Catalogue

Minutes of meetings of the Trustees, 22 November 1805, 6 March 1807, 15 July 1813 - 14 February 1817

Memorial to the Charity Commissioners describing the foundation and subsequent history of the Charity with particular reference to Attorney General v Cradock; form of inquiry by the Charity Commissioners into the endowments of the school; related correspondence between Peter Dent (one of the Trustees) and the Charity Commission, 30 August 1854 - 15 December 1855

Particulars of inquiry relating to the Endowed School at Bowes, 1864 - 1865

Questionnaire concerning the school, its accommodation, staffing etc., 15 December 1880

Copy agreement by the Trustees to let a farm at Sleightholme to Sheldon Cradock of Hartforth, Esquire, 16 January 1832

Valuation by John Machell of lands proposed to be exchanged between the Trustees of the Bowes and Romaldkirk Charity and Sheldon Cradock and the Reverend John Headlam, 29 May 1832

Valuation by John Machell of lands proposed to be exchanged between the Trustees of the Bowes and Romaldkirk Charity and Sheldon Cradock and the Reverend John Headlam, 29 May 1832; exhibited before J.B.S. Morritt and others, 25 October 1832

Valuation of the lands to be exchanged, 30 May 1835

Valuation, by Robert Addison, of the lands to be exchanged, 26 - 27 December 1837

Copies of valuations and reports respecting the lands to be exchanged; miscellaneous notices, correspondence and agreements, extracts from the minute book of the Trustees, c.1834 - 1838 Exhibited in the proceedings: Attorney General v Cradock, n.d. [c.1840]

Letter (incomplete) from unspecified party, London, giving synopsis of the judgement of the Lord Chancellor in Attorney General v Cradock, 14 July 1841

Judgement of the Lord Chancellor, 17 July 1841

Letter from Messrs. Atkinson, Northallerton to William Dent, Clints., Bowes, discussing possible exchange of lands between the Trustees of the Charity and Col. Cradock, 11 May 1844

Bill of costs of Richard Binks (£43 18s. ld.) in respect of Attorney General v Cradock, 1845 - 1846, receipted 5 May 1847

Notice from the Trustees of the Charity to Morley Headlam to quit tenancy, 10 August 1847

Opinion of Thomas Smythe, 49 Chancery Lane, upon Witham's tenancy of lands belonging to the Charity, 22 December 1848

2 June 1848 (1) Peter Dent of Barnard Castle, innkeeper; George Clarkson of Northside, Bowes, farmer; Joseph Douglas Aude of Lartington, farmer; William Dent of Clintz, Bowes, farmer (Trustees of the Bowes and Romaldkirk Charity) (2) The Venerable John Headlam of Wycliffe, Yorks., Clerk, Archdeacon of Richmond Copy agreement for inclosing 98a. of Gilmonby Moor in lieu of 49 sheet stints held by (1)

1851 (1) The Venerable John Headlam of Wycliffe, Clerk, Archdeacon of Richmond (2) Margaret Wallis of 1 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, Middlesex, widow; Sir William Lawson of Brough Hall, Yorks., Baronet, and John Lamb of Barnard Castle, gentleman (mortgagees) (3) Joseph Douglas Aude of Lartington, farmer; Peter Dent of Barnard Castle, innkeeper; William Dent of Clints, Bowes, farmer; George Clarkson of Northside, Bowes, farmer Draft conveyance by (1), with the consent of (2), to (3) of an allotment of 98a. of land at Gilmonby. Recites previous deeds Consideration: the surrender by (3) to (1) of stints as specified

Request from the Attorney General for up-to-date information on the fate of Attorney General v Cradock, costs of the action (£1329) and income of the Charity, 22 May 1860

Application to the Charity Commissioners for approval of an exchange of lands between the Charity and the Reverend Thomas Witham and the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company, 19 November 1857

Sealed order of the Charity Commissioners authorising the above exchange, 23 April 1858

Instructions to prepare deed of exchange, 7 April 1858

5 June 1858 (1) Reverend Henry Burdett Worthington of Bedford, Clerk and Christopher Croft of Richmond, Yorks., wine merchant (2) Joseph Douglas Awde of Lartington, farmer and others, the Trustees of the Bowes and Romaldkirk Charity (3) The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company (4) Reverend Thomas Witham of Lartington Hall, Yorks., Clerk Draft conveyance by (2) to (3) of 6a. 1r. 7p. of land at Bowes as specified and by (2) to (4) of 29a. 3r. 5p. of land at Craggsite in the township of Lartington; conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage at West Mellwaters and lands, allotments and tithes there and at Ellerbeck (24a.) in the parish of Bowes as specified Consideration: £850 by (4) to (2), £890 by (3) to (2) and £1870 by (2) to (1)

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Schedule of deeds (1778-1844) relating to West Mellwaters, 1861

Schedule of deeds (1819-1858) relating to Ellerbeck, 1861

Schedule of deeds (1810-1860) relating to lands of the Bowes and Romaldkirk Charity, 1861

