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DE - THE EARL OF DUDLEY ESTATE COLLECTION
1 - TITLE DEEDS
2 - WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND MORTGAGES
3 - MANORIAL RECORDS
4 - ESTATE RECORDS
1 - TRUSTEESHIP RECORDS
2 - LEGAL PAPERS
1 - GENERAL
2 - ACCOUNTS
3 - IRISH ESTATE (EARL AND COUNTESS MEATH V LORD WARD)
4 - HIMLEY PARK TIMBER (WILLIAM WARD V JOHN, LORD DUDLEY)
1 - Minutes of Decree (William Ward v Lord Dudley)
2 - Decree (William Ward v Lord Dudley)
3 - Letter to Thomas Brettell, Stourbridge from Tobias Stapleton, Clement's Inn, London regarding preparation of bill
4 - Affivadit of Thomas Brettell, Gent.
5 - Affivadit of Joseph Nicklin of Tipton, Staffs., Dealer in Timber and draft copy
6 - Draft Bill of Complaint (Ward v Lord Dudley and Ward)
7 - Letter to Thomas Brettell, Stourbridge from Tobias Stapleton, Clement's Inn, London regarding bill, affidavits and injunction, etc.
8 - Letters Missive to John, Lord Viscount Dudley and Ward regarding Bill of Complaint against him by William Ward and John William Ward, enclosing petition
9 - Particulars of trees marked and valued for felling in Himley Park by Mr Rogers
10 - Letter to Mr Brettell, Stourbridge from Tobias Stapleton, Clement's Inn, London regarding affidavits and injunction
11 - Copy letter to John Vernon from Lord Dudley regarding bills, his brother's conduct and proposals to sell the trees to him
12 - Affidavit of William Thomas, Surveyor and Architect
13 - Letter to Thomas Brettell, Stourbridge from T. Stapleton, Clement's Inn, London regarding injunction
14 - Injunction (Ward v Lord Dudley and Ward)
15 - Copy Injunction (Ward v Lord Dudley and Ward)
16 - Copy Injunction (Ward v Lord Dudley and Ward)
17 - Letter to Thomas Brettell, Stourbridge from J. Stevenson [in the absence of T. Stapleton], Clement's Inn, London regarding injunction
18 - Affidavit of Joseph Nicklin of Tipton, Dealer in Timber (with draft)
19 - Draft Supplimentary Bill of Complaint (Ward v Lord Dudley and Ward)
20 - Notices of execution to Thomas Brettell of execution of commission at the house of the defendant on 28 Apr 1788 [2 copies]
21 - Injunction (Ward v Lord Dudley and Ward)
22 - Copy Injunction (Ward v Lord Dudley and Ward)
23 - Letters Missive to John, Lord Viscount Dudley and Ward regarding Bill of Complaint exhibited by William Ward and John William Ward and desiring Lord Dudley's appearance
24 - Letter to Mr Brettell, Stourbridge from Tobias Stapleton, Clement's Inn, London regarding supplemental bill, missive and writ of injunction
25 - Copy Letters Missive [DE/4/8/3/21]
26 - Letter to Mr Brettell, Stourbridge from Tobias Stapleton, Clement's Inn, London regarding injunction and motion, etc.
