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Total number of records: 62485

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Letters Database28816
Brotherton Collection7772
Liddle Collection4552
Business Archives4235
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society3851
English Literature3179
Leeds Russian Archive1876
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive890
Quaker Collection722
Herbert Read Collection720

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letter writing1138
letter663
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society of friends156
english poetry150
exhibitions139

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France186
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United States50

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Shorter, Clement King2130
Stoner, Edmund Clifton, 1899-19682060
Gosse, Edmund1757
Crossley-Holland, Kevin1237
Ransome, Arthur936
Thwaite, Anthony757
Clodd, Edward732
Bathurst, Lilias Margaret Frances, Countess Bathurst (Nee Borthwick)654
Sharp, Clifford598
[Unknown]513

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Archive Item

Letter and copy letter

15th Oct 1818

Letter and copy letter to Sir Joseph Copley signed by Richard Lee. Regarding arrears of rent.

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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.

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Letter

20 Mar 1816

A covering letter sent with a parcel of deeds from Charles Bean of Tottie Richardson and Gaunt to Mr Hailstone

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Letter

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From Edward Hinchliffe to Mrs Ferrand regarding school in Allerton with Wilsden

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Letter

1819

Mr Downes's solicitor to Steward asking for compensation for the quarrying of stone on his land.

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Letters

1844

Letters of J. Croasdale [Gisburn agent] concerning the case of Thomas Dyson, charged with selling woollen goods at Gisburn market without licence

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Letter

23 Jun 1796

Letter from Thomas Starkie, Gisburn, to Colonel Lister at Stoke Cliff near Dartmouth, asking acceptance of resignation as agent

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Letter

18th century

Undated letter from Mr Starkie to Thomas Hyde concerning deeds of Brinnington property

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