Catalogue

Letters from various people, including Anna Maria Jessup, John Bowes and John Davidson, to Susan Davidson concerning her engagement, an unspecified election campaign, and miscellaneous family and personal news, 9 September 1824 - 25 October 1837

Invitation to the High Sheriff and Mrs. Davidson by Duke and Duchess of Northumberland to Alnwick Castle for Quarter Sessions and annual ball, 30 September 1839

Letters from various people, including John Bowes, to Susan Davidson, Ridley Hall, offering their condolences on the death of her husband, John, 3 - 16 February 1842

Letter from the 11th Earl of Strathmore to his niece [Susan Davidson] asking her to come and see him, 14 March 1842

Copy case for the opinion of Mr. Stevens concerning the will of John Davidson, with covering letter to John Bowes, 24 June 1845

Letters to Susan Davidson, Ridley Hall, concerning the law suit she is engaged in over her property and the successful result of the trial, 7 July - 18 August 1847

Letters from various people to Susan Davidson concerning personal news, the political situation in France, etc., 28 February 1848 - 31 March 1853

Letter from M. Bowes, Easington, to 'Squire Bruno of Ridley Hall' [Susan Davidson's dog], requesting him to present to his mistress a set of china, 5 December 1853

Letters from M. Bowes, Bath, to her niece, Susan Davidson, concerning news of friends, her activities in Bath, financial matters etc., 31 December 1854 - 20 August 1855

Letters from M. Burdon, Castle Eden Cottage and Torquay, to Susan Davidson concerning the death of Miss Mary Bowes, 29 December 1855 - 15 January 1856

Letters from various people to Susan Davidson concerning a reference for a housekeeper, the Franco-Prussian War, etc., 15 December 1870 and n.d.

Particulars of freehold estates at Mickleton and Hunderthwaite offered to the trustees of the late [Susan] Davidson as security for a mortgage, September 1888

Photograph, and duplicate, of [Susan Davidson] taken by A. Ken, Boulevarde Montmartre, Paris, France; photograph of [Susan Davidson] taken by W. and D. Downey, South Shields, n.d. [late 19th century]

Letters from G.A. Western and E.G. Watson to the Earl of Strathmore concerning various matters relating to the trusteeship of the Bowes Estate Act, including the sale of Hylton estate, and an exchange of land with the trustees of St. John's Hospital, Barnard Castle, 24 September 1862 - 28 January 1879

Letters from John Bowes to the Earl of Strathmore concerning family deeds, his acting as godfather to Strathmore's daughter, his marriage to Alphonsine, etc., some marked 'his last letters', 4 October 1867 - 6 September 1885

Letters from various people, including George A. Western and Henry Chaytor, to the Earl of Strathmore concerning the conversion of a lease for lives to a fixed term lease for Carterthorne and Evenwood coal royalties, with related papers, 23 June 1868 - 14 February 1870

Letters from various people to the Earl of Strathmore concerning the will and estates of Susan Davidson of Ridley Hall, Lord Strathmore being appointed a trustee; with related papers and earlier correspondence to John Bowes, her executor, 1877 - 1886

Letters from Alphonsine Bowes, Notre Dame des Champs and Rue de Berlin, Paris, and Ernest Bowes to the Earl of Strathmore, Villa Bon Air, Biarritz, concerning Alphonsine's divorce from John Bowes, 1 March - 8 May 1884

Letters from various people to the Earl of Strathmore concerning miscellaneous estate and personal matters, including work on the Ridley Hall estate, sale of land at Winlaton to the North Eastern Railway Co., Hylton portraits at Streatlam, the death of John Bowes and the management of his estates by Ralph John Dent, 13 September 1884 - 28 December 1885

Letters from Lindsay, Jamieson and Haldane, Edinburgh, and E.Y. Western, London, to the Earl of Strathmore concerning the advantages of the owners of the Bowes Settled Estates raising money to free John Bowes and Partners from debt to Lady Hutt and forming a limited liability company, 10 April - 4 May 1885

Letters from G.A. Jamieson, Edinburgh, and E.Y. Western, London, to the Earl of Strathmore concerning the position of John Bowes and Partners and improvements to Bowes Settled Estates, with related minutes of meetings, 9 December 1885 - 19 January 1887

Letters from various people to the Earl of Strathmore concerning miscellaneous estate and personal matters, including donations, the Conservative party in County Durham, Middleton whinstone quarries, alterations to Streatlam Castle, family heirlooms, and claim by Edward Riddell of Hebburn to Gibside and Streatlam estates, 1 January - 26 June 1886

