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Letters
1885-1886
Letters relating to the commencement of Reginald Lister's career as a diplomat: Letter to Lady Ribblesdale from his tutor in Stuttgart concerning his progress, June 1884 Letter to Lady Ribblesdale f...
Letters
1778
Letters concering estate and financial affairs, including some Thomas Lister to Varley Topics include coal, shafts and fire engine at Oldham; death of Mr Richardson, rector of Thornton and suggestion...
Letters
1779
Mainly letters from Thomas Lister to Varley about financial and estate matters; also undated letter from Lister's sister Beatrix referring to eating dinner at Chapel House as there is no grate to roas...
Letters
1780
Letters from N Starkie and others including Thomas Lister of Girsby Topics mainly relate to the election and canvassing; also financial affairs, the Oldham coalmines, possible sale of the Oldham esta...
Letters
1781
Letters from Robert Varley, Henry Hoyle Oddie, William Casson, Thomas Lister of Girsby and others, with some letters from Thomas Lister. Topics mainly relate to Lister's financial affairs and the nee...
Letters
1782
Letters from J Calcraft, Robert Varley, Henry Hoyle Oddie, Susan Wilson and others, with some letters from Lister to Varley Topics relate to Lister's financial and estate affairs; James Stovin's req...
Letters
1783
Including: 10 Feb: advertisement for sale 'by the candle' at Plymouth the 'good brig Les Amis', a captured French sloop of war lying at Portsmouth 9 Mar, Thomas Lister, Girsby: thanks for prints of ...
Letters
1784
Including letter from T Lister to Thomas Lister about the Parker scandal; sale of some estates, specifically Jan, to Richard Varley: he has not a farthing in his pocket; gives instructions for the di...
Letters
1785
Letters from Lister, Parker, Kaye, Chippendale, Varley and others Including enquiry about trees for Malham, the Curzon affair, Newby Hall, horses, fishing and boat at Malham, pew seating at Kirkby Ma...
Letters
1786
Including letter from Somerset Herald; letters from and to David Kay about repairs, rents and other estate business; Clitheroe inclosure, and specifically: Jan-Feb, from Richard Edlestone: hoping to ...
Letters
1787
Letters from Kay and others on estate and financial affairs; letters from A Curzon concerning Clitheroe; rental of rectory of Whalley glebe and tithes as let Including passport issued at Versailles t...
Letters
1788
Letters concerning estate and election matters from A Curzon and others, including health of Wilberforce, the Oldham estate and coalmines, letter from Pitt referring to the King's illness Also letter...