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Hodgkin family of Darlington - Correspondence

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Covering Dates: 1782-1953

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Introduction
The first member of the Hodgkin family to be mentioned in these papers is John Hodgkin (1766-1845), a calligraphist who lived in London and was a tutor there. He published various books on the subject of writing. His elder son Thomas (1798-1866) was a doctor, at one time curator and pathologist at Guy's Hospital and an ardent supporter of the anti-slavery campaign. In 1858 he founded the Aborigines Protection Society. The younger son John (1800-1875) was at first a barrister but gave up this work to travel and preach for the Society of Friends to which, like his father and brother, he belonged. Through his marriage to Ann Backhouse, a daughter of the banker, Jonathan Backhouse, John Hodgkin jnr. established a connection with the Darlington Quakers. The only child of this marriage, Jonathan Backhouse Hodgkin (1843-1926), lived in Darlington and took an active part in the town's affairs, being mayor in 1884-1885. He married in 1873 Mary Anna, the younger daughter of John Pease (1798-1868) and granddaughter of Edward Pease (1767-1858).

The Peases were undoubtedly the foremost of the Darlington Quaker families, prominent in business and in the activities of the Society of Friends. The family had first settled in Darlington in the early eighteenth century and had established a woollen mill there. They did not concern themselves merely with the textile industry, however, and by the early nineteenth century had interests in quarries, collieries and, above all, developing railways. The success of the Stockton and Darlington Railway was largely due to the encouragement and far-sightedness as well as the financial backing of Edward Pease and his sons Joseph and Henry, together with other local business men.

The Hodgkin papers are essentially a miscellaneous collection rather than a true archive group and have been arbitrarily arranged in three main sections: correspondence, family papers and miscellaneous items. They consist of material relating to the Hodgkins and material inherited by them from the Pease family. Despite the fact that the Peases were so prominent in business and local affairs there is not a great deal of material relating to their activities in these fields. There are just two small sections devoted to the Stockton and Darlington Railway (D/Ho/X 10-34) and Darlington (D/Ho/X 35-86).

Most of the correspondence is personal or relates to the Society of Friends. Although he had no real connection with Darlington or County Durham there are some interesting letters to Dr. Thomas Hodgkin (D/Ho/C 38). He corresponded with several famous people of his day, including Michael Faraday, Sir John Herschel, Lord Shaftesbury, Joseph Hume and Elizabeth Fry, all represented here.

John Pease, unlike his brothers, did not interest himself in business matters but devoted his life to the Society of Friends. Like John Hodgkin he travelled widely as a preacher in America and Europe and amongst the papers are two of the Journals which he kept on these tours - one for Ireland, 1833-1834 (D/Ho/F 114) and one for America, 1843-1845 (D/Ho/F 116).

There is a small section consisting of material relating to the Society of Friends both in Darlington and elsewhere (D/Ho/X 1-9).

Reference to the family pedigrees which follow will be necessary in using the correspondence as the Peases and, through them, the Hodgkins were related to many of the important English Quaker families, in particular the Frys, Barclays and Gurneys.

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CORRESPONDENCE

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically under recipients and deals mainly with various family matters and the Society of Friends

Ann Backhouse (1815-1845) see Ann Hodgkin, D/Ho/C 26

Letters received by Edmund Backhouse (1824-1906) (Ref: D/Ho/C 1/1)

M.P. for Darlington (1868-1874), son of Jonathan and Hannah Backhouse


From Lord Tenterden (1834-1882); Permanent Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 1875; Re a memorial sent to Lord Derby then Financial Secretary to the War Office by Society of Friends urging neutrality in war with Turkey, 1876

Letters received by Hannah Chapman Backhouse (1787-1850) (Ref: D/Ho/C 2/1-5)

daughter of Joseph and Jane Gurney; married Jonathan Backhouse, see also D/Ho/C 70


From Ann Backhouse, 1836, 1840


From Jane Backhouse, 1840


From Jane, Ann and Edmund Backhouse, 1829


From Susannah Corder (with a note to Ann Backhouse enclosed), n.d. Jane Gurney Backhouse (d. 1860) see Jane Gurney Fox, D/Ho/C 20

