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- 26 Dec 1678-23 May 1924 (Creation)
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1 folder, containing 12 items
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Folder contains:
i: account of numbers of almanacks given to important people, 26 Dec 1678-1 Jan 1679.
ii: letter from Thomas Vaughan to Mr Hawkins concerning a prize of 10 ladies' diaries, 9 Jan 1759.
iii: letter from Edward Pass to Mr Hett concerning delivery of 20,000 Wing's sheet almanacks, 28 Jun 1762.
iv: letter from John Potter concerning payment for almanacks, 25 Feb 1771.
v: letter from Henry Hughes requesting permission to print almanacks following the death of his father, 11 Nov 1771.
vi: letter from S Crowden to Mr Hawkins concerning the company's refusal to take county drawn bills for almanacks, 13 Jan 1772.
vii: letter from Mr Newbery to Mr Hawkins requesting almanacks for ready money, 14 Nov 1772.
viii: letter from Thomas Parker to the Company requesting permission to print almanacks following the death of his mother, 9 Dec 1772.
ix: letter from Thomas Jackson to the Company concerning his wish to produce an almanack, giving qualifications, 25 Jan 1773.
x: letter from C Etherington to Mr Hawkins concerning an almanack advertisement in the York Chronicle, 25 Oct 1775.
xi: letter from Thomas Wright concerning receipt for compiling the Seasons Almanack, with receipt added at end, 8-12 Jun 1775.
xii: letter from William Cuttwell to George Hawkins concerning terms for sale of almanacks, 28 Oct 1775.
xiii: letter from W Bowyer and J Nichols to the Master, wardens and stock keepers, requesting permission to continue printing the title sheet of Moore's Almanack, 9 Feb 1774.
xiv: letter from Thomas Field to the Master, wardens and stock keepers stating that he has not deviated from his contract to supply the company with paper for almanacks, 8 Mar 1779.
xv: letter from John Knowles to George Hawkins ordering delivery of Ladies' Diaries, 21 Nov.
xvi: letter from Edward Rollington to the Company complaining that widow Simpson threatens to take away care of the Ladies' Diary from him, undated.
xvii: printed list of counties and their abbreviations, undated. [MISSING]
Folder also includes a letter from Charles Jacobi to R T Rivington concerning Francis Moore and sheet almanacks for 1924, 23 May 1924.
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MISSING - item xvii.
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English
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Latin
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A microfilm copy is on reel 98, 'Records of the Stationers' Company 1554-1920: 115 Reels of Microfilm with Printed Guide', published by Chadwyck-Healy Ltd (1989)
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Partially missing