Provisional certificate of the Inclosure Commissioners advancing £1500 to the Bowes and Romaldkirk Charity for drainage works, 2 August 1860

Notices received from the Inclosure Commissioners relative to advances to the Charity in respect of drainage works, 25 April 1864 - 10 October 1865

Copy order of the Charity Commissioners approving sale of 2a. 3r. 30p. of land at Boldron by the Charity, 12 October 1864

11 April 1865 (1) Peter Dent of Barnard Castle, farmer and innkeeper; William Dent of Clintz, Bowes, farmer; John Lamb of Barnard Castle, gentleman; Penelope Osborne (formerly Penelope Harrison) of High Harrogate, Yorks., widow; Mark Sayer of Bowes, farmer and innkeeper; John Dent of Lunedale, farmer; Robert Thomas of Startforth, farmer; John Highmoor, formerly of Bowes, now of Redcar, Yorks., gentleman; Reverend Henry Cleveland, Rector of Romaldkirk; Joshua Coke Monkhouse of Egglestone, land agent; Joseph Douglas Awde of Lartington, farmer and cattle dealer; William Dent of Hunderthwaite, farmer; William Kipling of Romaldkirk, gentleman; William Dent of Mickleton, gentleman; Leonard Holme of Romaldkirk, schoolmaster; Henry Dent of Bowes, farmer (2) _____ [Official Trustee of Charity Lands] (3) Henry Pease of Pierremont, Darlington, Esquire Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of 2a. 3r. 30p. of land at Boldron in the parish of Startforth. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £395 10/- to (2)

22 May 1865 (1) Charles West Cope of 19 Hyde Park Gate, South Kensington Gore, Middlesex, R.A. and Charles Stockdale Benning of Dunstable, Bedfordshire, gentleman (2) Peter Dent and others (Trustees) Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage on the north side of the town street of Bowes between the premises of Henry Benning (formerly of William Shaw) and the Free School at Bowes. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £40

Schedule of deeds (1818-1865) to lands conveyed by D/X 849/39 above, 1865

Sealed order of the Charity Commissioners approving purchase D/X 849/39 above, 22 December 1865

Report and valuation by William Lax of Staindrop respecting an allotment (16a.) at Gilmonby adjoining Charity Pasture shortly to be sold at auction, 6 September 1865

Appointment by the Trustees of the Bowes and Romaldkirk Charity and by the North Eastern Railway Company of valuers, 26 September 1866

Valuation by Robert James Semple of Darlington and William Houston Boynes of Staindrop, surveyors of lands (2r. 10p.) in the township of Bowes to be acquired by the Railway, 28 September 1866

Sealed order of the charity Commissioners authorising the purchase of a messuage and 262 sq. yds. of land at Bowes by the Charity, 3 May 1878

9 July 1878 (1) John Metcalfe Pickering of 1 Westbourne Street, Yarm Lane, Stockton, accountant in railway office and the Reverend Robert Pickering of Dent, Yorks., Clerk (2) John Bousfield of Bowes, gentleman; Henry Dent of Lartington, farmer; John Dickonson Holmes of Barnard Castle, solicitor; John Lamb of Barnard Castle, solicitor; Thompson Richardson of Barnard Castle, solicitor; Robert Thomas late of Startforth, gentleman; John Walton of Lowfield, Bowes, farmer; William Watson the younger of Startforth Hall, solicitor; Reverend Charles Bradford Wardale of Bowes, Clerk; Morley Headlam of Gilmonby Hall, Esquire; John Tunstall of Bowes, yeoman (The Governing Body of Hutchinson's Endowed School) Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage etc. on the north side of the Town Street, Bowes adjoining the School, as specified. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £500

25 August 1880 (1) John Bousfield of Bowes, gentleman (2) John Bousfield, Henry Dent, Thompson Richardson, Robert Thomas, William Watson the younger, Reverend Charles Bradford Wardale, Morley Headlam and John Woddy of Bowes, yeoman (The Governing Body) Deed of exchange between (1) and (2) of parcels of land in Bowes as specified. Recites previous deeds. Plan on face of first membrane

25 January 1905 (1) Thomas Alderson of Bowes, gentleman (2) Reverend Ernest Isaac Frost of Bowes, Clerk; James Sayer of Bowes, farmer; Joseph Lambert of Bowes, farmer; William Hutchinson of Bowes, farmer; Micah Clarkson of Bowes, farmer; Joseph Turner of Bowes, farmer; Thomas Helmer of Romaldkirk, gentleman; Robert Taylor Richardson of Barnard Castle, gentleman; Adam Dugdale of Gilmonby Hall, Esquire (The Governing Body) Conveyance by (1) to (2) of a wash-house and coal house in Bowes as specified. Recites previous deeds. Plan endorsed Consideration: £15

Sealed order of the Charity Commissioners authorising the purchase D/X 849/48, 9 February 1906

