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Salvin family of Croxdale

Reference: D/Sa/X Catalogue Title: Salvin family of Croxdale Area: Catalogue Category: Estate and Family Records Description: Miscellaneous (part 1)

Covering Dates: 1538-1923

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Salvin family of Croxdale

Catalogue Description

MISCELLANEOUS
It should be noted that many of the items brought together for convenience sake under this heading clearly relate to the Salvin family and their activites, and much of the material bears their names and endorsements. The section includes two groups of local Election Papers.

Catalogue Contents

Local administration: miscellaneous papers (Ref: D/Sa/X 1-24)Ref: D/Sa/X 1

Charge to juries empanelled in Northumberland, Durham, Cumberland, and Westmorland under Statute of 23 Elizabeth re the decay of tenements

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 2

List of persons paying (?) subsidy in Chester and Easington Wards, 1627

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 3-4

Note clauses that the "Countye" desired to be inserted in the Treaty with the Scots and copy of report to the Parliament at Edinburgh embodying complaints of the gentleman of County Durham as to the manner of payment for the Scots army's quartering, 1640 - 1641

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 5

Rate book, County Palatine of Durham, 1688

(1 volume)

Ref: D/Sa/X 6

Statement of revenues of the Dean of Durham, n.d. [17th century]

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 7

List of familes and persons in Sunderland Bridge, Tudhoe, Byers Green and Whitworth, Woodham and Fishburn, n.d. [18th century]

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 8-9

Tickets for issue to beggars for relief by Mr Spencer of Milburngate (Durham City), n.d. [18th century]

(2 printed)

Ref: D/Sa/X 10-11

Rules of Sunderland Bridge School and list of pupils, 1802

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 12

Durham County Treasurer's Accounts, 1823 - 1824

(1 printed pamphlet)

Ref: D/Sa/X 13

Draft petition of owners of paper mills in County Durham against seizure of machinery for arrear of excise, 1826

(1 parchment)

Ref: D/Sa/X 14

Government circular as to Magistrates' returns required by Rate Commissioners, 1836

(1 file)

Ref: D/Sa/X 15-16

Orders of Poor Law Commissioners and of the Durham Guardians following the Poor law Amendment Act of 1836

(2 pamphlets, printed)

Ref: D/Sa/X 17

List of constables in Durham Ward, 1845

(1 file)

Ref: D/Sa/X 18

Memorial of Robert Dines, and James and John Hope and John Loaton, pitmen, for aid in rebuilding property damaged by fire in Durham, 1847

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 19-21

Durham Sessions Orders, 1847, 1851 and 1853

(3 papers, printed)

Ref: D/Sa/X 22-24

Forms of Oaths of Allegiance and Postmaster's Declaration, n.d. [19th century]

(3 papers)

Printed Handbills and Circulars (Ref: D/Sa/X 25-106)Ref: D/Sa/X 25-34

Publishers' notices and circulars, including for Samuel and Nathaniel Buck's views of ruins in County Durham and Northumberland 1729, and Surtees History of Durham, 1812

(10 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 35-36

Game preservation handbills: All England Association, 1761; Hett, 1841

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 37

Table of turnpike roads in County Durham and Yorkshire, 1769

(1 booklet)

Ref: D/Sa/X 38

Resolution of the Bank of England as to light gold, n.d. [post 1772]

(1 card)

Ref: D/Sa/X 39-40

Trespassing notices: Dean and Chapter's woods and plantation in County Durham; Croxdale Park (draft), n.d. [18th century]

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 41

Local and non-local tradesman's, manufacturers' and patent medicine cards and circulars, including admission ticket and description of Week's museum and cloth samples (of 1827), 18th - 19th century

(1 bundle)

Ref: D/Sa/X 42-44

Hunt rules: Tynedale Hunt, 1796; Northumberland Hunt, 1797; Lambton Tally Ho! Club, n.d [probably 1804]

(3 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 45-46

Regimental Articles and regulations for the Durham Light Horse Regiment, 1798

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 47

Royal Humane Society, statement describing presentation made to Peter Quiblingo for life-saving, 1804

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 48-50

Balance sheet of the Hartlepool Lifeboat, with Committee card and instructions for artificial respiration, 1809

(1 paper, 2 cards)

Ref: D/Sa/X 51-52

Sale catalogues: mathmatical instruments, paintings from Sir Joshua Reynolds collection, and casts, 1809; pictures of [William] Elmer R.A., to be sold at York, n.d. [post 1799]

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 53

A Second Letter to Sir John Eden, chairman of Durham Quarter Sessions, on duties of Custos Rotulorum in appointment of J.P.'s., 1810

(1 pamphlet, printed)

Ref: D/Sa/X 54-57

Crime prevention handbills: Elvet Association, 1814; Sunderland Bridge Association 1837, "wanted" notice for assailants of Henry Body, a Croxdale gamekeeper, 1848; Darlington banknote forgery warning, 1849

