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Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1130
Brotherton Collection186
Art and Antique Market62
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History62
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Quaker Collection33
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society31
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse26
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manuscripts, hebrew -- 18th century -- texts.12
popish plot, 167811
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Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvieres De La Motte (1648-1717)28
Church of England26
Great Britain16
Great Britain. Parliament16
Horne, Thomas Hartwell (1780-1862)15
Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvieres De La Motte14
Cahen, Samuel (1796-1861)12
Catholic Church11
Anonymous10
Rossetti, William Michael (1829-1919)10

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Memorandum regarding assignment

16 Aug 1687

1. Robert Holdsworth of Mirfield county York yeoman administrator of the goods and chattels of his father Robert Holdsworth late of Mirfield Milne 2. William Walker late of Little Liversedge yeoman...

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Letter regarding election

16 Dec 1848

Letter from West Riding Election, Sir Culling Eardley's Committee Room concerning arrangement of the loan of a carriage horse to take T Carbutt to Wakefield in time for the declaration of the poll

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Document regarding Tollerston

20 Dec 1601 [?]

[Sale of the manor of Tollerston from Gervais Hatfield to John Pendock de Gamston. Relating to property in Tollerston

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Document regarding wharfage

12th Jan 1765

Dean of York sent malt to Sprotbrough boat house to be warfed from thence to York. Other warfage Jan 16th; Jan 17th; Jan 21st.

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Note regarding delivery

3rd Jan 1764

RR of R delivered seed cakes on CC.

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Note regarding payment

19th Jan 1765

Mr Whitley's right to pass over the common, paid for.

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Note regarding money

31st Aug 1694

Money for Lionell Copley, son of Colonel Copley late governor of Maryland for himself, brother and sister.

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Document regarding property

1646

Document referring to Copley and Stapleton families. Possibly referring to sale of manor(s) in Yorkshire (and Nottinghamshire?) for 2000. See also DD38/769 and 772.

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Papers regarding the Building Fund

1860

(i) Printed appeal for the Building Fund, 9th August 1860 (ii) Printed notice of a meeting of proprietary members to be held 24th January 1861 in connection with the building project [Annotat...

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Papers regarding estate purchase

1842-1843

28a ORDER OF COURT, 13 Jun 1842 An order of the Court of Chancery to allow the purchase of Harden and Marley by Sarah Ferrand and William Busfield Ferrand who are to pay £9,642 12s. 8d. into the Cou...

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Papers regarding Wilsden tithes

1777-1779

3a Calculation of tithes. 7 sheets marked Sheet No.1, Sheet No.2, Sheet No.3, Sheet No.5, Tithe Rent Charge I, Tithe Rent Charge II and West Ferrand. 3b Rough note on Wilsden tithes, 1777 3c Copy of...

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