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Material relating to various executorships and trusteeships of William Crawshay, including the trusteeship of Lewis Vaughan (son and heir of ...,

Material relating to various executorships and trusteeships of William Crawshay, including the trusteeship of Lewis Vaughan (son and heir of William Vaughan), comprising wills and other related documents. Also material related to marriage settlements (Crawshay family), regarding the building of a church at Vaynor, the sale of Cyfarthfa Collieries and Iron Works, and various papers and specifications relating to the iron and steel industries. 1759-1889.

Rich(ar)d Crawshay Jos(ep)h Stanley to The Right Honourable The Lords 9th Committee of Council of Trade,

Advising that low Ad Valorem duties or none at all, be placed upon certain items of imported foreign iron which are used in British manufactures and suggesting a classification of other items for the purpose of whatever ad valorem duties may be imposed. A Protest against "the absurd Tool Act". [Ibid. No. 38346].

Rich(ar)d Crawshay, London to [The Earl of Liverpool],

Solicits recipient's support against a measure now before a Committee of the House of Commons to place an embargo on the export of copper and urges him not to be misled by a self-interested "Birmingham Presbyterian". [Ibid. 38233].

[The Earl of] Liverpool, to Richard Crawshay, Esq., London,

Recipient's misconception of the intention of the Government which is to preserve a balance between the interests of venturers, owners of copper mines shippers, and manufacturers; to prevent combinations; and to give British subjects preference in the consumption of home produced copper. [Ibid. 38311].

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