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Strathmore Estate

Reference: D/St/C 1 Catalogue Title: Strathmore Estate Area: Catalogue Category: Estate and Family Records Description: Correspondence and personal papers: Family (part 3) Bowes and Strathmore

Covering Dates: 1742-1800

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Strathmore Estate

Catalogue Description

Records relating to Mary (Gilbert) Bowes (1720-1781), of St Paul's Walden Bury, second wife of George Bowes; also Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore (1704-1753) and his children John Lyon (later Bowes), 9th Earl of Strathmore; Thomas Lyon (and his wife, Mary), and James Lyon; also Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1749-1800).

Two major families, Bowes of Streatlam and Gibside, and Lyon, Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, were united in 1767 by the marriage of Mary Eleanor Bowes, heiress of George Bowes, and John Lyon, 9th Earl of Strathmore. Both the 9th Earl and Mary Eleanor's second husband, Andrew Robinson Stoney, took the name of Bowes.

Catalogue Contents

Strathmore Estate (Ref: D/St)Correspondence and Personal Papers (Ref: D/St/C)Family (Ref: D/St/C1)Mrs. Mary Bowes (second wife of George Bowes) (Ref: D/St/C1/4)Estate Correspondence, 1759-1768 (Ref: D/St/C1/4/1-5)Ref: D/St/C1/4/1

Letter from Robert Marley, London, to Mrs. Mary Bowes concerning a parcel sent to Gibside on the Newcastle waggon, 24 November 1759

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/4/2

Letter from John and Thomas Ord to Mrs. Bowes, Gibside, requesting a renewal of their lease of the paper mill, 7 February 1761

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/4/3

Letter from Matthew Horne to Mrs. Mary Bowes asking for money owed to him as an allowance for coal for his farm at Wemmergill, October - November 1763

(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/4/4

Letter from Mrs. M. Mill, Marley Hill, to Mrs. Bowes asking for her help in repairing the school house as earlier promised, 3 November [c.1765]

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/4/5

Letter from John Emerson, Winston, to Mrs. Bowes concerning dispute over Gainford corn tithes on Westwick Moor, 14 August 1768

(1 paper)

Financial Papers, 1766-1789 (Ref: D/St/C1/4/6-9)

Note: For Mary Bowes' accounts with George Bowes and the 9th Earl, see under George Bowes and 9th Earl

Ref: D/St/C1/4/6

31 December 1766 (1) Mary Bowes of Gibside, widow, and Jane Bowes of Durham, spinster (2) Matthew Bell of Newcastle, esq. Bond in £12000 for the payment of £6000 and interest

(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/St/C1/4/7

Receipts for Mrs. Mary Bowes' annual subscriptions to the Newcastle Infirmary and Newcastle Lying-in Hospital, 4 August 1770 - 14 November 1771

(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/4/8

Receipts of various people for interest payments due on bonds from Mrs. Mary Bowes, 14 July 1770 - 8 August 1775

(12 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/4/9

22 June 1789 (1) Executors of Mrs. Mary Bowes, deceased (2) James Farrer Letter of attorney authorising (2) to deal with dividends due on Mary Bowes' interest or share in the capital of reduced annuities

(3 papers)

Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Children (Ref: D/St/C1/5-8)Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore, 1742-1750 (Ref: D/St/C1/5/1-2)Ref: D/St/C1/5/1

Letters from John Airey, Newcastle, (with replies), concerning a dispute with John Tempest and the Savoy lease, relating to property at Haswell-on-the-Hill, with related memoranda, 2 November 1742 - 5 August 1748

(12 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/5/2

Letter from Ralph Gowland, Durham, about his not having received a reply from Captain Lyon, and about deeds he has in his custody, 18 January 1750

(1 paper)

John Lyon (later Bowes), 9th Earl of Strathmore, 1767-1775 (Ref: D/St/C1/6/1-16)Estate and Personal Correspondence, 1767-1775 (Ref: D/St/C1/6/1-7)Ref: D/St/C1/6/1

