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Private copy letterbook, written by E. Percy Bates, Liverpool, September 1889 - January 1890 (Manuscript)
1889-1890
BAT/3/3/20
Private copy letterbook, written by E. Percy Bates, Liverpool, Mar- September 1886 (Manuscript)
1886
BAT/3/3/11
Private copy letterbook, written by E. Percy Bates, Liverpool, September 1897- January 1898 (Manuscript)
1897-1898
BAT/3/3/47
Private copy letterbook, written by E. Percy Bates, Liverpool, January - July 1899 (Manuscript)
1899
BAT/3/3/50
Private copy letterbook, written by E. Percy Bates, Liverpool, June - September 1896 (Manuscript)
1896-1896
BAT/3/3/43
Private copy letterbook, written by E. Percy Bates, Liverpool, Feb - June 1891 (Manuscript)
1891
BAT/3/3/25
Private copy letterbook, Edward Bates & Sons Liverpool to Bombay [Mumbai] (Manuscript)
1879-1880
BAT/3/2/2
Private copy letterbook, written by E. Bertie Bates, Liverpool, November 1900 - March 1901 (Manuscript)
1900-1901
BAT/3/5/6
Private copy letterbook, written by E. Percy Bates, Liverpool, 1883 - 1884 (Manuscript)
1883-1884
BAT/3/3/6
Private copy letterbook, written by E. Percy Bates, Liverpool, November 1895 - March 1896 (Manuscript)
1895-1896
BAT/3/3/41
Private copy letterbook, written by E. Percy Bates, November 1890 - Feb 1891 (Manuscript)
1890-1891
BAT/3/3/24
Private copy letterbook, written by E. Percy Bates, Liverpool, August - November 1895 (Manuscript)
1895
BAT/3/3/40
Private copy letterbook, written by E. Percy Bates, Liverpool, Dec 1893 - March 1894 (Manuscript)
1893-1894
BAT/3/3/34
Bates, Edward, And Sons (Manuscript)
1740-1959
BAT
Assorted letters and papers by Denis Bates. (Manuscript)
BAT/3/6/2/2
Records of shareholders (Manuscript)
1876-1882
BAT/2
Letters to Edward Bates from the masters of the ships in his fleet (Manuscript)
1862-04-12 - 1877-07-17
BAT/3/1/7
Correspondence between Edward Bates & Co and M. & J. Cursetjee in Bombay [Mumbai] (Manuscript)
1862-03-11 - 1863-11-14
BAT/3/1/6
File of correspondence to Edward Bates (Manuscript)
1866-08-06 – 1887-07-31
BAT/3/2/1
Articles of prospective partnership between Edward Bates and Charles Thompson (Manuscript)
1849-06-08
BAT/1/2/2
Power of attorney, Edward Bates of Liverpool to his son E. Percy Bates (Manuscript)
1863-11-08
BAT/1/3/1
Power of attorney, Messrs Robert Alexander & Co to Messrs Bates & Co in respect of the Hall Line of Steamers (Manuscript)
1893-07-20
BAT/1/3/2
Articles of Partnership between Edward Bates, Thomas Stenhouse and Charles Thompson (Manuscript)
1849-06-08
BAT/1/2/3
Promotional material: Edward Bates' business cards (Manuscript)
circa 1870
BAT/7
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