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Miscellaneous documents - Darlington

Reference: D/XD 16 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents - Darlington Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: John Cresswell Brigham, antiquarian bookseller and Quaker

Covering Dates: 1615-1933

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Brigham Collection (Ref: D/XD 16/1-18a)

This collection, including many books which are now part of the Local History Collection, was bought by Darlington Library on the death of the antiquarian bookseller, John Cresswell Brigham, in 1936. It was then described as three collections, one relating to Darlington, one to Durham and one to Yorkshire. Those archive items which have been identified as part of the Brigham Collection are listed here, but it is likely that many of the items without provenance which are listed as the Darlington Library Collection (D/DL), came from the Brigham Collection originally.
John Cresswell Brigham owned a book shop at 26 Coniscliffe Road and also set up a private museum in Northumberland Street. He was a Quaker and married Eleanor Lingford of Bishop Auckland. He was a well known figure in the town and his son has donated some notes about his life to the library. J. C. Brigham's father was George Brigham, who was chief accountant for Backhouse's Bank till his death in 1892. The family came from Rudby where George Brigham was a land agent and valuer, coroner for Cleveland and chief constable for the west division of Langbaurgh.

Brigham Family Papers


George Brigham's arithmetic book, n.d.
(1 volume, vellum bound)


George Brigham's arithmetic book, 1804
(1 volume, card bound)


George Brigham's surveying book, 1808 With plan of estate belonging to Sir Ralph Bland at Raby; plan of a farm at Seamer belonging to Lady Amherst; plan of a farm at Middleton, Cleveland, belonging to Lady Amherst; plan of a farm at Great Ayton; plan of a farm at Great Ayton belonging to Henry Barker
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


Robert Brigham's ledger, indexed; includes directions for using Perkins Patent Drill, 1807 - 1813 For enclosure see D/XD 16/16


Robert Brigham's wool ledger, 1811-1814
(1 volume, card bound)


Robert and George Brigham's papers as Chief Constable of the west division of the wapentake of Langbaurgh, North Riding of Yorkshire, comprising: orders for tax assessments, 1797, 1814 - 1830; receipt for expenses for poor relief to Susan Thompson, 1814; notice of reward for information on theft of peaches and pears, 1814; order requiring list of dog owners for tax assessment, 1830; order requiring watch to be kept for 'rogues and vagabonds', 1830; warrant to inspect weights and measures, 1836; assessment of taxes for upkeep of bridges with schedule for each township, 1857; summons for non-payment of wages, 1839; questions and answers of Ann Smelt, widow, on poor relief, 1841; list of voters in Scutterkelfe, n.d.
(22 papers)


George Brigham's warrants as coroner to summon juries, with letters informing him of cases for inquest, 1816 - 1823
(42 papers)


Letters to George Brigham about railways, comprising: letter from Thomas Peacock about bill for Darlington railway, 1819 with bill, 1822; letters (2) from Garbutt, Fawcett and Blackett about compensation for damage done to plantation belonging to Mr. Fowler by fire emitted from engines belonging to the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company; letters about quickwood for the Clarence Railway; and letters about shares and meetings for Clarence Railway, 1829 - 1834
(13 papers)


Business letters to George Brigham mainly about buying wool for Richard Fawcett and Son and John Rand, both of Bradford, and estate business 1804, 1812 - 1839 Includes notice of reward from the Rudby Association for the Prosecution of Felons and George Brigham for the conviction of the person who destroyed George Brigham's dog, n.d. (D/XD 16/9/18)
(321 papers)


Letters from G. Hutchinson of Stokesley, banker, to George Brigham about accounts and land valuations, 1823 - 1841
(19 papers)


Letters from Cuthbert and Ann Herron of Newcastle and South Shields about letting valuation of Newby Grange, Antelope Farm and Viewly Hill, with bills, 1822 - 1826
(11 papers)


Letters from George Brigham to various people about wool and estate business, 1813 - 1838
(7 papers)


Miscellaneous letters including a begging letter to H. Robert Brigham from his brother John, 1814, and two letters from Mary Rous of Maidenhead to her daughters, Harriet and Mary, with family news, 1840, 1814 - 1840
(9 papers)


Letters from J. C. Brigham to Eleanor Lingford, whom he married in 1901, 1900 - 1901
(78 papers)


Insurance policy of Phoenix Assurance Company for stock and implements on farm of Robert Brigham of Rudby, 24 June 1815
(1 paper, printed)


