Michael D.Heath-Caldwell M.Arch.

1798

Margaret Skerrett (ne Caldwell) - 47/48/49 

Anne Caldwell of Nantwich  -  38/39/40 

Elizabeth Caldwell (Bessy) of Nantwich - 30/31/32 - sisters of James Caldwell

Hannah Stamford of Linley Wood - 44/45 - Elizabeth Caldwell's sister 

James Caldwell of Linley Wood – aged 38/39

Elizabeth Caldwell of Linley Wood – aged /4344 

Hannah Caldwell (later Roscoe) – aged 12/13 

Stamford Caldwell – aged 11/12 

Mary Caldwell – aged 8/9 

Anne Marsh-Caldwell – aged 6/7 

Margaret Emma Caldwell (Lady Holland) – aged 5/6 

Catherine L. Caldwell – aged 3/4 

Wedgwood Archive

Letters from Wood & Caldwell to Josiah Wedgwood

12-2252 to 12-2264

34-5917

11 January 1798

Letter from James Caldwell to Mr Byerley regarding the late partnership of Sparrow & Caldwell and a payment of £50 made by Mr Wedgwood to John Sparrow 25 July 1785.

12-2252

7 April 1798

Bill of Sale of French Grey Ware from Wood & Caldwell to Josiah Wedgwood and Byerley £12:13:8

12-2253

28 April 1798

Bill of Sale of French Grey Ware from Wood & Caldwell to Josiah Wedgwood and Byerley £2:10:8

12-2254, 2255, 2256

Notes from Wood & Caldwell to Wedgwood, regarding need for clay and the possibility of purchasing some from Wedgwood.

Diary of James Caldwell

1798

Tuesday 1^st May 1798

Attended at meeting at Alsager relative to raising a volunteer Corps. Adjourned to Tuesday 8th.

Turned out 2 cows into . . .[Trinocks] Land. Cost £22

Wednesday 2^nd May 1798

At Newcastle. Slept at Mr Fletchers. Musick.

Thursday 3^rd May 1798

Went from Newcastle to Burslem. Attended meeting relative to raising Volunteer Corps. Mr Skerrett came to Linley in the Evening.

Friday 4^th May 1798

At home. Afternoon Trout fishing.

Saturday 5^th May 1798

Do. Angled with Mr S in the Bath Pool but no success.

Sunday 6^th May 1798

Mr S left us in the Evening.

Monday 7^th May 1798

Attended the Annual Meeting of the Trustees of Alsager Church for the first time since any being chosen a Trustee in the room of the late Rd. Wilbraham Borth Esq.

Tuesday 8^th May 1798

Attended Meeting at Audley for raising a Volunteer Corps adjourned to Wednesday 16th at Betley.

Wednesday 9^th May 1798

Attended Meeting at Odd Rode for the same purpose.

Thursday 10^th May 1798

The Willetts came.

Friday 11^th May 1798

At Burslem.

Saturday 12th May 1798

At Bastwick House. Fishing.

Sunday 13^th May 1798

Sunday

Monday 14^th May 1798

Attended Lieutenancy Meeting at Trentham.

Tuesday 15^th May 1798

The Fletchers with Mr Swinnerton & Mr Wm. Sneyd dined.

Wednesday 16^th May 1798

At Betley. attended Volunteer Meeting which was my . . . when a Corps was agreed to be raised. Myself Captain. . . .[T or ?J Landford] Halsall & Handright Lieutenants.

Thursday 17^th May 1798

At home.

Friday 18^th May 1798

14 Sheep & 4 lambs from Leck fair cost 16:7

Saturday 19^th May 1798

At Barlaston met Mr Mainwaring Captain Mainwaring & Rogers.

Sunday 20^th May 1798

Went to Betley relative to the Volunteer Corps.

Monday 21^st May 1798

At home.

Tuesday 22^nd May 1798

At Newcastle

Wednesday 23^rd v

At home. Messrs. Yates & Kiding relative to Carters business.

Thursday 24^th May 1798

Do. employed in making close walk through the lane. Mr Wood came.

Friday 25^th May 1798

Do. Do.

Saturday 26^th May 1798

At home

Sunday 27^th May 1798

At home

Monday 28^th May 1798

Newcastle fair. bought a cow. dined at Mr Adams with Mr Sneyd. Saw the two O'Connors on their road to Ireland.

Tuesday 29^th May 1798

At home. weather very dry. Wind N.E.

"However some Men may declaim, there was a time when the founding of Abbeys and Monastries was the most political method by which the monarchs of Europe could introduce civilization amongst the barbarous subjects. And however ill adapted to the present times, that old monopoly, the institution of corporations, was at one period highly political, and absolutely necessary to support infant commerce against the surrounding oppressions, and uncommercial spirit of the feaudal system." Portuguese Asia. Int. to Mickles Lasiad.

As to the reform of Parliament, I think Mr Pitt has discharged his promise, and the very reasons which have provoked some of my Brother Reformers, as with me the strongest motives for admitting his sincerity - To expect that the minister of a great, and above all a corrupted state like this, should calmly and deliberately demolish the whole frame of government for the sake of making an experiment, is betraying a lamentable ignorance of human nature. I am not myself such a child as either to expect or wish that all government should stand still in such a wonderfully complicated system of Society as our own, in order that two or three reformers may try their skill in greasing the wheels.

Life of Day p 68

As to myself; I am no more ashamed of supporting a good than of opposing a bad government; both kinds of contact must alternately flow from the same spirit, and in this, like everything else, the last and wisest conduct is placed between the two extremes.

Ibid.

The author of the above work (Mr Keir) speaking of Mr Day says "His maturer reflexion(sic) also suggested to him, that good and evil were so blended in human affairs, that one arose often inexpectedly from the latter; that governments were sometimes obliged, by the prejudices of the people or by the interests of individuals to withold part of the good which they wished to accomplish, and to permit evils, the correction of which would be followed by some still greater evil; and he accordingly became more indulgent towards men in power for the little good which they generally effected." Ibid p.70

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as I know to be the case If these effects have by one particular succession of Causes & effects been produced, why may not the same or similar effects be produced any time by the operation of the same or similar causes, or by further & . . .  . . . exercise of Almighty power?

vid. Beatties Evidences of the Christian Religion.

Wedgwood Archives

34-5918

30 November 1798

Letter from James Caldwell to Mr Byerley regarding a dispute over a lease of some land for railway building.  The lease in question being between Mr Wood and Josiah Wedgwood.  James Caldwell threatens legal action