Sealed order of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries for the exchange of lands between Adam Dugdale and the Trustees of the Bowes and Romaldkirk Charity, with plans endorsed and attached, 2 October 1907; amended 15 April 1908

Account of receipts and expenditure of the Manor of Bowes (1870-1871), 10 October 1871

Schedule of owners of ancient lands, November 1873 (1 paper, printed) [D/X 849/51-52 retained as specimens: a full set of accounts and schedules will be found in D/MOB]

20 February 1797 (1) Thomas Bainbridge of Oxpasture, Bowes, gentleman; William Bailey of Blaidsfield, Startforth, gentleman; Thomas Binks of Stoneykeld, Bowes, gentleman; George Heslop of Northfield, Startforth, gentleman; John Newton of Boldron, gentleman; James Sayer of West Gates, Bowes, gentleman; William Bailey the younger of Blaidsfield, Startforth, gentleman; Thomas Clarkson of Northside, Bowes, gentleman; William Hobson of Mirekeld, Bowes, gentleman (Trustees and Governors of the Free School of Bowes) (2) John Langstaff of Charity Pasture, Bowes, farmer Lease by (1) to (2) of Charity Pasture farm, in the parish of Bowes, for a term of 21 years Rent: £18 p.a.

17 June 181l (1) The Committee of the Charity Lands belonging to the free school of Bowes and the school and hospital of Romaldkirk (2) William Bailey of Blaidsfield Agreement to surrender lease by (2) to (1) of Blaidsfield farm Consideration: £200 to (2)

15 July 181l (1) William Bailey of Bladesfield, Startforth, yeoman (2) Reverend Joseph Lambert of Bowes; William Walton of Bowes, John Bayles of Lartington, William Walton of Clints House and George Clarkson of Bowes, gentlemen (Trustees and Governors of the free school at Bowes and the school and hospital at Romaldkirk) Surrender by (1) to (2) of Bladesfield Farm, with 2 allotments on Boldron Inn Moor held by him under a lease of 24 December 1794 (recited) for a term of 21 years

24 November 181l (1) Reverend Joseph Lambert of Gilmonby, Clerk; George Clarkson of Bowes, gentleman; William Walton of Bowes, brewer; William Walton of Clints, gentleman; John Bayles of Lartington, gentleman (a committee of the Trustees) (2) John Raine of North Bitts, Bowes, farmer Lease by (1) to (2) of Bladesfield alias Street Head farm in the parish of Startforth, for a term of 9 years Rent: £135 p.a.

13 May 1820 (1) Thomas Harrison of Stubb House, Esquire; John Headlam of Wycliffe, Clerk; Joseph Lambert of Reeth, Yorks., Clerk; Richard Wilson of Bowes, Clerk; William Walton of Bowes, brewer; William Walton of Clints, yeoman; John Highmore of Bowes Cross, yeoman; George Clarkson of Bowes, timber dealer; John Newton of Boldron, farmer; John Sayer of Gilmondby, yeoman; Peter Heslop of Lartington, yeoman; George Clarkson of Northside, yeoman; John Hunter of Thornberry, yeoman; John Alderson of Kelton, yeoman; James Hogg of Romaldkirk, yeoman; John Penrith of ____, yeoman; John Hutchinson of Hunderthwaite, yeoman; Francis Kipling of Baldersdale, yeoman; John Bayles of Lartington, yeoman (Trustees) (2) Robert Cleasby of Sleightholme, farmer Counterpart lease by (1) to (2) of the farm at Sleightholme, called Bowes Charity Pasture, for a term of 9 years Rent: £63 p.a.

7 April 1832 (1) Thomas Binks now or late of Stoney Keld, gentleman; John Newton of Boldron, gentleman; John Sayer of West Gates, yeoman; Reverend George Price, Rector of Romaldkirk; Thomas Harrison of Stubb House, Esquire; Venerable Archdeacon John Headlam, Rector of Wycliffe; Reverend Joseph Lambert, now or late of Gilmonby, Clerk; William Walton of Bowes, brewer; William Walton of Clints, yeoman; William Bousfield of Stoney Keld, yeoman; John Highmoor of Bowes Cross, yeoman; George Clarkson of Bowes, schoolmaster; George Clarkson the younger of North Side, yeoman; John Dent of Mickleton, yeoman; Thomas Helmer the younger of Romaldkirk, gentleman; John Penrith now or late of Baldersdale, yeoman; Francis Kipling of Baldersdale, gentleman; John Bayles of Lartington, yeoman (Trustees) (2) Thomas Harrison aforesaid and Penelope, his wife (formerly Penelope Whytell, heiress at law of Charles Whytell) (3) Sheldon Cradock of Hartforth, Yorks., Esquire Lease by (1) to (3), with the consent of (2), of the farm at Sleightholme (34a.), for a term of 21 years Rent: £34 p.a.