Catalogue of improved short-horn cattle, horses, sheep and pigs belonging to Thomas Robinson of Marsh House, Cleveland, 1830
(1 paper, printed)


Notes on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, and correspondence and newspaper cuttings concerning J.C. Brigham's lecture on 'The Early Struggles of the Darlington and Stockton Railway' and his fund for endowing a cot in Darlington Memorial Hospital as a memorial to the pioneers of the railway, with newspaper cuttings about his museums, 1905 - 1928
(1 volume, card bound)


Miscellaneous vouchers, 1838 - 1841; with rough calculations for valuation of Marton Estate, 1819
(24 papers)


(i) Notice by the Board of Health at Stokesley that watch be kept to prevent vagrants and people from places infected with cholera from entering Stokesley, 8 October 1832 (ii) Note from Rev. Barlow to Mr. Brigham on the cholera outbreak at Stokesley reporting the numbers of cases, doctors in attendance and precautions taken, 9 October 1832 (iii) Letter from James Allardice, Hutton to Mr. Brigham, Windy Hill, with report on number of cases of cholera and survivals, 14 October 1832
(3 papers, 1 printed)

Pease Papers (Ref: D/XD 16/19-22)

Visitors' book for Pierremont Park South with a description of the house, sketch of Swiss Cottage from the north, photograph of Pierremont, admission ticket receipt in acknowledgement of right to use doorway and gateway into the Duke's land at Darlington from Henry Pease to the Duke of Cleveland, and letter from E.W. Lyall to Henry Pease about filling in the lake, 1875 - 1881
(1 volume, leather bound)


Exercise book of Reginald Pease containing poetry, psalms and hymns, with a photograph of him as a baby, with his mother, 1873
(1 volume, card bound)


Exercise book of Sir Arthur Francis Pease with notes on literature, particularly on Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian and Latin elements in English, n.d.
(1 volume, card bound)


Exercise book of Sir Arthur Francis Pease on astronomy, 1882
(1 volume, card bound)

Backhouse Papers (Ref: D/XD 16/23-26)

Banker's licence to Jonathan, William, Edward, James, John and Jonathan Backhouse to issue, and allow to be re-issued, promissory notes in Darlington, Askrigg, Bedale, Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Easingwold, Guisborough, Northallerton, Reith, Richmond, Kirby Moorside, Sunderland, Staindrop, Stockton, Thirsk and Yarm under the name of the Darlington Bank, 11 October 1814
(1 paper)


Memoir of Jane Backhouse describing her death from consumption, 1790 - 1817
(1 volume, card bound)


Letter book of long family letter written by various members of the family at Hurworth Grange, Shelleys, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Woodside, Blackwell Hill and Ellerwater to an unidentified person August 1912 - April 1913
(1 volume , card bound)


Nature diary describing garden flowers at Blackwell Manor by Edward Backhouse, 1914
(1 volume, card bound)

Darlington Papers (Ref: D/XD 16/27/1-28/3)

2 February 1689 (1) Overseers and churchwardens of Darlington (2) Nicholas Cook of Darlington, weaver Apprenticeship indenture binding Richard Dryer 'a poor fatherless and motherless child' to Nicholas Cook of Darlington, weaver, for 11 years
(1 paper)


30 November 1714 (1) Overseers and Churchwardens of Darlington (2) William Blenkinsop of Darlington, weaver Apprenticeship indenture binding Bryan Foster to William Blenkinsop of Darlington, weaver, for 7 years
(1 paper)


11 June 1729 (1) Overseers and Churchwardens of Darlington (2) Anthony Maughan of Durham, cordwainer Apprenticeship indenture binding Anthony Fisher to (2) for 9 years
(1 paper)


3 June 1731 (1) Overseers and Churchwardens of Darlington (2) Robert Wilkinson of Carleton, York, stonecutter Apprenticeship indenture binding John Nicholson to (2) for 10 years
(1 paper)


12 January 1732 (1) Overseers and Churchwardens of Darlington (2) Sober Allan of Sunderland, master mariner Apprenticeship indenture binding George Forster to (2) for 7 years
(1 paper)


Summons to William Hall of Darlington for non-payment of poor rate, 14 August 1801
(1 paper)


Order delivering Michael Muskett to the Overseers of the Poor of Darlington, with his examination at his place of settlement in front of a J.P., 7 January 1818
(1 paper)


Order to Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of Darlington to pay share of county rate 2 April. 1852
(1 paper)

