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Swale trade card (label)
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Swale trade card (label)

Swale; William Cave

c.1815

Pictorial oval 19th century engraved trade card (label) of Swale with beadwork border. Image of soldier on horseback with sword. Trader details in a variety of typefaces

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Name: Swails/Swaile/Swales, Thomas

Reference: Carlton Hill Q1

Meeting: Brighouse MM 1688-1704

Place: Leeds

Pages: 77, 114, 142, 152, 161


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Demise for life of capital messuage in Maunby on Swale

13 May 1344

1 Lady Avice, formerly wife of Sir Robert le Conestable of Halsham, knight 2 Sir Manser Marmyon, rector of 'Houhgton', and Robert Marmyon his brother Annual rent: 16s; houses to be maintained in...

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Letter to Ralph Thoresby from Awnshaw Swale

29 Jun 1693

Of Saxon coins for Camden's Britannia.

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Survey by Salomon Swale of four farms in Ilkley

1615

Gives tenants' names, field names and acreages

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Letter to Mr Swale from Francis Hildyard

3 Oct 1715

Account addressed to Mr Swale, bookseller. With note by Thoresby below.

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Sender: Bodger, John Eric Sturton

Recipient: Kirby Swales, John

Letters: 1

Date(s): 12 Jan 1915

Location: SC MS 439/185

Note: Acknowledges receipt of four copies of "Cassier's Engineering

Monthly". MS.


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Grant of authority to erect a new water mill on the River Swale at Thrintoft

10 May 1593

1 William, Lord Howard 2 William Middleton of Stockeld, esquire Allusion to the question of which of the two parties should be the chief lord of the manor of Thrintoft; and to Middleton wanting ...

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