18 July 1848 (1) Peter Dent of Barnard Castle, innkeeper; George Clarkson of North Side, Bowes, farmer; Joseph Douglas Awde of Lartington, farmer; William Dent of Clintz, Bowes, farmer (Trustees appointed for the management of the Bowes and Romaldkirk Charity Estates) (2) Sheldon Cradock of Hartforth, Yorks., Esquire Lease by (1) to (2) of Sleightholme Farm (91a.), for a term of 5 years Rent: £40 p.a.

31 October 1857 (1) Henry Burdett Worthington of Bedford, Clerk and Christopher Croft of Richmond, Yorks., wine merchant (2) Joseph Place of West Mellwaters, Bowes, farmer Tenancy agreement for West Mellwaters Farm (100a.) and Ellerbeck (24a.), from year to year Rent: £80

6 February 1863 (1) Peter Dent, William Dent, Robert Thomas, Reverend Henry Cleveland, Joseph Douglas Awde and Joshua Coke Monkhouse (Trustees) (2) Joseph Place Draft tenancy agreement for West Mellwaters and Ellerbeck (125a. 3r. 15p.), for a term of 21 years Rent: £85 p.a.

l December 1864 (1) Peter Dent of Barnard Castle, innkeeper; William Dent of Clint, Bowes, farmer; Robert Thomas of Mount Pleasant, farmer; Reverend Henry Cleveland, Clerk; Joseph Douglas Awde of Lartington, farmer; Joshua Coke Monkhouse of Eggleston, land agent (2) Thomas Alderson of Cotherston, farmer and John Alderson of Cringley, Reeth, Yorks., [farmer] Draft tenancy agreement for Bladesfield, Startforth (106a.), for a term of 21 years Rent: £108 p.a.

l March 1865 (1) Peter Dent and others (2) Thomas Alderson and John Alderson Lease by (1) to (2) of Bladesfield, Startforth (103a.), for a term of 21 years Rent: £108 p.a.

12 April 1871 (1) John Dickonson Holmes of Barnard Castle, gentleman; Peter Dent of Boldron, farmer; Robert Thomas of Startforth, farmer (Trustees for the management of The Bowes and Romaldkirk Charity Estates) (2) Matthew Atkinson of Thornbury, farmer Lease by (1) to (2) of Thornbury Farm, Startforth (31a. 2r. 10p.), for a term of 14 years Rent: £34 p.a.

1874 (1) John Bousefield of Bowes, gentleman; Robert Thomas of Startforth, farmer; John Dickonson Holmes of Barnard Castle, gentleman; Joshua Coke Monkhouse of Eggleston, land agent; and Thomas Helmer of Romaldkirk, gentleman (Trustees) (2) Michael Clarkson of Elva Plain, Cumberland, farmer Lease by (1) to (2) of West Mellwater and Ellerbeck farms (122a. 2r. 15p.), for a term of 21 years Rent: £128 p.a.

14 November 1883 (1) John Bousfield of Bowes, farmer; Thompson Richardson of Barnard Castle, solicitor; Thomas Helmer of Romaldkirk; Joshua Coke Monkhouse of Eggleston, land agent; Robert Hugginson of Romaldkirk, J.P.; Morley Headlam of Gilmonby, J.P. (Trustees) (2) Micah Clarkson of Mellwaters, Bowes, farmer Lease by (1) to (2) of West Charity Pasture farm, Gilmonby (200a.), for a term of 14 years Rent: £135 p.a.

6 April 1887 (1) Joshua Coke Monkhouse of Eggleston, John Bousfield of Bowes, Thomas Helmer of Romaldkirk, Thompson Richardson of Barnard Castle, Robert Hugginson of Romaldkirk, and Will Wilson of Scargill, Esquires (Trustees) (2) Thomas Alderson of Blades Field Tenancy agreement for Blades Field, Startforth (103a.), from year to year Rent: £114

10 April 1894 (1) Robert Hugginson, Thomas Alderson, John Mitchell, John Harrison Stanton, William Porter and Thomas Dent, Esquires (Trustees) (2) John Fawcett of Thornberry, quarryman Tenancy agreement for Thornberry Farm, Startforth (30a. 2r.), from year to year Rent: £45 Surrender by previous tenant (Newby Jackson), 5 April 1894, and guarantee for payment of rental by (2), subjoined

30 March 1895 (1) Robert Hugginson, Thomas Alderson, John Mitchell, John Harrison Stanton, William Porter and Thomas Dent, Esquires (Trustees) (2) Micah Clarkson of West Mellwaters, farmer Tenancy agreement for West Mellwaters (101a.) and Ellerbeck (218a.), with 52.5 sheep stints on Bowes Moor, from year to year Rent: £110

6 April 1895 (1) Robert Hugginson of Romaldkirk, Thomas Alderson of Barnard Castle, John Mitchell of Barnard Castle, John Harrison Stanton of Stubb House, William Porter of Bowes and Thomas Dent of Mickleton, Esquires (Trustees) (2) Margaret Ann Walton of Low Field Tenancy agreement for Cow Close, Bowes (10a.), from year to year Rent: £15

26 February 1898 (1) Robert Anthony Hugginson of Romaldkirk, Esquire; Thomas Alderson of Barnard Castle, gentleman; Thomas Dent of Mickleton, gentleman; John Harrison Stanton of Stubb House, Winston, Esquire; Joseph Lambert of Pry Rigg, Gilmonby, farmer; William Porter of Boldron, farmer (Trustees) (2) James Newton Hutchinson of Bowes, gentleman Lease by (1) to (2) of lands (22a. 0r. 32p.) and buildings at Bowes, a moiety of allotments of 128a. 1r. 27p. of land at Sleightholme, and 120 sheep stints on Bowes Moor, for a term of 9 years Rent: £70 p.a.