Letters from various people to the Earl of Strathmore concerning miscellaneous estate and personal matters, including donations, the Conservative party in County Durham, Norwood colliery rents, deer at Streatlam Castle, family heirlooms, repair of paintings, and the Earl and Countess' visit to Stanley, 1 July - 30 December 1886

Letters from various people to the Earl of Strathmore (and replies) concerning miscellaneous estate and personal matters, including donations, the Conservative party in County Durham, Evenwood colliery rents, lease of Wemmergill and Holwick Shoots, dismissal of Streatlam staff for stealing, and family heirlooms, 3 January - 19 May 1887

Letters from various people to the Earl of Strathmore (and replies) concerning miscellaneous estate and personal matters, including donations, the Conservative Party in County Durham, heating of Wemmergill Hall, Evenwood colliery leases, conveyance of a house in Barnard Castle to Lord Glamis, family heirlooms, improvements at Streatlam Castle, and the settlement of lands on the Earl's sons, 23 June - 24 December 1887

Letters from J. Hanby Holmes, Barnard Castle, to the Earl of Strathmore inclosing copy correspondence between himself and Messrs. W. & W. J. Watson and from R. Morritt to the Earl of Strathmore concerning a lease by Mr. Morritt from Lord Strathmore of Abbey Bridge Road, including extract from lease, 31 December 1887 - 17 November 1888

Letters from various people to the Earl of Strathmore concerning miscellaneous estate and personal matters, including donations, the Conservative party in County Durham, Edward Riddell's claim to the Gibside and Streatlam estates, Evenwood colliery rents, the sale of 54 Conduit Street, London, fish stocks in Baldersdale reservoirs, and the tenancy of Crookgate public house, 12 January 1888 - 13 November 1889

Letters from various people to the Earl of Strathmore concerning miscellaneous estate and personal matters, including donations, the Conservative party in County Durham, building work at Holwick shooting lodge, fish stocks in Baldersdale reservoirs, lease of Blaydon quay, shooting leases, the sacking of Ralph John Dent and Strathmore's appointment as governor of the North Eastern County School, 8 January - 24 July 1890

Letters from various people to the Earl of Strathmore concerning miscellaneous estate and personal matters, including donations, the Conservative party in County Durham, building work at Holwick shooting lodge, mortgages of lands at Westwick, Mickleton and Cockfield, William Ralston's appointment as J.P., shooting leases, staff, and claim by illegitimate grandson of John Bowes to legacy, 6 August 1890 - 5 August 1891

Letters from various people to the Earl of Strathmore (and replies) concerning miscellaneous estate and personal matters, including donations, the Conservative party in County Durham, patronage of Carlbeck School, letting of Gibside Hall, installation of electric lighting at Wemmergill Hall, and Cotherstone stints, 14 July 1892 - 24 June 1894

Letters from various people to the Earl of Strathmore concerning miscellaneous estate and personal matters including donations, sale of land to Burnopfield Cooperative store, Lunedale Quarries, extension of Barnard Castle burial ground, and claims against Tees Valley Water Board for land taken for Grassholme reservoir, 10 November 1896 - 17 April 1902

Registers of electors for Mickleton and Cotherstone Districts, marked with Lord Strathmore's tenants and their political opinions, with covering letter from Robert Raine, secretary of the Conservative Association in those areas, to Lord Strathmore, 10 April 1886

'A Scheme for Organising the Barnard Castle Parliamentary Division' with a view to winning the seat; introduction addressed to the 13th Earl of Strathmore, 9 April 1887

Petition by electors of South Durham to the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn asking him to call a public meeting of the Conservative Party to organize the Division, n.d. [1887]

Extracts from various newspapers, including the North Star and Northern Echo, concerning the Earl of Strathmore's involvement in electioneering for the Conservative Party, including speeches at meetings, and as chairman of various meetings, 4 June - 22 November 1887

Circular from J.T. Mills, secretary of the Conservative Registration Association, Barnard Castle, asking unknown receiver to attend a meeting of the Association on 17 September 1887, with the Earl of Strathmore in the chair, 10 September 1887

Letter from [Alphonsine Bowes] to the Countess of Strathmore (and reply) concerning the divorce of John Bowes, preparations to leave Biarritz for London, etc., 7 - 10 May 1884