(4 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 58-63

Circulars and rules of the Bishop Auckland Savings Bank, 1816, 1823 - 1824

(6 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 64

Notice of stinting High Croxdale pastures, 1816

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 65

Reprint from London newspapers of Robert Owen's New View of Society endorsed "Mr. Owen a madman", 1817

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 66-67

Sale catalogues: Robert Colling of Brampton, cattle, 1818; Messrs. Tattersall of Lambton, horses, 1826

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 68-86

Clubs and associations, circulars and reports: Experimental Society of Agriculture in County Durham, n.d.; Bath and West of England Society for encouragement of agriculture etc., 1820; Horticultural and Botanical Society for Northumberland and Durham 1824 - 1829, 1837 - 1838; Northern Counties Club, 1829 - 1845; Surtees Society 1834 - 1836; Durham Subscription News-room, 1836; Durham County Agricultural Society, 1845; draft prospectus of North of England Repository of Agricultural Implements at Tudhoe, n.d. [c.1844]

(15 papers, 2 pamphlets, 2 files)

Ref: D/Sa/X 87-94

Prospectuses: Stockton and Auckland Canal, 1822; company to promote the establishment of Joint Stock Banks, 1829; Amicable Insurance Society, n.d. [18th - 19th century]; land purchase in Otago, New Zealand, n.d. [19thcentury];Rembat Jelei Rubber Ltd., Cheviot Rubber Ltd, Labu Rubber Company, n.d.[19th - 20th century]

(8 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 95

Sale catalogue: fee farm rents in County Durham, 1827

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 96

Reform Association circular, 1835

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 97-98

Letter by "A Friend to Commerce" againt the Tyne, Wear and Tees Coal Owners' Combination, reprinted from the Durham Advertiser, 1836

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 99-100

Circular letters by John Gregson of Durham, against railway speculation mania, 1836, and to Arthur Trevor M.P. against church leaseholds, 1837

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 101

Circular for subscripitions towards propsed Durham University Observatory, 1839

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 102

Circular for subscriptions towards memorial to Christopher Tennant, the railway promoter, 1840

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 103

Circular letter of [William] Hutt, M.P. against protectionist resolutions of the Durham County Agricultural Protection Society, 1846

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 104

List of persons entitled to unclaimed dividends, 1851

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 105

Handbill advertising Mr. Thomas's Planisphere at the New Town Hall, Durham, 1852

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 106

Circular and subcription list re presentation portrait of the Rt. Hon. John Lloyd Wharton, 1907

Copies of Statutes and Bills (Ref: D/Sa/X 107-112)Ref: D/Sa/X 107-112

Bill for making void contracts for sale of the estate of the late Earl of Derwentwater, n.d.; Act for repairing road from Bowes to Sunderland Bridge, 21 George II; Bill for improvement of the River Wear, n.d.; Act for preservation of game, 9 George IV, c.49; Act to explain Land Drainage Act, 10 Victoria c.11, 1847; Act for improving the merchant service, 13-14 Victoria c.93, 1850

(6 booklets)

Literary MSS (Ref: D/Sa/X 113-132)Ref: D/Sa/X 113-114

Prophecies, one attributed to St. Thomas of Canterbury, the other to Nixon of Vale Royal, temp. Henry VII, n.d. [18th century]

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 115-119

Verses: to Miss Ann Dun of Tudhoe; to Thomas Riddell of Swinburn "who was very much given to privet drinking about the year 1792"; verses addressed to W.T. Salvin including decription of Tom Selbye's seat at Biddleston (Northumberland); the "Bicester Hunt Alphabet" by Harvie Farquhar of Brackley, 1868

(4 papers, 1file)

Ref: D/Sa/X 120

Translation of description of Christ by Publius Lentulus, n.d. [18th century]

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 121

History of the Bishops of Durham, naming Edward Chandler as "the present Bishop", n.d.

(1 booklet)

Ref: D/Sa/X 122-131

Theses of religion and philosophy and chronological table of ancient history, 1826 - 1827

(10 papers, Latin)

Ref: D/Sa/X 132

Letters (copies) from Col. W.D. Lowe of the 18th Durham Light Infantry to Col. Burton, describing fighting at Meteren in the Battle of the Lys, 1918

(1 file)

Election papers (Ref: D/Sa/X 133-153)Ref: D/Sa/X 133-141

Durham County and City elections: handbills, and list of subscriptions against Lambton, 1820

(8 printed and manuscript papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 142-153

South Durham election: handbills, poll totals, list of freeholders in Tudhoe, letter from Charles Weld, and copy letter from the Duke of Cleveland re Lambton's North Durham seat, 1841

(12 printed and manuscript papers)

Horse-racing (Ref: D/Sa/X 154-163)Ref: D/Sa/X 154-163

Pedigrees of breeding stallions Petronius, Theon and Yaxley, 1822, 1843, and n.d.; race-meeting cards, Yorkshire, 1826 - 1830, Doncaster 1842, 1844, Goodwood 1814, Durham 1851; newspaper photograph of H. Salvin's "Simon Pure", 1923

