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Letter from ? Benson, Leeds, to her sister (second page missing), 18 September 1764

Letters from Barbara Benson, Leeds, to Edward Pease, Darlington, about his son, Thomas', courtship of her daughter, Susanna, 1767 - 1768

Letters from Susanna Benson, Leeds, to Thomas Pease, Darlington, 1766 - 1768

Letter from Barbara Benson, Leeds, to Thomas Pease, Darlington, about his courtship of Susanna, 5 May 1768

Letters from Isabella Benson, Leeds to Thomas Pease, Darlington 1768 - 1787

Letters from Susanna Pease to her husband, Thomas, mainly at Darlington written on various visits to members of her family at Warnsworth and Leeds; mainly about family illnesses, 1772 - 1797 D/XD 5/82 includes letter from Joseph Raw, Darlington, to Thomas Pease, London, about their business, 8 October 1795

Letter from Louisa Ann Pease to her sister, Isabella Pease, London, with letter from M. Lish to Isabella, 1832

Letters from Mary West, Thirsk and Warnsworth, to her cousin Thomas Pease, Darlington, 1779 - 1780

Letters from Thomas Benson, Warnsworth and Leeds, to Thomas Pease, Darlington, about a legacy left to Susanna by her uncle, Thomas Aldam, April 1780

Letter from Barbara Benson, Leeds, to her daughter, Susanna, Darlington, about death of Thomas Benson , 18 January 1781

Letter from Mary Massey, Warnsworth, to her nephew, Thomas Pease, at Darlington, 29 August 1781

Letter from Catherine Ormston, Leeds, to her brother-in-law, Thomas Pease, Darlington, 20 February 1787

Letter from Isabella Benson, Leeds, to her sister, Susanna Pease, Darlington, with a medical recipe, July 1788

Letter from Isabella Benson, Leeds, to her nephew, William Pease, Darlington, 26 May 1795

Letter from Dr. John Clark, Newcastle, to Thomas Pease with medical advise and prescriptions for his son, Edward, June 1795

Letter from Catherine Ormston, Rothbury, to brother-in-law, Thomas Pease, Darlington, about Edward's health, 3 June 1795

Letters of condolence on Edward's death from cousin, Ann Waldie, Tynemouth, and Aunt Mary Massey, Warnsworth, to Susanna Pease, Darlington, 1795

Letter from John Pease, Newcastle, to his brother William, Darlington, 1 February 1796

Letter from H. Pease, Warnsworth, to cousin, Thomas Pease, about Ann Harrison's investments, 14 May 1796

Letters from John Pease, mainly from Leeds but earlier letters written on business journeys to London, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Mid Calder, Sunderland, Doncaster and Peterborough to his father, Thomas Pease, Darlington, about business especially his bankruptcy and partnership with his uncle in Leeds, and family news especially relating to his hopes of being heir to the Warnsworth estate, 1795 - 1803

Letters from William Pease, mainly from Leeds, to his father, Thomas Pease, Darlington, with similar content to D/XD/5/108-199, 1795, 1799 - 1802

Letters from John and William Pease jointly to their father, Thomas Pease, Darlington (one partially to Susanna), 1796 - 1803

Letter from Mr. Galland, Warnsworth, to cousin, Thomas Pease, 5 November 1799

Letter from John Aldam, Upperthorpe, to his cousin, Thomas Pease, Darlington, about farm called Grinton near Manfield, 6 June 1801

Letters from Ann Harrison, Warnsworth, to her cousin, Susanna Pease, August - December 1802

Letter from Thomas Pease, Warnsworth, to Susanna, Leeds, 30 September 1808

Letter from Joseph Pease, Darlington, to his cousins, William Aldam and Thomas Benson Pease, about Committee Meeting on the Darlington Railway, with list of subscribers (partially torn), 26 December 1818

Letter from S. Smith, Darlington, to Martha Pease, Leeds, describing how Thomas is settling down at school, includes drawing [of Grace Jowitt ?], 13 January 1824

Letter from Thomas Pease, Darlington, to his mother, Martha Pease, Leeds, about school, 13 April 1824

Letters from Thomas Pease, Darlington, to his father, Thomas Benson Pease, Leeds, about school, 1827 - 1830

Letters from Thomas Pease, Darlington, to his sister, Hannah Pease, Leeds, about school, 1827 - 1828 D/XD 5/249 includes description of riot in Darlington over the arrest of Mr. Horner

Letter from Louisa Ann Pease, Leeds, to her brother, Thomas Pease, 1831

Letter from Isabella Aldam, Warnsworth, to cousin, Thomas Pease, Leeds, 1834

Letters from Elizabeth Pease, Feethams, to cousin Thomas Pease, Leeds, about anti-slavery agitation, 1838 - 1839 D/XD 5/263 is written on a circular with list of officials, rules, report, treasurer's account and list of subscribers of Darlington Ladies Society for the Universal Abolition of Slavery, 1836

Letter from Louisa Ann Pease, Leamington, to her sister Susan Pease, Leeds, 20 June 1837

Letter from Susan Pease to her brother, Thomas Pease, n.d.