Letters received by Jane and Ann Backhouse (Ref: D/Ho/C 3/1-2)

From A.R.B.; Re a visit to St. James' Palace by a deputation from the Society to present an address to Queen Victoria, 1837


From Eliza [probably Eliza Paul Kirkbride married Joseph John Gurney, 1841], 1837

Letters received by Jonathan Backhouse (1779-1842) (Ref: D/Ho/C 4/1-12)

banker of Darlington; son of Jonathan and Anne Backhouse, see also D/Ho/C 71


From Ann Backhouse, 1823-1842


From William Carus Wilson; Accepting an invitation to attend Meetings in Barnard Castle and elsewhere with a Mr. Strachan, 1827


From Alexander Dirkin; Re a voyage to America, 1839

Letters received by Jonathan and Hannah Backhouse (Ref: D/Ho/C 5/1-5)

From Ann Backhouse, 1840


From Ann and Jane Backhouse, 1833

Letters received by Joseph Gurney Barclay (1816-1898) (Ref: D/Ho/C 6/1-5)

banker of Leyton, Essex; son of Robert and Elizabeth Barclay


From John Hodgkin, 1842-1845

Letters received by Robert Barclay (1787-1853) (Ref: D/Ho/C 7/1-2)

banker of Leyton, Essex; son of Robert and Ann Barclay


From Ann Backhouse, n.d.

Letters received by Hannah Barnard (Ref: D/Ho/C 8/1)

From John Horn, n.d.

Letters received by John Bell (Ref: D/Ho/C 9/1)

From Earl of Harrowby (1798-1882); M.P. for Tiverton and Liverpool to 1847; Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster, 1853; Lord Privy Seal, 1855-1857; Refusal to comply with request on behalf of Aborigines Protection Society, 1851

Letters received by Hadwen and Margaret Bragg (Ref: D/Ho/C 10/1)

From Edward Pease, 1817

Letters received by Margaret Bragg (Ref: D/Ho/C 11/1)

From Edward Pease, 1833

Letters received by Martha and B. Braithwaite (Ref: D/Ho/C 12/1)

From M. Heidenheim; Difficulties of a preacher of Society of Friends in Germany, 1860

Letters received by Sarah Charman (Ref: D/Ho/C 13/1)

From Mary Pease (d. 1821); Mentions the fire in Edward Pease's woollen mill in Darlington, 1813

Letters received by Charles Coquerel (Ref: D/Ho/C 14/1)

From Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834); Acknowledges having met recipient at house of a friend; Refers to a petition sent to a Commission of which his son is a member, 1831

Letters received by Susannah Corder (Ref: D/Ho/C 15/1)

From Edward Pease, 1853

Letters received by W. D. Crewdson (Ref: D/Ho/C 16/1-17)

From Edward Pease; Re Society of Friends and Quaker Schools, 1810-1824; With covering letters from John Somervell to Alfred Pease and Alfred Pease to Mary Hodgkin, 1937

Letters received by George Dixon (Ref: D/Ho/C 17/1)

From William Flounders; Re administration of North of England Agricultural School at Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, 1849

Letters received by Thomas Emmett (Ref: D/Ho/C 18/1)

From John Pease; Re Society of Friends, refers to industrial trouble in Lancashire, 1868

Letters received by Josiah Forster (Ref: D/Ho/C 19/1)

From John Hodgkin, jnr., 1839

Letters received by Jane Gurney Fox (d. 1860) (Ref: D/Ho/C 20/1-5)

daughter of Jonathan and Hannah Backhouse; Married Robert Barclay Fox, see also D/Ho/C 72


From John Hodgkin, 1842


From Edward Pease; Re death of Robert Barclay Fox, 1855


From Emma Pease, 1843

Letters received by Rachel Fry (d. 1853) (Ref: D/Ho/C 21/1-80)

daughter of Edward and Rachel Pease, married Richard Fry of Bristol


From Amelia Backhouse (1807-1837), 1834


From John Whitwell, cousin of Rachel Pease, n.d.