Report of the Barnard Castle Dispensary for the relief of the sick poor, the Earl of Strathmore being a subscriber, 1889

Charity Commissioners' certificate approving the appointment of Claude, Earl of Strathmore, as a governor of the North Eastern County School at Barnard Castle, 20 June 1890

Report of the North Eastern Sanitary Inspection Association, Vice President, the Earl of Strathmore, 1890 - 1891

Speech [by the Earl of Strathmore] for the opening of Barnard Castle National School, 22 August 1892

Fixture card for Streatlam Cricket Club, President, Lord Strathmore, Vice President, Lord Glamis, Secretary and Treasurer, Thomas McQueen, 1897

Petition to the Earl of Strathmore by landowners and tenants of Lune to restore Carlbeck School and appoint Henry Pounder as schoolmaster, n.d. [late 19th c.]

Toast list, menus, seating arrangements, invitations, etc., relating to dinners on the Streatlam, Wemmergill and Gibside estates to celebrate the Earl and Countess' golden wedding anniversary, with memoranda and photo of the Earl and Countess, 12 September - 5 November 1903

Memoranda concerning the Conservative Club, Barnard Castle, insured in the name of the Earl of Strathmore, 24 March 1904

Balance sheet and list of subscribers, including the Earl of Strathmore, for the Barnard Castle Division of the Conservative Association, 1924

Royal Victoria Infirmary governor's cards for the Earl of Strathmore, 1913 - 1928

Annual Report of the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, 1919

Annual reports, circulars and governor's cards of the Earl of Strathmore for the Whickham and District War Memorial Cottage Hospital, 1922 - 1927

Annual Reports of the Barnard Castle Dispensary, with medical tickets, 1924 - 1938

Address to Lord Glamis on the celebration of his majority, n.d. [1876]

Insurance policies issued by various companies for the personal protection of the Earl of Strathmore, 1907 - 1918

Certificates of registration, stud advertisements, horse pedigrees and miscellaneous publications relating to the horses of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore, 1908 - 1926

Letter from R.T. Davidson, Staindrop, to Hon. Patrick Bowes-Lyon asking if he can shoot rabbits at Dene House quarries and Snotterton Gill, with note on reverse that permission was refused, 13 August 1887

'Diary of Hon. Malcolm Lyon' containing transcripts of letters from him, whilst on active service in the Boer War, describing the campaign and his role in it, 6 March - 6 April 1900

Toast lists, invitations, menus, catering estimates and memoranda relating to balls, dinners, etc., at Streatlam, Wemmergill and Gibside to celebrate the coming of age of Patrick, Lord Glamis, 30 September - 8 November 1905

Railway Passengers' Assurance Co. policy for the personal property of Patrick, Lord Glamis, 9 July 1913

Note of particulars of Yew Tree House, Wesfield near Hastings, leased to Lord Glamis, n.d. [c.1920]

Record of subscriptions collected from the Wemmergill estate towards a wedding present for Lady Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon and Lord Elphinstone, 9 July 1910

Memorandum by William Ralston on the arrangements for the celebration of the marriage of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon to the Duke of York, with list of subscribers on the Gibside, Streatlam and Wemmergill estates to the wedding present, 26 - 30 April 1923

Newspaper cuttings concerning the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Tyneside, together with programme for the opening of a new coal shipping plant at Hebburn and a luncheon at the Old Assembly Rooms, Newcastle, 28 - 30 July 1936

Black and white photographs of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to County Durham, 29 July 1936

Account of collections from Staindrop and district for the coronation festivities, n.d. [1936]

Letter from Margaret Liddell to James Barras at Gibside, asking for payment of her half-year's annuity, 30 April 1773

Letter from Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, to Mr. Woodcock concerning the family plate and pictures being taken for arrears of rent, 20 December 1785

Draft letter from an unnamed person to 'My Lord' proposing the name of 'your neighbour', Mr. Bacon for the Commission of the Peace, n.d. [late 18 c.]

Letter from Dorothea [Leslie] of [Gemhigh] to John Adamson, Ridley Hall, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, concerning the death of Mr. Davidson, 31 January 1842

Copy letter from Jarres Hamilton at Edinburgh to Hugh Moncrieff concerning a mistake over the date of birth of the 11th Earl of Strathmore, headed 'Telford Annuity', 24 December 1846

Letter from [ ] Walker to 'My dear George' concerning Patrick Lyon standing as a Conservative candidate and asking for 'Susie's address', 5 June [c.1886]