Catalogue

1 May 1907 (1) Harry Payne Whitney of Holwick Lodge, North Riding of Yorkshire, gent. (2) Johathan Nattrass of Newbiggin, Nr. Middleton in Teesdale, gamekeeper. Appointment of (2) as Headkeeper at Holwick and agreement as to tenancy at will of (2) at a farm called Pikestone Farm, Holwick, of c. 20 acres for a salary of £80 per annum, including schedules of live and dead-stock.

3 August 1912 (1) Right Hon. Claude George Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. (2) Whitney Realty Company, New York, U.S.A. Memorandum of an agreement between (1) and (2) for the lease for 5 years of a farm of 32.278 acres called Low Pikestone Farm, Holwick, and 15 sheep stints on Holwick Fell with the exception of mines, quarries, timber and game, and reserving the right for employees of (1) to enter premises to mine, plant etc., including a schedule. Rent: £35 per annum and also £20 per acre for pasture converted to tillage.

3 August 1912 (1) Right Hon. Claude George, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Baron Bowes. (2) Whitney Realty Company, New York, U.S.A. Lease for 5 years from (1) to (2) of a mansion house or shooting box called Holwick Hall or Lodge, in Holwick with all sporting rights on Holwick Moor and the forest of Lune for shareholders and friends of the company including a schedule of the landlord's fixtures, and a plan (on waxed linen) of Holwick Moor. Consideration: £2,500 per annum.