Letter from William Dixon to the Earl of Strathmore asking him to settle a dispute over money owed to him, August 1767

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/2

Letters from Thomas Colpitts I and William Hutchinson to the Earl of Strathmore concerning the enclosure of Barnard Castle Moor, 2 February 1769 - 26 December 1773

(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/3

Letters from Ralph Hopper to the Earl of Strathmore concerning the enclosure of Barnard Castle Moor and disputed rights to Marwood and Shipley, 19 October - 7 December 1769

(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/4

Letter from William Hutchinson to the Earl of Strathmore concerning the division of Barnard Castle, Hunderthwaite and Mickleton town fields, 16 September 1770

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/5

Letter from William Rowntree, Stokesley, Yorkshire, to the Earl of Strathmore, Gibside, complaining that Thomas Colpitts II, the Earl's agent, has leased a farm, promised to Rowntree, to Mr. Carter, 25 January 1771

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/6

Letter from Mr. Webbersley, Whickham, to the Earl of Strathmore requesting charity for Elizabeth Tully, n.d. [1767 - 1776]

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/7

Petition by Ann Graham, widow, to the Earl of Strathmore for a rent abatement, n.d. [1767 - 1776]

(1 paper)

Financial Papers, 1753-1776 (Ref: D/St/C1/6/8-14)Ref: D/St/C1/6/8

Accounts of George Hodgson with the Earl of Strathmore for interest on money borrowed initially from George Bowes, 1753 - 1776

(4 papers and 1 file)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/9

Account of annuities and jointure paid by the Earl and Countess of Strathmore to Mrs. Mary Bowes, with receipts, 10 October 1760 - 8 April 1776

(6 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/10

Account of interest and annuities paid by Lord Strathmore 'out of Gibside estate', 1771

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/11

30 December 1772 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore, St. George's Hanover Square, London (2) John Saxon, St. George's Hanover Square, London, apothecary Bond in £3000 for the payment of £1500 and interest

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/12

31 July 1773 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) Peter Nicol, Westminster, Middlesex Bond in £2000 for the payment of £1000 and interest

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/13

Minutes of interest paid for cash lent to the Earl of Strathmore, 15 January 1775

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/14

Receipt for the Earl of Strathmore's annual subscription to the General Lying-in Hospital, Oxford Road, 28 March 1776

(1 paper)

Public Office, 1765-1775 (Ref: D/St/C1/6/15-16)Ref: D/St/C1/6/15

Dedimus granted by George III to Robert Robinson, John Wilkinson, Peter Robinson and John Dag[nia], gents, enabling them to accept the oath of John, Earl of Strathmore as J.P. for Durham, 19 September 1765

(parchment, 3 membranes)

Ref: D/St/C1/6/16

Warrants, recognizances, informations and examinations taken before and issued by John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore, J.P. (with some issued by other Justices, 9 January 1770 - 2 February 1775

(29 papers, some printed)

Thomas Lyon (and Wife, Mary), 1762-1791 (Ref: D/St/C1/7/1-4)Ref: D/St/C1/7/1

Order from [ ] Lyon to Major Charles Lyon, London, to pay to Thomas Lyon £132 13s. or 1137 rupees at 2s. 4d. each, 6 December 1762

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/7/2

Letters from various people to Thomas Lyon concerning the payment of miscellaneous personal and Gibside estate bills, etc., 18 May 1772 - 10 March 1778

(9 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/7/3

Informations of Richard Nicholson, Robert Patterson, George Bayles, John Holmes and Richard Greensitt concerning the theft of a cock belonging to Lord Strathmore by John Holmes, pitman of Morton Hill, sworn before Thomas Lyon, J.P. for County Durham, Gibside, 4 May 1775

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/7/4

Letter from Margaret Suggett, Durham, to Mrs. Lyon, Hetton, concerning quitting the house the writer had shared with her late sister, 11 March 1791