Plans of charity property belonging to Darlington (Ref: D/XD 16/29-43)

Plans of properties in Heighington, Thornaby, Tubwell Row, Skinnergate, Northgate, Carlton Close, Poor Moor, Bucks Close. Surveyor Richard Otley, printer G. Atkinson, High Row, 1823
(1 volume, printed, paper bound)


Copies taken from the Darlington Book of 'Resolutions of the Vestry' Darlington, 1824 - 1825
(1 volume, paper bound)


Minutes of the vestry called for a new valuation for poor rates with minutes of the committee set up to value the township, 1828 - 1835; minutes of committee set up to consider poor rate accounting system, 1835; bill of William Walters, valuer, 1828 For enclosure see D/XD 16/32
(1 volume, card bound)


Draft minutes and reports of the vestry committee, with letters, working papers and specimen account, 1834 - 1835
(11 papers)


Co-partnership deed of the Darlington Gas Light Company with list of shareholders, 25 November 1830
(1 volume, printed, paper bound)


Schedules of questions and answers of overseer of Darlington under the Act of Parliament for taking an account of the population of Great Britain, 1830
(26 papers)


Minute book of the proprietors of Darlington and district tolls, 1835 - 1856, with conditions of letting, 1866 and few letters
(1 volume, leather bound)


Schedule of property of Michael Taylor, formerly of Bondgate, afterwards of Hartlepool, boot and shoemaker, in the court for relief of insolvent debtors, 9 August 1838
(1 file)


Tables and rules of the Darlington Permanent Benefit Building Society, 1862
(1 volume, printed paper bound)


Pass book of Henry Hobson of Croft, schoolmaster, with the Darlington and District Terminating Benefit Building Society, 1863 - 1874, with copy of rules, 1863
(1 volume, printed, card bound)


Notices of applications for licences to sell liquor, 1833, 1887 and notices of applications to transfer licences to sell liquor, 1887 - 1888
(1 file, 54 papers)


Register of electors in East Ward, c.1900
(1 volume , printed, card bound)


A Pictorial Survey of St. Cuthbert's, Darlington by G. A. Fothergill, 1906 Set of engraver's proofs and MS presented to Robert Byers of Croft, autographed by G. A. Fothergill, 1906
(1 volume, pigskin bound)


Minute book of committee of Women's United Service Club for wives of soldiers and sailors living in the town, December 1914 - March 1918 For enclosure see D/XD 16/43
(1 volume, card bound)


Miscellaneous letters and accounts of Women's United Service Club, nd.
(7 papers)

Durham County Papers (Ref: D/XD 16/44-55)

The Visitation of the Countie Palantyne of Durham taken by Richard St. George Esquire otherwise called Noroy King of Armes, of the East, West and North Parts of England from the River of Trent Northward and in his companie Henry St. George, Bleumantle Pursuyvant of Armes, in the year of our Lord 1615, indexed List of those disclaimed, with family trees of James, Claxton, Conyers, Bowes, Bulmer, Salvein, Tempest, Tongs, Calverley, Wren, Trollopp, Selby, Fulthorpe, Blackston, Lambton, Baynbridge, Bellasis, Dethicke, Warde, Maddison, Shaftoe, Beckwith, Hutton, Trotter, Gifford, Hall , Barnes, Croyser, Morgan, Fetherstonhaugh, Hilliard, Blackett, Tomlinson, Riddell, Pemberton, Vasey, Brandling, Garnett, Ewbank, Chamber, Downes, Sanderson, Liddel1, Wi1liamson, Hodshon, Orde, White, Place, Chaytor, Tunstall, Lilborne, Colemore, Marten, Heath, Dearham, Ward , Punshon, Halliman, Blakeston, Middleton, Wilkinson, Wycliffe, Robson, Skeppar, Wortley, Dodsworth, Dawson, Lee, Elstobb, Hall, Dudley, Madokes, Johnson, Bunney, Porter, Baykston, Butler, Surtees, Scrutenill, Wharton, Heighington, Trotter, Wright, Comyn, Mallot, Watson, Mackell, Sanderson,
(1 volume, calf bound)


A catalogue of books and tracts printed at the private press of George Allan Esq., of the Grange near Darlington, n.d. A manuscript catalogue prepared by or for William Garrett, bookseller, of Newcastle with letters from John Allan Wright of the Grange to Mr. Garnett about exchanging tracts for Bewick's fables, 1827 - 1828
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)


