| Description | Includes several small bundles:
1. Endorsed: '1 - 1840 Sedgley Church Matters' containing letter to Richard Smith from Rev. Lewis regarding the affair of Mr Housman and the late churchwardens [28 Feb 1840].
2. Endorsed: '2 - 1840 Tipton Church Matters' containing letter to Richard Smith from Richard Harris concerning subscriptions, enclosing list [13 May 1840].
3. Endorsed: '3 - 1841 - Chapel of Ease Tipton' containing letters from Rev. G. Hawkes concerning memorial to trustees and endowment of chapel of ease [28 Sep - 30 Sep 1841].
4. Endorsed: '4 - 1842 - St James Church Dudley' containing letter from C. Cameron regarding limestone for new school [6 Apr 1842].
5. Endorsed: '5 - 1843 - Infant Schools at Coseley' containing letters and memorial regarding support and sites for infant schools at old Coseley [1843 - 1844]. Correspondents include: John Maughan; John Benbow; and Rev. James Baxter.
6. Endorsed: '6 - 1844 - Schools at Brockmoor' enclosing letters regarding land for schools [1844]. Correspondents include: J. H. Benbow; Richard Smith; and George Saxby Penfold.
7. Endorsed: '7 - 1844 - Brockmoor Church - see Brockmoor Parsonage in Ecclesiastical Packet Lord Ward's time' containing letters referring to the site for the church, subscriptions and consecration [1844 - 1845]. Correspondents include: Richard Bourne; Richard Smith; J. H. Benbow; E. Davies; Rev. A. Rogers; and the Bishop of Lichfield.
8. Endorsed: '8 - 1844 - Subscriptions to Infant School at Wordesley [Wordsley]' containing letters to Richard Smith from W. Bourne and Edward Davies regarding site for new schools and subscriptions [1844].
9. Endorsed: '9 - 1844-5 & 6 - Church at Pensnett Kingswinford - see Schools - Lord Ward's time' containing letters referring to grant of land, stone, laying of 1st stone, etc. and new school plans [1844 - 1846]. Correspondents include: John Maughan; Rev. Francis Fowke; Richard Smith; Benjamin Gibbons; and Rev. T. L. Claughton.
10. Endorsed: '10 - 1845 Transfer of property to Vicar of Dudley (Mines Office) (St Thomas's)' enclosing letters to Richard Smith from John Benbow regarding deeds [1845].
11. Endorsed: '11 Parsonage at Sedley [Sedgley] for use of the minister of St James (Upper Gornal)' enclosing copy letter to Rev. M. Montgomery from John Benbow [10 May 1844].
Bundle cover endorsed: '80 Ecclesiastical Packet - Trustees of Earl Dudley' |