(1 paper)

James Lyon, 1761-1764 (Ref: D/St/C1/8/1-2)Ref: D/St/C1/8/1

Bills of Thomas Hamilton to James Lyon for boots, garters, etc., 1761 and 1764

(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/8/2

Bills of Peter Nichol for goods sent to India on behalf of James Lyon, 18 April 1764

(5 papers)

Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore (Ref: D/St/C1/9)Correspondence concerning Andrew Robinson Bowes and related Court Cases, 1785-1789 (Ref: D/St/C1/9/1-11)Ref: D/St/C1/9/1

Letter from Mr. Woodcock to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, about 'Mr. Lyon's name being made use of in a suit in Chancery', 20 February 1785

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/2

Letter from Thomas Dykes, Shadwell, to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, about removing Andrew Robinson Bowes from possession of property at Pauls Walden, 18 March 1785

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/3

Letter from George Stoney to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, London, concerning the conduct of his son, Andrew Stoney Bowes, 31 March 1785

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/4

Copy letter of Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, concerning Andrew Robinson Bowes' treatment of her, 24 July 1785

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/5

Letter from John Hunter, Bath, to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, concerning [her marriage to Andrew Robinson Bowes], 18 September 1785

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/6

Letter from James Seton, Adelphi, to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, concerning his arrangements to see Mr. Bowes, 1785

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/7

Letter from Mary Stephenson, Fellside, to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, informing her that Andrew Robinson Bowes has offered her a bribe [for her husband] to commit perjury in court, 7 October 1786

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/8

Letter from Thomas Colpitts II to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, concerning her treatment by Andrew Robinson Bowes, 19 December 1786

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/9

Letter from Lionel Damer, George Street, to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, concerning Andrew Robinson Bowes' solicitor's application, 4 April 1787

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/10

Letter from Captain Thomas Pearson, London, to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, concerning her orders for the ship 'Mary', and his report on the history of the ship since it was sold by Andrew Robinson Bowes, 5 - 11 March 1789

(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/11

Letter from James Lorraine, Tyrmin, to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, concerning withholding payment until a separation takes place, n.d. [late 18th c.]

(1 paper)

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1772-1800 (Ref: D/St/C1/9/12-18)Ref: D/St/C1/9/12

Letter from James Farer, Dumfries, to [Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore] concerning a proposed meeting in Newcastle, 25 September 1772

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/13

Letters from various people to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, concerning the payment of bills, 12 May 1774 - 9 June 1790

(4 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/14

Letter from George Burdon to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, concerning a dividend out of partnership stock of £3000, £1000 belonging to the late Mr. Bowes, 1 October 1785

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/15

Letter from William Stephenson, Newcastle, to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, requesting the position of agent at Gibside, 22 March 1785

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/16

Letters from Peter Wilkinson, Holwick, to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, concerning the tenancy of his farm, waste of land, and the cutting of timber, 7 December 1787 - 15 March 1788

(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/17

Letter from Samuel Haggerston to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, concerning Andrew Robinson Bowes' failure to keep his promise of a place in the partnership colliery and asking her for a job, 26 February 1791

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/18

Letter from A. McKinnon to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, concerning articles of glass, etc., removed from Bloomsbury, n.d. [1767 - 1800]

(1 paper)

Financial Papers, 1752-1790 (Ref: D/St/C1/9/19-23)Ref: D/St/C1/9/19

Memoranda and accounts concerning Mary Eleanor Bowes' fortune, including an account drawn up directly after George Bowes' death, 1752 - 1767

(5 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/20

Petition of Mary Adler to Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, for annual assistance, 1775

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/21

Receipt for the annual subscription of Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, to the Newcastle Lying-In Hospital, 24 October 1776

(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/22

Account of interest payments owed to William Newton of Ryton, by Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, March - December 1776

(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/C1/9/23

List of debts owing by Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, n.d. [1790]

(1 paper)