1890s [c.1898] (1) Robert Hugginson, Thomas Alderson, Thomas Dent, John Harrison Stanton, Joseph Lambert and William Porter, Esquires (Trustees) (2) Jonathan Bousfield of Sleightholme, farmer Draft tenancy agreement for West Mellwaters and Ellerbeck and 52.5 sheep stints on Bowes Moor, from year to year Rent: £115

5 April 1898 (1) Robert Hugginson, Thomas Alderson, Thomas Dent, John Harrison Stanton, Joseph Lambert and William Porter, Esquires (Trustees) (2) Edmund Brown of Barnard Castle, farmer Tenancy agreement for West Mellwaters (101a.) and Ellerbeck (28a.), and 52.5 sheep stints on Bowes Moor, from year to year Rent: £115

1900 (1) Robert Hugginson, Thomas Alderson, Thomas Dent, John Harrison Stanton, Joseph Lambert and William Porter, Esquires (Trustees) (2) William Hutchinson of Kilmond Cottage, Boldron, farmer Tenancy agreement for West Mellwaters (101a.) and Ellerbeck (28a.) and 52.5 sheep stints on Bowes Moor, from year to year Rent: £100 Guarantee for payment of rental subjoined

1900 (1) Robert Hugginson, Thomas Alderson, Thomas Dent, John Harrison Stanton, Joseph Lambert and William Porter, Esquires (Trustees) (2) Christopher Hutchinson of West Mellwaters Draft tenancy agreement for West Mellwaters and Ellerbeck and 52.5 sheep stints on Bowes Moor, from year to year Rent: £100

4 May 1900 (1) Robert Hugginson, Thomas Alderson, Thomas Dent, John Harrison Stanton, Joseph Lambert and William Porter, Esquires (Trustees) (2) John Guy of Stoneykeld, farm servant Tenancy agreement for Thornberry Farm, Startforth (30a. 2r.), from year to year Rent: £45 Surrender by previous tenant (John Fawcett), and guarantee for payment of rental by (2), subjoined

6 April 1903 (1) Robert Hugginson, Thomas Alderson, Joseph Lambert, William Porter and Joseph Turner, Esquires (Trustees) (2) Christopher Hutchinson of West Mellwaters, farmer Tenancy agreement for West Mellwaters (101a.) and 32.5 sheep stints on Bowes Moor, from year to year Rent: £66

6 April 1903 (1) Robert Hugginson, Thomas Alderson, Joseph Lambert, William Porter and Joseph Turner, Esquires (Trustees) (2) James Tallentire of Spital Grange Tenancy agreement for Ellerbeck (60a.) and 20 sheep stints on Bowes Moor, for a period of 2 years Rent: £38 p.a. Guarantee for payment of rental by (2)

6 April 1905 (1) Thomas Alderson, Joseph Lambert, Joseph Turner, Joseph William Dent, Thomas Henry Booth Dent and Robert Addison Oliver, Esquires (Trustees) (2) William MacDonald and John MacDonald, both of Gods Bridge Cottages, Spital, Bowes, farmer and platelayer respectively Tenancy agreement for Ellerbeck, Spital (60a.) and 20 sheep stints on Bowes Moor, from year to year Guarantee for payment of rental by (2), 3 May 1905 Rent: £36

18 July 1906 (1) Adam Dugdale of Gilmonby Hall, Esquire (2) John William Pinkney of Stone Bridge, Bowes, famrer Tenancy agreement for Stone Bridge farms (73a. 3r. 13p.), from year to year Rent: £98 plus £1 for water rent

18 July 1906 (1) Adam Dugdale of Gilmonby Hall, Esquire (2) Mark Scrafton of East Low Fields, farmer Tenancy agreement for East Low Fields (74a. 1r. 31p.), from year to year Rent: £94

10 May 1907 (1) Thomas Alderson of Bowes, gentleman; Joseph Turner of Gilmonby, farmer; Joseph William Dent of Brough, Westmorland, gentleman; Thomas Henry Booth Dent of Bowes, farmer; Robert Addison Oliver of Romaldkirk, gentleman; Reverend Ernest Frost of Petworth, Sussex, Clerk (Trustees) (2) James Newton Hutchinson of Bowes, gentleman Lease by (1) to (2) of 22a. 0r. 32p. of land at Sleightholme, a moiety of 128a. 1r. 27p. of land at Sleightholme, and 120 sheep stints on Bowes Moor, for a term of 9 years. Plan attached Rent: £70 p.a.

