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Total number of records: 31097
Count of Record type
Top 10: Collection group
| Collection group | Count |
|---|---|
| Brotherton Collection | 8017 |
| Letters Database | 6455 |
| Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society | 4080 |
| English Literature | 2776 |
| Quaker Collection | 1735 |
| Ripon Cathedral | 662 |
| Novello Cowden Clarke Collection | 581 |
| Business Archives | 505 |
| Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society | 487 |
| Joseph Wood Collections | 420 |
Top 10: Subject
Top 10: Place
Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Great Britain. Parliament | 544 |
| Church of England | 507 |
| Gosse, Edmund | 479 |
| Society of Friends | 438 |
| Sala, George Augustus | 431 |
| Great Britain | 357 |
| [Unknown] | 337 |
| Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930) | 235 |
| Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) | 233 |
| Wright, Ichabod Charles | 226 |
Count of Earliest date
Letter and copy letter
15th Oct 1818
Letter and copy letter to Sir Joseph Copley signed by Richard Lee. Regarding arrears of rent.
Letter and copy letter
23rd Feb 1820
Letter from Mr Keast to Mr Bligh regarding property dispute. Additional copy letter signed by Bligh to Sir Joseph Copley II regarding Mr Keast, dated 26th February 1820. Bligh very indignant.
Letter
16/5/1829
Letter of James Bischoff to the trustees of the White Cloth Hall, acknowledging a silver fruit basket presented to him by them.
Letter
20 Mar 1816
A covering letter sent with a parcel of deeds from Charles Bean of Tottie Richardson and Gaunt to Mr Hailstone
Letter
1819
Mr Downes's solicitor to Steward asking for compensation for the quarrying of stone on his land.
Letters
1844
Letters of J. Croasdale [Gisburn agent] concerning the case of Thomas Dyson, charged with selling woollen goods at Gisburn market without licence
Letter
23 Jun 1796
Letter from Thomas Starkie, Gisburn, to Colonel Lister at Stoke Cliff near Dartmouth, asking acceptance of resignation as agent
Letter
18th century
Undated letter from Mr Starkie to Thomas Hyde concerning deeds of Brinnington property
Letter
28 Sep 1804
Letter from George Yeats, steward to Lord Grantley at Grantley Hall, to Lord Ribblesdale concerning quit rent at Smerbottom
Letter
22 Nov 1705
Letter from N Starkie to Mrs Lister at Westby with salutation 'Dear Cousen', referring to intended sale of estate at Gisburn by Mr Westley
Letter
2 Nov 1790
Letter to Mr Starkie at Gisburn referring to extract from Mr Varley's will relating to the house just purchased in Gisburn