingale Grocer's Company (4, 6, 7, 10, 15, 20, 23, 25, 34, 41, 45, 53, 56, 60, 61, 67, 69, 70, 73, 75, 78, 80, 83, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 103, 104, 106, 110, 113, 114, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 123, 124, 127, 130, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 154, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 164, 165, 168, 169, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 178, 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 195, 196, 199, 202, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 211, 213, 214, 215, 216, 219, 222, 226, 227, 232, 235, 237, 238, 241, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 253, 256, 259, 261, 266, 267, 269, 270, 273, 275, 278)
  • Northern & Central Bank of England, of Manchester, Lancs (273, 277, 279)
  • Novelli, Casacuberta, & Co., Merchants, of Manchester, Lancs (241)
  • Ogden & Yates, of Manchester, Lancs (276, 348)
  • Old Quay Company (355, 356)
  • Ormrod & Hardcastle, of Bolton, Lancs (249)
  • Owen, James, of Maria Street, Manchester, Lancs (66)
  • Peel, Robert, of Halifax, Yorks (33, 37, 58, 230, 255, 267, 347)
  • Perkins & Bacon, of London (67, 69, 210, 279)
  • Pheonix Assurance Office (52, 86, 103, 328)
  • Philips, John & Nathaniel, of Manchester, Lancs (84)
  • Pickfords, of Manchester, Lancs (63, 109)
  • Pickup, J., of Worsley, Lancs (332)
  • Police, Commissioners, of Manchester, Lancs (335)
  • Prescott Turner, attorney, of Moss Side, Manchester, Lancs (239)
  • Radfords & Co., Ironmongers, of Manchester, Lancs (240)
  • Railton, John, & Co., of Manchester, Lancs (308)
  • Sandolphe & Co., of Paris, France (117)
  • Shaw, Hugh, & Co., of Manchester, Lancs (59)
  • Smith, Benjamin, & Sons, of Salford, Lancs (132)
  • Smith, J., & Son (16)
  • Stirling, James, of Dublin, Ireland (321, 327)
  • Sun Assurance Co., of Manchester, Lancs (48, 51, 86, 328)
  • Thackery, John, & Son, of Nottingham (11)
  • Thompson, James, of Staveley, Nr Kendal, Westm (15, 20, 22, 39, 81, 310)
  • Troughton, William, of Griffin Beck Mill, Nr Kendal, Westm (151, 208)
  • Walker, Parker & Co., of Chester (15, 287)
  • Weyermann, Gaspard, of St Gallen, Switzerland (7, 22, 29, 33, 44, 55, 67, 82, 93, 100, 108, 120, 133, 139, 145, 159, 172, 186, 203, 204, 209, 221, 233, 262, 272, 286, 302, 320, 329, 338, 357)
  • Wheatcroft, G., & Son, of Manchester, Lancs (71, 93, 165, 330, 337)
  • Wheatley & Riste, of Chard, Somerset (128)
  • Whiteley & Sons, of Halifax, Yorks (36, 230, 347)
  • Widdop, William, of Brighouse, Yorks (36, 230, 254, 347)
  • Wightman, James, of Crich, Derbs (13, 16, 21, 76, 102, 112)
  • Willock, Robert P., of Manchester, Lancs (229)
  • Wroe, Thomas (260)
  • Unidentified/faded (122, 153, 183, 216, 230, 251, 281, 294, 346, 352)