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Private copy letterbook and assorted paperwork of Denis Bates (Manuscript)
1919-1920
BAT/3/6/1
Letterbook and loose letters by Denis Bates (Manuscript)
1919-1925
BAT/3/6/2
Declaration regarding money to be paid to the witnesses at Edward Bates’ wedding (Manuscript)
c.1844
BAT/11/3
Letterbook by H.G. Wilson (Chief accountant of Brocklebank's), Oct 1920 - Feb 1921 (Manuscript)
1920-10-29 -1921-02-17
BAT/3/7/1
Letters to Percy Bates from S.H. Graves of Close Bros & Co, Chicago (Manuscript)
1887
BAT/11/9/5
Release related to the Bangor Corporation and the Representations of the late Captain John Jones (Manuscript)
1904-07-20 - 1905-05-29
BAT/11/13
Copies of The Diary of William Graves - The Record of a Visit to Canada in 1820, extracted from a journal (Manuscript)
1949 - 1951
BAT/11/9/3
Documents related to the history of Brocklebank (Manuscript)
1800-1939
BAT/10/5
Copies of in and out letters of the Bombay [Mumbai] Office with Liverpool (Manuscript)
1862-01-01 - 1863-11-10
BAT/3/1/4
Company history and fleet lists (Manuscript)
c.1939
BAT/10/1
The memoirs of J. Glover, a retired merchant seamen (Manuscript)
c.1913
BAT/11/10
Private copy letterbook of letters written by Denis Bates to Percy Bates (Manuscript)
1919-1920
BAT/3/6/1/1
Staff records: Correspondence related to a disgruntled employee (Manuscript)
circa 1893
BAT/8
Valuations (Manuscript)
1902-06-19
BAT/9/1
List of capital and shareholders of the Sun Shipping Co Ltd (Manuscript)
1876-12-05
BAT/2/1
Correspondence to Edwards Bates in Liverpool from W. Johns in Bombay [Mumbai] (Manuscript)
1861-03-11 - 1864-02-13
BAT/3/1/3
Articles of agreement between Oswald Mordaunt & Co and Edward Bates & Sons for the construction of an iron ship (Manuscript)
1882-01-16
BAT/9/4/1/4
Specification for building an iron sailing ship (Manuscript)
BAT/9/4/1/3
Specification of two iron sailing ships to be built for Edward Bates by J.R. Oswald (Manuscript)
circa 1876
BAT/9/4/1/2
Documents relating to insurance policies (Manuscript)
BAT/9/3/2
Proforma certificates for goods shipped by Edward Bates & Sons and Bates Line Steamers (Manuscript)
BAT/6/5
Charter party between Edward Bates & Co and Ralli Bros (Manuscript)
1888-08-30
BAT/6/2
Memorandum of agreement regarding the sale of the NIGHT HAWK to the Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Co (Manuscript)
1866-05-24
BAT/9/4/2/1
Extract from the Liverpool Daily Post of an obituary of Edward Percy Bates (Manuscript)
1900
BAT/11/1/6
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