27 - Letter to Lord Dudley from J. Vernon, Lincoln's Inn, London regarding montion to dispute injunction and plan of Himley Park 1774
28 - Letter to Mr Brettell, Stourbridge from William Ward regarding 'the injunction business'
29 - Affidavits of John Rogers, William Johnson and Thomas Burne in support of motion to dissolve injunction
30 - Copy Affidavit of William Thomas, Surveyor and Architect
31 - Letter to Mr Brettell, Stourbridge from Tobias Stapleton, Clement's Inn, London regarding injunction
32 - Letter to Thomas Brettell, Stourbridge from Tobias Stapleton, Clement's Inn, London regarding affidavit
33 - Affidavit of Joseph Nicklin of Tipton, Dealer in Timber
34 - Letter to Thomas Burne, Stourbridge from J. Vernon, Lincoln's Inn, London regarding injunction to stay trees being cut down in the Grove and affidavit from Cox
35 - Letter to Thomas Burne, Stourbridge from J. Vernon, Grosvenor Gate regarding injunction, affidavits and cutting trees
36 - Copy affidavits of John, Viscount Dudley and Ward, Thomas Craddick of Dudley, Carpenter, John Rogers of Wombourne, Surveyor and Architect and William Johnson of Himley, House Steward or Bailiff
37 - Valuation of Lord Dudley's Timber by Mr Rogers
38 - Valuation of Lord Dudley's Timber by Mr Rogers
39 - Draft Answer of Lord Dudley
40 - Plan of Trees at Himley by J. Nicklin
41 - Copy Order of Injunction (Chamberlayne v Dummer) [19 Jun 1782]
42 - Notes regarding case concerning timber on estate (possibly relating to case Chamberlayne v Dummer)
43 - Various notes from the case Chamberlayne v Dummer Brown
44 - Letter to Thomas Brettell regarding measurements of Himley Park, Baggeridge and Whites Wood
45 - Memorandum regarding trees and park around Himley Hall (Ward v Lord Dudley and Ward)
46 - Draft affidavit of John Rogers of Wombourne, Surveyor and Architect
47 - Notes on case (Ward v Lord Dudley and Ward) [incomplete]
48 - Draft Answer of Joseph Cox, Defendant (Ward v Lord Dudley and Ward)
49 - Draft Answer of Thomas Caddick of Dudley, Carpenter
50 - Instructions to draw Answers of Lord Dudley and Ward and Joseph Cox
51 - Letter from T. Stapleton regarding supplemental bill [incomplete]
52 - Letter to Mr Brettell from Tobias Stapleton, regarding opinion of Mr Mansfield and bill [not dated]
53 - Further Instructions for Answer of Joseph Cox
54 - Draft Affidavit of Thomas Brettell of Stourbridge, Land Steward
5 - COPYHOLD LAND IN KINGSWINFORD (DOE ON THE DEMISE OF WILLIAM, VISCOUNT DUDLEY AND WARD V HORACE ST PAUL AND ANNA MARIA HIS WIFE)
3 - SCHEDULES OF DOCUMENTS
4 - SURVEYS AND BOOKS OF REFERENCE
5 - VALUATIONS AND SALES
6 - VALUATIONS AND SALES: COTTAGE PROPERTY
7 - TENANCY: LEASES
8 - TENACY: AGREEMENTS AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE
9 - TENANCY: PAPERS RELATING TO RATES AND TAXES
10 - ACCOUNTS: RENTALS
11 - ACCOUNTS: ACCOUNT BOOKS
12 - ACCOUNTS: BILLS AND VOUCHERS
13 - EMPLOYEES: WAGE AND PENSION BOOKS
14 - TITHE RECORDS
15 - CORRESPONDENCE
16 - MEMORANDA
17 - ESTATE IMPROVEMENTS: ENCLOSURES, ETC.
18 - BUILDINGS AND DEVELOPMENT
19 - WATERWORKS
20 - ROADS
21 - FARMING RECORDS
22 - FORESTRY RECORDS
23 - GAME, FISHING AND SHOOTING RECORDS
24 - HOUSEHOLD: HIMLEY HALL
25 - HOUSEHOLD: LONDON
26 - WITLEY COURT
27 - JAMAICAN ESTATES
28 - REFERENCE AND PRINTED MATERIAL
5 - HIMLEY ESTATES LTD RECORDS
6 - BUSINESS RECORDS: MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LORD DUDLEY'S SETTLED ESTATES (MINES DEPARTMENT)
7 - BUSINESS RECORDS: COMPANY/DIRECTORSHIP RECORDS
8 - ECCLESIASTICAL RECORDS
9 - RECORDS RELATING TO THE BOROUGH OF DUDLEY
10 - OFFICIAL RECORDS: GENERAL
11 - OFFICIAL RECORDS: MILITARY
12 - OFFICIAL RECORDS: POLITICAL
13 - ILLUMINATED ADDRESSES
14 - HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL RECORDS OF THE WARD FAMILY
15 - PERSONAL RECORDS
16 - MAPS AND PLANS
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