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12 May 1748 (1) Thomas Paxton of Old Elvet in the city of Durham, gentleman; John Mann of the city of Durham, gentleman; Ralph Gowland of the city of Durham, gentleman; and Robert Green of Beamish, gentleman (2) William Paxton of the city of Durham, merchant Lease [and release] by (1) to (2) of several rooms, chambers and cellar [former occupants specified], part of a messuage on the east side of the market place near Claypath gates and also a shop on the south side of the entry to the messuage and all rooms and stable formerly a workhouse [previous occupiers specified] on the north side of the entry to the messuage all in the parish of St. Nicholas in the city of Durham

13 May 1748 (1) Thomas Paxton of Old Elvet in the city of Durham, gentleman (2) William Paxton of the city of Durham, merchant Lease and release from (1) to (2) of a messuage house and tenement on the east side of market place in the city of Durham and all those stables and haylofts situated nearby, now in the possession of Matthew Wilson as tenant or farmer [boundaries given] Consideration: £550

25 August 1809 (1) John Pattison of the city of Durham, gentleman (2) William Smith of Earl's House in the city of Durham, gentleman Lease [and release] from (1) to (2) of an inn called The Sign of the Angel on the north side of an entry from the market place to Rashell's Lane purchased by John Pattison from the executors of Robert Routledge, deceased