20 January 1909 (1) Thomas Alderson of Bowes, gentleman; Thomas Henry Booth Dent of Bowes, farmer; Adam Dugdale of Gilmonby Hall, Esquire; Joseph William Dent of Brough, Westmorland, farmer; Joseph Turner of Gilmonby, farmer; William Dent of Mickleton, farmer (Trustees) (2) Mark Scrafton of East Low Fields, farmer Tenancy agreement for East Low Fields farm (74a. 1r. 31p.), from year to year Rent: £94

20 January 1909 (1) Thomas Alderson of Bowes, gentleman; Thomas Henry Booth Dent of Bowes, farmer; Adam Dugdale of Gilmonby Hall, Esquire; Joseph William Dent of Brough, Westmorland, farmer; Joseph Turner of Gilmonby, farmer; William Dent of Mickleton, farmer (Trustees) (2) John William Pinkney of Stone Bridge, Bowes, farmer Tenancy agreement for Stone Bridge farm (73a. 3r. 13p.), from year to year Rent: £98, plus £1 water rent

20 January 1909 (1) Thomas Alderson of Bowes, gentleman; Thomas Henry Booth Dent of Bowes, farmer; Adam Dugdale of Gilmonby Hall, Esquire; Joseph William Dent of Brough, Westmorland, farmer; Joseph Turner of Gilmonby, farmer; William Dent of Mickleton, farmer (Trustees) (2) John Gibson Sayer of Mid Low Fields, farmer Tenancy agreement for Mid Low Fields farm (46a. 3r. 2p.), from year to year Rent: £66

13 May 191l (1) Thomas Alderson of Bowes, gentleman; Thomas Henry Booth Dent of Bowes, farmer; Adam Dugdale of Gilmonby Hall, Esquire; Joseph William Dent of Brough, Westmorland, farmer; Joseph Turner of Gilmonby, farmer; William Dent of Mickleton, farmer (Trustees) (2) William MacDonald and John MacDonald, both of Bowes (3) James Alderson of Spital, Bowes, farmer and William Preston of Nabb Farm, Bowes, farmer (sureties for (2)) Tenancy agreement for West Mellwaters farm (101a.), from year to year Rent: £66

13 May 191l (1) Thomas Alderson of Bowes, gentleman; Thomas Henry Booth Dent of Bowes, farmer; Adam Dugdale of Gilmonby Hall, Esquire; Joseph William Dent of Brough, Westmorland, farmer; Joseph Turner of Gilmonby, farmer; William Dent of Mickleton, farmer (Trustees) (2) Thomas Thompson of East Low Fields, Bowes, farmer (3) Jane Thompson of North Bitts, Bowes and Joseph Thompson of Southside, Bowes, farmer (sureties) Tenancy agreement for East Low Fields farm (74a. 1r. 31p.), from year to year Rent: £94

13 May 191l (1) Thomas Alderson of Bowes, gentleman; Thomas Henry Booth Dent of Bowes, farmer; Adam Dugdale of Gilmonby Hall, Esquire; Joseph William Dent of Brough, Westmorland, farmer; Joseph Turner of Gilmonby, farmer; William Dent of Mickleton, farmer (Trustees) (2) Mark Scrafton of Stone Bridge Farm, Bowes, farmer Tenancy agreement for Stone Bridge Farm (83a. 3r. 13p.), from year to year Rent: £115

13 August 1919 (1) Thomas Alderson of Bowes, gentleman; Joseph William Dent of Barnard Castle, gentleman; William Dent of Mickleton, gentleman; Joseph Lambert, Thomas Henry Booth and James Sayer, retired farmers, all of Bowes (Trustees) (2) Thomas William Scrafton of Stone Bridge Farm, Bowes, farmer (3) Mark Scrafton of Bowes, retired farmer (Surety) Tenancy agreement for Stone Bridge Farm, Bowes (83a. 3r. 13p.), from year to year Rent: £115

13 July 1874 (1) John Bousefield of Bowes, gentleman; Robert Thomas of Startforth, farmer; John Dickonson Holmes of Barnard Castle, gentleman; Joshua Coke Monkhouse of Eggleston, land agent; Thomas Helmer of Romaldkirk, gentleman (Trustees) (2) The Right Honourable Thomas Emerson Headlam of Gilmonby Hall Counterpart lease by (1) to (2) of sporting rights upon West Charity Pasture, Howlowgill and Pryrigg farms, all at Gilmonby, for a term of 7 years Rent: £15 p.a.

2 June 1898 (1) Robert Hugginson of Romaldkirk, a Major in H.M. Army; John H. Stanton, Esquire; Mr. T. Dent; Mr. T. Alderson; Mr. Lambert (Trustees) (2) John Emmerson Wharton Headlam of Gilmonby Hall, a Captain in H.M. Army Copy lease by (1) to (2) of sporting rights upon Charity Pasture Farm and allotment, Howlowgill Farm and Pry Rigg Farm, for a term of 7 years Rent: £25 p.a.