From Mary Nicholson, 1842


From Edward Pease, 1844


From Emma Pease, 1835


From John Pease, 1819-1852


From Sophia Pease, 1827-1852


From Alice Stead, 1837

Letters received by Richard Fry (1807-1878) and Rachel Fry (d. 1853) (Ref: D/Ho/C 22/1-5)

From John Pease, 1842-1851

Letters received by Eliza Paul Gurney (Ref: D/Ho/C 23/1)

daughter of John Kirkbride of Philadelphia, U.S.A.; Third wife of Joseph John Gurney (1788-1847)


From Samuel Rhoads; Discussing John Hodgkin's remarks about Great Britain's neutrality in the American Civil War, 1863

Letters received by Jane Gurney (d. 1841) (Ref: D/Ho/C 24/1-3)

daughter of Abel Chapman of Whitby; married Joseph Gurney, banker of Norwich see also D/Ho/C 73 (1757-1830)


From Ann Backhouse, 1826-1839

Letters received by Viscount Hampden (1841-1906) (Ref: D/Ho/C 25/1)

Governor and Commander in Chief of New South Wales, Australia, 1895-1899


From J. Buxton; Letter of introduction for Jonathan E. Hodgkin in Australia, 1896

Letters received by Ann Hodgkin (1815-1845) (Ref: D/Ho/C 26/1-59)

daughter of Jonathan and Hannah Backhouse; 2nd wife of John Hodgkin see also D/Ho/C 74


From Edward Backhouse (1808-1879), 1842


From Hannah Backhouse, 1845


From John Backhouse (1784-1847), 1842


From Katherine Backhouse (1792-1882), 1842-1844


From Sarah Backhouse (1803-1877?) incomplete, n.d., pre. 1841


From Eliza Barclay, 1843


From Emma Lucy Barclay (incomplete), 1842


From Jane Mary Barclay, 1842


From Robert Barclay snr., 1831-1833


From Robert Barclay jnr., 1836


From Esther Burlison, 1843


From Jane Gurney Fox, 1835-1842


From Anna Gurney (d. 1848), 1838


From Eliza Paul Gurney, n.d.


From E.H.H. [Elizabeth Hodgkin wife of John Hodgkin (1766-1845)?], 1845


From John Hodgkin, 1842-1845


From Mariabella Hodgkin, 1845


From Mary James Lecky, 1835


From Louise Seebohm (German), 1840


From Senders unknown

Letters received by Elizabeth Hodgkin (Ref: D/Ho/C 27/1)

wife of John Hodgkin (1766-1845) and mother of Thomas and John Hodgkin


From Amelia Opie, 1830

Letters received by Elizabeth Hodgkin (Ref: D/Ho/C 28/1-27)

daughter of Joshua and Eleanor Haughton; 3rd wife of John Hodgkin


From Jonathan Backhouse Hodgkin, 1866-1870


From Susannah R. Smith; Re John Hodgkin's visit to Quakers in America, 1861


From Mary Wood; Re activities of Quakers in America, 1863

Letters received by Ellen Hodgkin (d. 1874) (Ref: D/Ho/C 29/1)

daughter of John Hodgkin and Elizabeth Haughton


From Jonathan Backhouse Hodgkin, 1870

Letters received by John Hodgkin (1766-1845) (Ref: D/Ho/C 30/1-6)

Calligraphist, tutor in London; Works include 'calligraphia', 'Pacilographia Graeca', 1807, and 'Introduction to Writing'


From Katherine Backhouse (1792-1882), n.d.


From Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley; Chancellor of Exchequer, 1812-1823; Re illness of Dr. Thomas Hodgkin, 1838


From Anna Gurney (1795-1857); Anglo-Saxon Scholar, 1834


From James R. Hope, 1835


From J. Hull, 1832


From H. Taylor; Thanking John Hodgkin for a packet of books for his and Lady Sophia Sidney's family, 1834

Letters received by John Hodgkin (1800-1875) (Ref: D/Ho/C 31/1-82)

Barrister; son of John Hodgkin (1766-1845); friend of John Stuart Mill; Advocated register of titles; assisted in preparation of Encumbered Estates Act, 1849; visited Quakers in Ireland, France and America, see also D/Ho/C 75


From John Abell, Ireland,; re the sale of a cargo of salt for the Claddagh and distribution of flax seed to people with instructions on how to cultivate it, 1848


From Edward Ash, 1845


From John Ashley, 1836-1855


From Hannah Chapman Backhouse, 1842-1848 see also filed correspondence (D/Ho/C 70/1)


From Jonathan Backhouse, 1842


From Ann Ford Barclay, 1845-1847


From Emma Lucy Barclay, 1842


From Jane Mary Barclay, n.d.


