| Description | Containing letters from various correspondents. Including:
Letter* Dated 7th June 1828
From R.B. Ensell, Wordsley, to Charles Wainwright Esq., 44, Conduit House, Bond Street, London. Re: Invoice for order of various articles of glass ware.
Letter. Dated 2nd September 1842.
From the Excise Office, London, granting permission to attach fresh legs or pillars to flower glasses.
Notice. Dated 5th April 1845. Re: new price list, issued by W.H. B. & J. Richardson, Wordsley Glassworks, Stourbridge, following abolition of duty on glass.
Letter. Dated 7th July 1851. From Henry Cole, Executive Committee for the Great Exhibition of Works of Industry of all Nations, 1851. To 'Messrs Richardson'. Re: request from Her Majesty the Queen for a glass product as exhibited by 'Messrs Richardsons' at the Great Exhibition, to be sent to Buckingham Palace.
Letter. Dated 4th September 1852. From The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Mr W. Matchwick for Captain Owen. To B. Richardson Esq., Wordsley Glass Works, Stourbridge. Re: Prize medals for the Firm of W.H. B. & J. Richardson.
Letter*. Dated 25th October 1853. From Benjamin Richardson, to his son William. Re: Workmen's wages. Signed 'your loving Father'. Found in envelope with cuttings from The Pottery Gazette, on procedures and methods of glassmaking; notes re: 'Numbers made in the Stourbridge District' of various glass products.
Copy Letters from W.H. Richardson (Written on one sheet)
a) Dated 5th May 1859. To Mr W. Ford, Holyrood Glass Works, Edinburgh. Re: making of fine flint glass.
b) Dated 2nd May 1859. To Mr E. Twigg, Solicitor, Burslem. Re: payment of outstanding debt.
c) Dated 2nd May 1859. To Mr John Hawkins, Newcastle. Re: payment of outstanding debt.
d) Dated 5th May 1859. To Mr Geddes, Glasgow. Re: production of fine flint glass.
Letter. Dated 11th May 1859. From W. H. Richardson, The Gardens, Wordsley, Stourbridge. To Mr William Ford, Edinburgh. Re: production of best flint glass.
Notice. Dated 13th August 1861. That the Partnership between William J. Richardson, Frederic J. Mills and Elijah Smith, Flint Glass Manufacturers at Holloway End Glass Works, near Stourbridge, called 'Richardson, Mills and Smith' is to be dissolved.
Notice. Dated 4th April 1871. From Philip Pargeter, Wordsley, Stourbridge. Re: Co-Partnership between W.J. Hodgetts, B. Richardson and P. Pargeter, to be dissolved by mutual arrangement.
Notice. Dated 12th June 1871. From Philip Pargeter, Red House Glass Works. Re: new business set up to manufacture flint and coloured glass at Red House Glass Works
Letter. Dated 24th June 1932. From Charles Mayfield, Antiquary, Research Specialist, Technologist and Author. To Messrs Richardson & Sons, Wordsley Glass Works, Stourbridge.
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