2 June 1904 (1) Joseph Lambert, Joseph Turner and Thomas H.B. Dent, all of the parish of Bowes; Robert Addison Oliver of the parish of Romaldkirk; Joseph William Dent of the parish of Brough, Westmorland (2) John Emerson Wharton Headlam of Gilmonby Hall, a Colonel, Royal Artillery Counterpart lease by (1) to (2) of sporting rights upon Charity Pasture Farm and allotment, Howlowgill Farm and Pry Rigg Farm, for a term of 7 years Rent: £25 p.a.

20 December 1919 (1) Thomas Alderson of the Villa, Bowes, gentleman; Joseph William Dent of Barnard Castle, gentleman; William Dent of High Green, Mickleton; Joseph Lambert of Bowes; Thomas Henry Booth Dent of Annums Villa, Bowes, retired farmer; James Sayer of the Manor House, Bowes (Trustees) (2) Reverend John Milner Walton of Langton Rectory, Northallerton, Yorks., Clerk in Holy Orders; Thomas Alderson of Bowes, gentleman; Robert Taylor Richardson of Barnard Castle, gentleman; Frank York of Barnard Castle, gentleman; Thomas Gilbert Dugdale of Gilmonby Hall, Esquire (The Lords in Trust) Counterpart lease by (1) to (2) of sporting rights over Ellerbeck and West Mellwaters (161a.), for a term of 10 years Rent: £2 2/- p.a.

5 November 1921 (1) Joseph William Dent of Barnard Castle, gentleman; William Dent of Mickleton, gentle man; Joseph Lambert of Hereford House, Staindrop, gentleman; Thomas Henry Booth Dent, farmer and William John Pickersgill, innkeeper, both of Bowes (Trustees) (2) John Heaton of Low Startforth Hall, Startforth, Esquire, O.B.E. Counterpart lease by (1) to (2) of sporting rights over Blades Fields and Low Thornberry farm, from year to year Rent: £5

l October 1889 (1) John Bousfield of Bowes, gentleman; Thomas Helmer of Romaldkirk, gentleman; Joshua Coke Monkhouse of Barnard Castle, gentleman; Robert Anthony Hugginson of Romaldkirk, gentleman; Robert Taylor Richardson of Barnard Castle, gentleman; Robert Barker of Barnard Castle, corn miller (Trustees) (2) Very Reverend Monsignor Thomas Witham of Lartington Hall, Clerk in Holy Orders Agreement for a water wayleave through a field forming part of Blades Field Farm, Boldron, from year to year Rent: 1/-

21 August 1913 (1) Thomas Alderson of Bowes, gentleman; Adam Dugdale of Gilmonby Hall, Esquire; Joseph William Dent of Barnard Castle, gentleman; William Dent of High Green, Mickleton, gentleman; Joseph Lambert of White Close Hill, Gilmonby, farmer, and George Lowes of Kilmond Farm, Bowes, yeoman (Trustees) (2) David Magnus Spence of Lartington Hall, gentleman Agreement for a water wayleave through a field forming part of Blades Field Farm, Boldron, from year to year Rent: 1/-

25 March 1911 (1) Thomas Alderson of Bowes, gentleman; Thomas Henry Booth Dent of Bowes, farmer; Adam Dugdale of Gilmonby, gentleman; Joseph Turner of Gilmonby, farmer; William Dent of High Green, Mickleton, farmer; Joseph William Dent of Barnard Castle, gentleman (Trustees) (2) H.M. Principal Secretary of State for War Lease by (1) to (2) of firing rights over property as specified in Deepdale. Plan attached Rent: £5 12s. 6d. p.a.

Indemnity from J.S. Addison, tenant of Bladesfields Farm, to the Trustees of the Bowes and Romaldkirk Charity against loss occasioned by the firing rights granted by D/X 849/97 above, 3 May 191l

Extract from the account book of the Trustees shewing cash received and disbursed, 20 December 1836 - 30 December 1837, made in furthermore of the proceedings in Attorney General v Cradock, n.d.

Statement of receipts and payments on the estate account of the Charity for the half year ending 2 July 1853

Statement of the accounts of the Charity for the year ending 31 December 1854, 5 March 1855

Statement of the accounts of the Charity for the year ending 31 December 1855, 18 March 1856

Statement of the accounts of the Charity for the year ending 31 December 1859, 16 March 1860

Statement of the accounts of the Charity for the year ending 31 December 1860, 20 March 1861

Statement of the accounts of the Charity for the year ending 31 December 1861, 22 March 1862

Statement of the accounts of the Charity for the year ending 31 December 1863, n.d.

Statement of the accounts of the Charity for the year ending 31 December 1864, n.d.

Statement of the accounts of the Charity for the year ending 31 December 1865, n.d.