From Joseph Gurney Barclay; re death of Ann Hodgkin, 1845


From Rachel Barclay, 1846


From Henry Christy (1810-1865); ethnologist and London banker; Re distress in Ireland and possible political effects, 1848


From J. Cowling, 1848


From George Crowder, 1843


From Jane Gurney Fox, 1842-1849


From Robert Barclay Fox, 1847-1849; includes D/Ho 31/67 which describes conditions during the Irish Famine and Quaker relief efforts


From Jonathan Backhouse Hodgkin, 1869


From Earl of Kintore (1828-1880); Declining an invitation; Refers to the fall of Metz in Franco-Prussian War, 1870


From S. Lomb; Re certain pupils at Sibford School, 1844


From F. Lucas; Condolences on death of Ann Hodgkin, 1845


From John Stuart Mill (1806-1873); Re Charter of Justice for Prince of Wales Island, Singapore and Malacca, 1855


From John Pease, 1868


From Sophia Pease; Re death of John Pease, 1868


From Anne Rickman; Re death of Ann Hodgkin, 1845


From Sarah Rickman; Re death of Ann Hodgkin, 1845


From John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly (1802-1874); Lawyer; Acknowledging John Hodgkin's congratulations on being appointed Solicitor-General, 1848


From Isaac Sharp; Re death of Ann Hodgkin, 1845


J. Shillitre; Re death of Ann Hodgkin, 1845

American letters received by John Hodgkin (personal and Society of Friends) (Ref: D/Ho/C 31/83-151)

From Samuel Bayer, 1867


From Samuel Bettle, 1861-1862


From Catherine Brown, 1866


From Ezra Cattrell, 1864


From Charles Coffin, 1862-1863


From G. Congdon, 1862-1867


From Marmaduke Cope, 1864, 1867


From J.H. Douglas; Secretary of the Peace Association of Friends in America; includes a letter from Elkanah Beard to J. H. Douglas (1867); Both include comments on the Civil War and its aftermath, 1868


From Eliza Paul Gurney, 1863-1871


From Beulah Hacker, 1862-1871


From Jeremiah Hacker, 1861-1863


From Paschal Hacker, 1865


From William Hacker, 1866, 1871


From Harriet Howell, 1863, 1867, 1871


From Matthew Howland, 1863


From Susan Howland, 1863


From Newell Hoyle; David K. Akin; David Kelley; Letter of introduction for William Mitchell (1867); includes a letter from Mitchell to Arthur Albright, 1869


From F. King, n.d.


From S. Longstreth, 1863


From Samuel Bayer; Re distribution of addresses to the Freedmen of America, 1867


From Charles Rhoads, 1867-1868


From Benjamin Tatham; Re the Civil War, 1861


From A. M. Taylor; Mentions effects of the Civil War, 1862


From Dr. J.W. Taylor; includes 31/138 which describes the effects of the Civil War, 1867-1871


From Dr. Samuel Boyd Toby; Re death of Dr. Thomas Hodgkin, 1866


From Jesse Tyson; Re Society of Friends and the Civil War, 1862


From B. W. Wood, 1862


From William Wood; Mentions refugees of the Civil War, 1863


From Charles Yarnall, 1870


Senders unknown; Mention the Civil War, 1862, 1867


Miscellaneous, extracts of letters, etc., 1861-1867

Letters received by Jonathan Backhouse Hodgkin (1843-1926) (Ref: D/Ho/C 32/1-40)

Mayor of Darlington, 1884-1885; son of John Hodgkin and Ann Backhouse see also D/Ho/C 76


From John Henry Backhouse (1845 - 1869), 1868


From Katherine Backhouse (1792-1882), 1878


From 'Betsey', 1865


From Samuel Bewley jnr., 1850


From J.B. Braithwaite; includes J.B. Hodgkin's letter to him; Both re obtaining a statement of the historical privileges of Society of Friends, 1894


