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Total number of records: 33

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Burnet, Gilbert (1643-1715)8
Care, Henry, 1646-16882
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Alison, Archibald1
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Letter

21 Apr 1649

Richard Poulton to John Blackburne Re money owed by James Collins

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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

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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Small notebook 48
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Small notebook 48

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

1810-1811

Comprises accounts of various journeys undertaken by Joseph Wood including ones to meetings at Barnsley and Shelley and a single journey taking in meetings at Haslingden, Poulton, Rossall, Blackpool, ...

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Letter from Sir Archibald Alison, with related press-cuttings.

Alison, Archibald

1849-1867

Comprises 1 autograph letter from Alison to an unnamed recipient (with transcript) concerning a visit by Queen Victoria to Scotland in 1849 and 2 press-cuttings, being his obituary extracted from the ...

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An answer to A letter from a clergyman in the city, to his friend in the country : containing his reasons for not reading the Declaration

Poulton

1688

Attributed to Poulton. Cf. NUC pre-1956. Caption title. Includes text of "A letter from a clergyman."

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The lawfulness of taking the new oaths asserted

Maurice, Henry (1648-1691)

1689

Anonymous. By Henry Maurice.

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