Statement of the accounts of the Charity for the year ending 31 December 1873, n.d.

Statement of the accounts of the Charity for the year ending [31 December 1874], n.d.

Statement of the Steward's cash account for the six years to 31 December 1869, 4 March 1870

Auditor's report for 1869, 4 March 1870

Auditor's report, 1870, 30 January 1871

Auditor's report, 1872, 27 January 1873

Miscellaneous bills and receipts for 1868 [retained as specimen year]

Miscellaneous bills for work done, goods and services supplied, 1850 - 1873

Miscellaneous incomplete or undated statements of account relating to the charity, n.d. and 1867

Statement of the gross revenue of the Charity estate for 1867

Statement to the Trustees shewing scholars, fees due and fees paid at Bowes Grammar School, 10 June - 16 December 1859

Abstract of fees due and paid for the two half-years of 1861

Abstract of fees due and paid for the half-year to 30 June 1862

Abstract of fees due and paid for the half-year to 30 June 1864

Statement of receipts and payments for the school on behalf of the Trustees, May - December 1871

Statement of receipts and payments for the school on behalf of the Trustees, July - December 1872

Testimonials of the Reverend Charles Bradford Wardale, M.A. (1867-70) and notice of his intention to take three boarding pupils, n.d. [c.1870-1872]

Copy of minutes of the meeting of the Trustees (15 April 1874) terminating Wardale's services as Master and forwarded to him, 7 May 1874

Letter from William Hutton and others, on behalf of a 'large and influential' body of ratepayers, to the Trustees concerning the current use of the endowments of the school, 29 May 1874

Letters of application, many from candidates resident in Scotland, for the post of Master of the school, n.d. and 19 December 1874 - 23 January 1875

Testimonials of Andrew M'Clymont, David M'Currick and others, furnished in connexion with their applications for the Mastership of Bowes School, [December 1874]

Correspondence and circulars received from the Yorkshire Education Society, alias the Yorkshire Society for the Improvement of Middle-Class Education in the County, concerning the intentions of the Endowed Schools Commissioners and its own policies respecting grammar school foundations, 13 May 1871 and n.d.

Circular from the National Education Union outlining its objectives and seeking support, 1872

The Endowed Schools Commission : Shall it be Continued?, a critical pamphlet concerning the conduct of the Commissioners and their disregard for the intentions of the founders of the charitable benefactions, 1873

Letters received by William Dent from the Reverend W. George Pritchard, Brignall Rectory, giving accounts of his inspection of the school at Bowes, 7 November 1867 - 26 June 1873

Letter from the Bishop of Ripon with Dent's draft reply concerning the post of inspector or examiner at the school at Bowes, 15 March - 3 April 1874

Report by the Trustees on their management of the school, n.d. [c.1850s]

Abstract of attendances for year, n.d. [c.1860s]

Ground plan of Bowes Grammar School, by William Livesey, Raby Castle, architect, December 1880 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch

Designs of school furniture sold by the National Society, n.d. [later 19th century]

Plan of charity land tenanted by George Langstaff, n.d. [c.1800] No scale

Copy of Stainmore boundary award (sent to William Dent of South Flatt, a Trustee), 7 September 1847

Notice of objection on behalf of Christopher Cradock of Hartforth, Esquire to Crayston Webster, the valuer acting in respect of the inclosure of Bowes Moor, to the excessive rateable value placed upon the property of the Charity at Sleightholme, 20 November 1857

Letter from the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company, Barnard Castle to William Dent, Clintz, as agent for the Charity, concerning disagreement regarding compensation for an occupation crossing, 24 September 1863

Letters from William Lax, Staindrop and others, to William Dent, concerning the tenancy of the Charity's farms, and related matters, 8 - 18 November 1864

Opinion of counsel (John Dowdeswell, Lincoln's Inn), upon will of un-named testator [Mr. Dent?], 19 April 1814

23 July 1833 (1) John Steele, Plaintiff (2) Joshua Monkhouse and Anthony Steele, Deforceants Attested copy of a final concord dated 28 May 1827 of 2a. of land, 2a. of meadow and 2a. of pasture in the parish of Gainford

28 March 1857 (1) William Dent of Clintz, Bowes, farmer (2) Provisional Directors of the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of lands specified after agreed rates per acre

Copy of the probate (dated 12 April 1875) of the will (dated 24 February 1874) of George Pickering of Bowes, n.d.

Notes on the techniques of land surveying belonging to Mr. Dent, n.d. [early 19th century]

Copy of letter from T.C., The Grammar School, Bampton to the Editor, Penrith Advertiser, fulminating against papists, high churchmen and undesirable sacramental practices, n.d.

Doggerel verse celebrating Mr. Dent as a champion of the poor in connexion with disputes regarding the exchange of lands [of Attorney General v Cradock], sent to Peter Dent, South Flat, n.d.

Plan and section of the Tees Valley Railway from its junction with the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway near Pecknel to Romaldkirk, by Nimmo and MacNay, engineers, 1865 Scales: various