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Total number of records: 1735
Top 10: Collection group
| Collection group | Count |
|---|---|
| Brotherton Collection | 402 |
| English Literature | 244 |
| Quaker Collection | 179 |
| Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society | 94 |
| Ripon Cathedral | 16 |
| Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse | 8 |
| Medieval Manuscripts | 8 |
| John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History | 5 |
| Art and Antique Market | 4 |
| Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections | 4 |
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Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Society of Friends | 251 |
| Fox, George (1624-1691) | 126 |
| Voltaire (1694-1778) | 97 |
| Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778) | 93 |
| Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron De (1732-1799) | 92 |
| Beisson, Francois-Joseph-Etienne (1759-1820) | 92 |
| Condorcet, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas De Caritat Marquis De (1743-1794) | 92 |
| Decroix, Jacques Joseph Marie (1827) | 92 |
| Great Britain | 89 |
| Great Britain. Parliament | 84 |
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Letter from Robert Walker to his wife
22 Sep 1785
Walker writes about his illness and sends love to his wife and their children.
Christ before Pilate (fol. 86v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
A group of soldiers bring Christ before Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judaea, to be condemned for crucifixion.
Foliate initial (fol. 42r)
[ca. 1100-1150]
5-line initial 'S' composed of foliage, in black outline, touched in red, on a blue and green background.
Petition of Thomas Egleton, Receiver General for Buckinghamshire
Feb 1690
Petition to the Lords Commissioners of the King's Treasury for an allowance of £20 to recompense him for his extraordinary charges for delivering £7,000 'by strong guards' With covering recommendat...
Appleton Roebuck receipt
11 Nov 1668
Acknowledgement by Francis Cowper of £70 received from Cuthbert Harrison, being the purchase price for the messuage and premises in Appleton Roebuck, sold on 26 May 1668
Draft or copy grant and quitclaim of services
1286
1 William de Habbeton, son of William son of Nicholas 2 Canons of St Mary of Ellerton [Ellerton Priory] Property: the forinsec service called scutage, and all other services in which they were b...