Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq, to enquire what recipient thinks of the wisdom of adopting towards the Legacy and Succession Duty Office the same policy as that of William Crawshay II, who refused to give any valuation other than that in the Private Ledger and invited the Office to inspect the accounts and arrive at their own valuation.
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London, to announce that Mr. Crawshay is perfectly satisfied with Mr. Maynard's bill and does not wish it to be questioned, that the executorship account must be replenished to meet the bill, and that all papers connected with the executorship must be sent to Mr. Crawshay for custody.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Matters relating to the executor ship of the will of William Crawshay.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Sends for recipient's explanation a demand note for unpaid tithes (in respect of the Caversham Park estate?).
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Concerning the valuation of the Cyfarthfa estate of William Crawshay. The "Black Ledger" does not show the value of this estate but only the amount owed by the works to William Crawshay in a given year.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Sends the Probate (of the Will of William Crawshay), repeats that Mr. Robert Crawshay des not want to sell his Ottoman Railway Bonds, and encloses the statement of account for the year 1862-1863 between Robert and William Crawshay, with an explanation of items. ["... the statement contains an item described '1/4 share of net profits' ..... A good job however that the words 'at Cyfarthfa' are omitted, and it might be said that the item was the profit from all sources".].
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Sends cosies of the statements required by recipient.
W(illia)m Jones, to W(illia)m Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Sends an enclosure (unspecified) as requested by recipient.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Sends affidavits and statements duly completed by Mr. (Robert) Crawshay.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
A request that recipient take out a Power of Attorney for drawing Mrs. Sandeman's dividends on Consols, and intimation that he is making a valuation of Cyfarthfa for Legacy and Succession Duty Purposes.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Concerning the cheque sent with Letter 232 - its replacement by another cheque, if cancelled, or its supplementation by another cheque, if not cancelled.
W(illia)m Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Sends tile Probate [of the will of William Crawshay] and announces that Mr. Crawshay is sending a cheque to be placed to the credit of the Executorship Account.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Instruction to sell, at the best price, £1000 of Consols owned by Mr. Robert Crawshay.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
States the number of Illinois Central Railway Co. Bonds held by Mr. Robert Crawshay.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
The amounts of the dividend warrants in respect of Consols held in the name of Mrs. Alfred Crawshay.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Sends a valuation of the Cyfarthfa estate of the late William Crawshay, and empresses the hope that the Estate and Succession Duty Office will not demand a more detailed estimate.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Concerning the valuation, and the charging of Legacy Duty, etc. on the "Black Ledgers"; Mr. Robert Crawshay is not disposed to buy Francis Crawshay's Canal Shares.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Returns the Residuary Account which has been found correct by Mr. Robert Crawshay, who wishes to know if funds need be placed with the Bankers to cover claims on the Residue.
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq., London,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Sends a receipt, and intimates that when Maynard, the solicitor has been paid "the Exors. may congratulate themselves upon the happy completion of a Trust of enormous magnitude within a time and in a manner such as has been seldom if ever before done".
William Jones, to William Gray, Esq,
Part of Cyfarthfa Papers,
Matters relating to the executorship of the will of William Crawshay; a request that recipient come to examine the "Bankers' Book Abstract", which Mr. Robert Crawshay refuses to wend to Mrs. (William) Crawshay.