Letter from Thomas Benson Pease, Leeds, to his sister-in-law, Hannah Walker, York, about the death of her son, 22 May 1838

Letter from M. Arthington to Thomas Pease, with copy of letter from Samuel Tuke, about baptism, 1839/40

Letters from Robert Ford, Leeds, to his brother-in-law, Thomas Pease, at Bristol and Florence, 1838, 1846

Letter from E. Harris, Leeds, to 'my dear friend,' 1841

Letter from Arabella Walker to her cousin, Thomas Pease, n.d.

Letter from Susan Pease, Leeds, to her brother Thomas Pease, Malta, about the death of Joseph Pease of Feethams, 18 March 1848

Letters from William Backhouse, Darlington and London, to his cousin, Thomas Pease, about financial arrangement and possible companion for tour, n.d D/XD 5/276 has sketch of river boat

Letter from Anna Pease, Darlington, to 'my dear cousin' about Cleasby School, with note of expenditure on school for quarter, 8 July 1860

Letter from Gilbert Smith, vicar of Gunfreston, Pembrokeshire to Thomas Pease, Cote Bank, 1875

Letter from Amelia Edwards, Weston-Super-Mare, to Thomas Pease, Cote Bank, 24 December 1875

Letters from T. H. Ormston Pease, Bristol to Miss Priestman about formation of branch of Social Purity Alliance in Bristol, 1877

Letters of condolence on death of Thomas Pease, with notice of funeral and letter of acknowledgement from family, 1884

Poems on covetousness and beauty with drawing by John Pease, 1786

Exercise book, mainly of riddles, belonging to Edward Pease, 1791

Exercise book, mainly of surveying, belonging to William Pease, with drawing of St. Cuthbert's church (showing Leadyard, school and poor-house) and recipe for cheesecakes, 1797

Essay on the 'Horse' composed by Thomas Pease for Darlington Essay Society, 1830

Circular re. School for Friends to be opened in Darlington by Henry Frederick Smith, n.d. See: 'A Darlington School Boy's Diary (Thomas Whitwell at H.F. Smith's school), 1827' in Journal of Friends Historical Society vol. 24, no. 27

Passports of Thomas Benson Pease, 1816, 1836

Passports of Thomas Pease (one at Cairo), 1841 - 1857

Contract for hire of boat to take Ralph Dutton and Thomas Pease up the Nile, written in Arabic with translation, 13 November 1845

Glyn, Halifax, Mills and Company's letter of credit for Thomas Pease listing agents for bills of exchange, 5 October 1846

1772 Will of William Whitelock of Sheepscar, merchant (unsigned)

30 April 1785 Certified copy of will of Edward Pease of Darlington, woolcomber

6 September 1791 Will of Thomas Pease of Darlington, merchant

4 February 1797 Will of Thomas Pease of Darlington, grocer

8 March 1797 Will of George Pease of Cockerton, gentleman

17 July 1830 Copy of will of Hannah Whitelock of York, widow

20 April 1923 Probate of will of Francis Stabler of Elm Tree House, Haughton

Notes and pedigrees of Aldam, Arthington, Benson, Jowitt, Pease and Whitelock families, with witness certificate of birth of Edward Pease, 1777; death certificate of Edward Pease, 1880; and copy of obituary of Thomas Benson of Warnsworth, 1870

Letter from Joseph Gorley, Stockton, probably to Thomas Pease, about his accounts, with a recipe, 11 March 1773

Admittance of Thomas Pease of Darlington, grocer, as burgess of borough of Darlington in respect of a tenement in Horsemarket in courtyard belonging to Lydia Richardson, with right of passage and use of pump from indenture of release, 1772, 30 April 1776

5 Aug. 1777 (1) Thomas Wilson of Leeds, esq., (2) William Walker of Leeds, merchant Memorandum of agreement for lease for 60 years of ground for building a house 41 feet from the west side of Leeds Infirmary, with agreement to keep road in repair from Quebec to new house and to make drains to connect with the infirmary drain Rent: £8