MS. collections, Durham by George Allan, n.d.; notes on Durham Diocese, its bishops, deans and prebendaries with print of Ann Allan
(1 volume, spine leather bound)


Statute and Ordinationes Ecclesiae Cathedralis Christi et Beatae Mariae Virginis Dunelm transcribed by George Allan, 1764
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


Volume of transcripts relating to Richmond comprising copy of Richmond Charter, with translation, 1688; memorandum of election of M.P.'s for Richmond, 1678; account of May Games at Richmond, 1660; memoranda re: ecclesiastical antiquities of Richmond, chiefly from Tanner's Notitia; copy of information against Thomas Ianson for usurping office of alderman, 1772; copy of Mandamus directed to the Mayor and Alderman of Richmond to restore Mr. Jm. Robinson to office of alderman 1772
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Bowes Papers Vol. XXXVI, 1662 - 1769, indexed Includes: letter from Ambrose Crowley, Newcastle, to Sir William Bowes, Westminster, about loss of ship and establishment of iron trade in the north, 13 November 1702; letter from James Paine, Chatsworth, to George Bowes about the column to British Liberty at Gibside, 27 July 1757
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


List of acting magistrates from 1616: comprises lists of magistrates taken from rolls of oaths, session order books, names in warrants and certificates of qualification (with many autographs), 1616 - 1846 Includes: list of aldermen of Durham, 1565 - 1601; list of mayors of Durham, 1602 - 1846; lists of mayors of Stockton, 1495 - 1846; list of mayors of Hartlepool, 1593 - 1846; list of Commissioners for Pious Uses, 1662 - 1739
(1 volume, calf bound)


Volume of transcripts: (1) decree in Bishop's Court of Chancery confirming division of common fields in the Manor of Whickham, 3 July 1678 (2) Act for raising money by a poll or otherwise to enable his majesty to enter into an actual war against the French King and for prohibiting several French commodities, 1678
(1 volume, card bound)


'Staindrop Road Order Book', minute book of the trustees Cockerton Bridge to Staindrop turnpike road, 6 January 1823 - 30 March 1835 At front: subscriptions of trustees to oaths of office
(1 volume, calf bound)


Copies of monumental inscriptions in the churchyards of Middleton St. George, Dinsdale, Hurworth, Haughton, Sadberge, with monuments in interior of church at Hurworth, copied by Thomas Bell, 1832 Book plate of Thomas Bell, 1797 by Thomas Bewick
(1 volume, card bound)


Letter from Theo. Doxford, Sunderland, to unnamed lady thanking workers for help in recent election, with print of Sunderland Bridge, 23 August 1895
(1 paper)


Letter from William Apter, Denton Vicarage, to Mr. Fife enclosing copy of Denton Church expenses account, 1912-1914, 15 April 1914
(5 papers)

Papers relating to Schools (Ref: D/XD 16/56-60)

Copy book of William Hodgson at Darlington Academy, 1857 For enclosure see: D/XD 16/57
(1 volume, paper bound)


School report on William Hodgson for half year ending Christmas 1857 (De Baste, teacher)
(1 paper)


Specimens of penmanship written by C. Hodgson and W. Hodgson, 1869, and J. Hodgson, 1870, at Gainford Academy, 1869 - 1870
(3 volumes, card bound)


Register of Park Villa School, 1864 - 1876
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


Register for Skinnergate Adult School (Sunday school), 1898 - 1899
(2 volumes, card bound)

Papers relating to Ayton School (Ref: D/XD 16/61/1-32)

Prospectus of North of England Agricultural School, with list of donations and subscriptions, 29 April 1841
(1 paper, printed)


Prospectus of Friends' School, Great Ayton, July 1909
(1 volume, printed, paper bound)


Reports and statements of accounts of Ayton School, 1842, 1876 - 1878, 1882 - 1885, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896 - 1898, 1902 - 1903 1908, 1914, 1918, 1920, 1922 - 1925
(22 papers, printed)


Recommendations of sub-committee of Ayton School, 4 March, 25 March and 1 April 1895
(3 papers, printed)


Report of sub-committee of Ayton School on accounts for 1895
(1 paper printed)


Committee cards with lists of members, 1905 - 1906, 1932 - 1933
(12 papers, printed)


Fifteenth Annual Report, Ayton Old Scholars' Association, 1901, with list of members
(1 volume, printed, paper bound)


History of Ayton School, published for the Jubilee Committee, with lists of pupils, teachers and housekeepers, 25 June 1891
(1 volume, printed, card bound)