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Total number of records: 4760

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Books and printed items3423
Archives1262
Indexes53
Coins17
Objects2
People and organisations2
Art items1

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection1834
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1148
Quaker Collection295
English Literature288
Incunabula270
Ripon Cathedral225
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse37
Cookery Collection33
Letters Database27
Coin Collection17

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SubjectCount
sermons, english80
society of friends67
popish plot, 167864
churches, quaker50
church and state47
dissenters, religious45
persecution29
christian life25
theology, doctrinal24
freedom of religion23

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PlaceCount
Great Britain613
Yorkshire (England)41
Hull (England)34
London (England)31
Ireland24
France23
Rome22
Italy18
England15
Scotland15

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Great Britain. Parliament273
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)234
Society of Friends233
Great Britain162
Baron Brotherton156
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton156
Colonel Edward Allen Brotherton156
Lord Brotherton156
Sir Edward Allen Brotherton156
Church of England110

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Letters

1647-1655

Letter from Mathew Wilson in Kendal to Thomas Hammond at John Dixon's house in Iremonger Lane; refers to trip to Brigsteare [Westmorland] to see his mother, with London and financial news, 20 Jun 1647...

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Letter

nd [17th century]

Letter to Sir Godfrey Copley from unknown writer [unsigned] about the presentation of his son to the benefice of Sprotbrough, secretly because there are such dreadful apprehensions of the coming in of...

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Letter

25th Apr 1666

Letter to Lord Ashley and Earl of Southampton, Lord High Treasurer. Signed by 17 signatories.

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Letter

19th May 1663

Letter to Gabriel Whittance at Adwick on Dearne from John Scrimshire, of Clements Inn, London, suggesting he talks to Sir Godfrey Copley about the problem he has with Mr Jarvas Peirpoint in raising a ...

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Letter

5 May 1614

Henry Thompson (steward) to Sir Henry Slingsby re dispatch of rents, burgage election and local estate affairs.

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Letter

26 Oct 1622

James Slinger to his brother [in law Giles Blackburne?] accompanying the parcells and a book his brother had sent for

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Letter

1648-1649

To John Blackburne from his loving kinsman Richard Poulton London Re money owed by James Collins 22 Mar 1648/9 paper

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Letter

21 Apr 1649

Richard Poulton to John Blackburne Re money owed by James Collins

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Letter

16 Jun 1655

Richard Poulton to [-] Blackburne his cousin re bequest of “12 pence loafes Each Sunday” to the poor of Marrick (and “Mr Richard Hacheson to drinke half A Crowne”) 16 Jun 1655 paper poor con...

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Letter

1640-1680

Richard Poulton to Cousen John “ Yours of the 20th instant I have receved: and the parish wher the bread is to be distributed is Marrick which I forgott to Insert in mye last whare as you desire me ...

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Letter

1600-1669

Thomas Dighton [quaker] to Giles Blackburne

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Letter

1690

John Stanhope to [John Blackburne] re search for will

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