5 April 1792 (1) Mary Massey and Katherine Aldam of Warnsworth (2) Joseph Fisher of Tickhill, Yorks., farmer Articles of agreement for lease for one year of tenement in Tickhill Rent: £55

1 December 1794 (1) William Humphrey (2) Jeremiah Savage Agreement that (1) has house and. pasture and give up Brick Pond field to (2) and allow tenants of Thomas Pease to make road through land in occupation

Memorandum of transfer of one share in United Shipping Company of Stockton from Robert Lumley of Stockton to Thomas Pease of Darlington, 18 May 1795

List of debts of John Pease and William Dent, bankrupts, 1775-1799

Letters from Jos. Bainbridge, solicitors of Newcastle to Thomas Pease, Darlington about bankruptcy, with account, 1798-1802

2 July 1798 (1) Francis Holmes, of Barnard Castle, late of Darlington, assignee of estate of John Pease; and William Dent (2) Commissioners of Bankrupt awarded against John Pease and William Dent (3) Thomas Pease of Darlington, grocer; Thomas Richardson of Denton, yeoman Asignment of estate of John Pease and William Dent from (1) to (3) for benefit of creditors

Order for final dividend awarded by commissioner of bankrupt awarded against John Pease and William Dent, 10 July 1799

Notices from George Allan (original assignee of bankrupt estate) of bills required, with list of some poor claiments and list of fixtures left by William Dent in house in Skinnergate, 1800

Bond of Thomas Pease of Darlington, grocer, to Charles Colling of Ketton, gent., in £60 on condition of payment of £300 with interest by 18 November 1797, 18 May 1796

Account of Henry Crosby, solicitor, to Thomas Pease for acting in cases against Garbutt, Wakeman, Mackey, and Trenham, 1797 - 1799

Apprenticeship indenture of William Pease to his father Thomas Pease as grocer and tobacconist for 7 years, 28 May 1798

Memorandum re. payment of George Pease's board to Michael Pease and allowance until Michael's shares in ships company pay dividend, n.d.

Promissory notes, receipt and notice to tenant to quit by Thomas Pease, 1791 - 1802

Memoranda and letters re. payment of bills, 1798 - 1802

Transfer of 25 shares in Oldham Gas Light and Waterworks Company from John Taylor of Hargreaves, Oldham, esq. , to Thomas Benson Pease of Leeds, esq., 24 February 1826

Apprenticeship indenture of Thomas Pease to William Aldam, Edwin Birchail and John Heaton as stuff merchant for four years, 31 January 1833

Tax assessment of Thomas Benson Pease of Leeds, 1835

Letter announcing dissolution of partnership of William Aldam, Thomas Benson Pease, Edwin Birchall and John Heaton known as Aldam, Pease, Birchall and Co., and formation of Pease, Heaton and Co., composed of Thomas Benson Pease, John Heaton and Thomas Pease, 1 January 1839

Letter from Duncan Macnee of Glasgow to Messrs. Pease, Heaton and Co., enclosing 5 bills of exchange from A. and W. Lynburn of Greenock, July 1826, 17 September 1850

Bills of exchange, 1835 - 1844

Bond of Thomas Pease of Chapel Allerton, Leeds, merchant, to William Aldam of Frickley Hall, esq., Robert Lawson Ford of Leeds, solicitor, and Thomas Harvey of Leeds, chemist, in £20,000 on condition of payment of £10,000 and interest in two instalments by 18 September 1851, 18 March 1850 Endorsed: Bond for securing £5,000 to Trustees to settlement made by Thomas Pease on daughters Katherine Aldam Pease and May Ann Pease (1 paper)

Plan of an estate at Sheepscar, Leeds, belonging to Thomas Benson Pease divided into lots for sale, February 1837, S.D. Martin, surveyor. Scale : 40 yards to 2 inches [1:720]

Plan of estate on Kelbrook Moor (Thornton in Craven, West Riding) passing under the will of Thomas Pease, deceased; shows Thick Bank Farm as described on a sale catalogue in 1858 No scale

Plan of Kelbrook Farm, and Hard Clough (Thornton in Craven, West Riding) showing water pipes, n.d.

Plan of Moor Farm, Skip Briggs and Ings on roads to Haughton and Neasham, n.d.

Plan of farm yard, n.d.

Oaths of Margaret Walker of Blackwell, John Pease of Darlington, William Pease of Darlington and Thomas Benson Pease of Darlington, nominees and proprietors in the Tontine (life annuity scheme), 1789

Circular letter from the Yorkshire Union of Mechanics Institutes to the Nobility and Gentry of Yorkshire about fund raising to support an agent with list of subscribers, 28 June 1849