(10 printed papers)

Miscellaneous papers (Ref: D/Sa/X 164-218)Ref: D/Sa/X 164

Durham Priory Register; four consecutive leaves from Priory Register (1486 - 1538), probably missed in binding, 1538 - 1589 [Possibly acquired by the Salvin family through Gerard Salvin, sub-steward of the Dean and Chapter from 1547]

(1 parchment file)

Ref: D/Sa/X 165-179

Recipes and prescriptions, animal and human, 17th - 19th century

(15 manuscript and printed papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 180

Copy of monumental inscription to Thomas Rayne of Easingwold (Yorkshire) mayor of York, died 1713

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 181

Specimen of paper made at Smyth's mill near Barrasford (Northumberland) to send to France, probably for forged assignats, c. 1793

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 182

Menu, n.d. [c.1799]

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 183

Note by Robert Davidson re licence to paint oil cloth, n.d. [18th century]

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 184

Embroidery patterns, probably 18th century

(1 bundle)

Ref: D/Sa/X 185-192

Visting cards, 18th and 19th century

(8 cards)

Ref: D/Sa/X 193-195

Diagrams re river defences, n.d. [18th and 19th century]

(3 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 196

Jokes, games, riddles mathematical problems, n.d. [18th - 19th century]

(1 bundle)

Ref: D/Sa/X 197-201

Lists of coaching stages and expenses, 18th - 19th century

(5 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 202

Notes on the use of peat moss as manure, 1808

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 203

Drawings illustrating military defence works, by Henry Burton and Frederick Rumble, 1851

(7 plans)

Ref: D/Sa/X 210

Notes on land drainage, n.d. [19th century]

(1 file)

Ref: D/Sa/X 211

Wrappers and labels

(1 bundle)

Ref: D/Sa/X 212-213

Boxes, one lined with part of printed rhyming almanac, the other an 18th century millinery box

(2 boxes)

Ref: D/Sa/X 214

Box containing small trinkets and fossils

(1 box)

Ref: D/Sa/X 215

Detached seals

(1 bundle)

Ref: D/Sa/X 216-217

Gold and silver braid

(2 bundles)

Ref: D/Sa/X 218

Flower painting signed Catherine Salvin, Croxdale, n.d.

(1 paper)

Miscellaneous printed (Ref: D/Sa/X 219-238)Ref: D/Sa/X 219

The belief of praying for the Dead, 1688

(1 pamphlet, bound in leaf from 15th century gospels)

Ref: D/Sa/X 220

Poem on the Merchants new beautifing the Statue of King Charles II in the Royal Exchange, n.d. [temp. George II]

(1 pamphlet)

Ref: D/Sa/X 221

The Heroes: A New Ballad, part of a squib against Goverment jobbery, n.d. [18th century]

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 222

The Favorite Song of Thro' the Wood Laddies, with music, n.d. [18th century]

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 223

Account of scheme for giving allotments in lieu of poor-relief at Long Newton (Gloucestershire), 1800

(1 pamphlet)

Ref: D/Sa/X 224-228

Moore's Almanack or Will's Farmer and Countryman's Calender, 1801 - 1805

(5 booklets)

Ref: D/Sa/X 229

Newspaper cuttings on agricultural and horticultural matters, epigrams and curiosa, including account of the execution of Louis XVI issued by the Newcastle Courant, n.d. [18th - 19th century]

(1 bundle)

Ref: D/Sa/X 230

Copies of the Star and Globe newspapers re the defeat of Napoleon and the death of Princess Charlotte, 1814 - 1817

(1 bundle)

Ref: D/Sa/X 231

Copies of the Globe re the Catholic Question and the New Magna Charta reporting the 1829 Debates, 1819, 1828 - 1829

(1 bundle)

Ref: D/Sa/X 232-233

Newspaper cutting re invitation to George Hudson M.P. to visit Whitby and re ice flood in Sunderland Harbour, 1841

(2 papers)

Ref: D/Sa/X 234

Facsimile of document in the Tichborne case, 1870

(1 paper)

Ref: D/Sa/X 235-238

Minor printed papers

(4 papers)

Prints and Engravings (Ref: D/Sa/X 239-247)Ref: D/Sa/X 239

Engravings: Philosophia Universa by William Walton, dedicated to William Salvin, and Philosophia Rationalis by John Dunn, dedicated to Edward Salvin, 1743 - 1747

(1 bundle)

Ref: D/Sa/X 240-247

Seat of Henry Maire at Lartington (Yorkshire), 1790; Sutton Place near Guildford (Surrey), n.d. [18th century]; York Minster Choir, after fire, 1829; Ouse Burn Viaduct (Northumberland) 1838; Chapel of St. Paulinus, Brough Hall (Yorkshire), n.d. [19th century]; York Minster, from Insurance Policy, n.d. [19th century]

(8 prints)