From Percy Bunting, 1899


From Handley Dunelm (Handley Carr Glyn Moule, Bishop of Durham, 1901-1920); Re a visit to Darlington in connection with the Bible Society, 1902


From Alfred Hodgkin; half brother, 1860


From Anne and Wilfred Hodgkin; half brother and sister, 1867


From Bessie Hodgkin (Elizabeth); half sister, 1858


From Elizabeth Hodgkin; stepmother, 1863


From Ellen and Howard Hodgkin; half brother and sister, 1867


From John Hodgkin; 1862-1874


From 12th Baron Kinnaird (1847-1923); Lord High Commissioner of the Church of Scotland, 1907-1909; Acknowledging particulars of Bible Study Classes in North of England, 1899


From George William Kitchen, Dean of Durham 1894-1918; Re religious toleration in the proposed St. Mary's College, University of Durham, 1898


From Frederick William Lambton (1855-1929); 4th Earl of Durham; M.P. for S.E. Durham, 1900-1910; Re Education Bill and religious tests imposed on teachers and pupils, 1902


From F. Meyer, Appeal for funds for the Million Pledge Crusade, 1902


From Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, Minister at Westminster College Chapel; Acknowledging receipt of a letter and pamphlet, 1911


From Henry Stanley Newman, Editor of 'The Friend'; Re a proposed meeting of the Home Mission Workers and J. B. Hodgkin's reply; Also contains a letter to Henry Theodore Hodgkin, 1901


From Henry Pease, 1878


From Joseph Beaumont Pease (1833-1873); son of John Beaumont Pease (1803-1873); Advice on J. B. Hodgkin's proposed visit to Australia 1866


From Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease (1828-1905); eldest son of Joseph Pease, M.P.; Re an employee of the N..E. Railway and an accident to Alfred Pease, 1898


From George Russell, India Office; Acknowledging receipt of a memorial for the India Office 1894


From John Tangye, 1895

Letters received by Jonathan Edward Hodgkin (Ref: D/Ho/C 33/1-18)

eldest son of Jonathan Backhouse and Mary Anna Hodgkin


From E. Blassneck [In German], 1921-1923


From M. F. Blassneck; Re receipt of cheque for £500 for sale of furniture, 1922-1926


From M.F. Blassneck; thanking recipient for a copy of a speech by Smuts; re newly formed German government, high prices of food, unemployment etc. (includes a note from E. Blassneck), 1922-1926


From M.F. Blassneck; Re departure of British Army of Occupation (1926), 1922-1926


From Noel Edward Buxton (1869-1948); created Baron Noel Buxton, 1930; M.P. for Whitby, 1905-1906; for N. Norfolk 1910-1918, 1922-1930; son of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Governor of South Australia, 1895-1898; Inviting recipient to a dance in Adelaide, Australia, 1896


From George Collins, 1896


From Edward Fry (1827-1918), Barrister; Q.C. 1869; Lord Justice of Appeal, 1883-1892; British member of arbitration, Court of Hague; 1885


From James Joicey (1846-1936), created Baron Joicey 1906; M.P., J.P. for Durham; Re electric lamp tender, 1902


From Earl of Moray; Re electric lighting at Darnaway (Co. Moray), 1901


From H. Paitlin, Assistant Secretary, Inland Revenue; Re income tax as General Manager to Cleveland and Durham County Electric Power Company, 1902


From Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease, see under Jonathan Backhouse Hodgkin; Requesting recipient to visit him to give advice, 1898


From Dr. F. Prausnitz [in German], 1925


From E. Symes Thompson; Advice on proposed journey to South Africa, 1902


From J. Way, n.d.

Letters received by Mary Anna Hodgkin (1840-1928) (Ref: D/Ho/C 34/1-2)

daughter of John and Sophia Pease; married Jonathan Backhouse Hodgkin in 1873


From George William Kitchen; Dean of Durham, 1894-1918; Asking if he may bring his wife to hear a recitation, 1901


From Mary Leeson, 1864

Letters received by Mary Hodgkin (Ref: D/Ho/C 35/1)

daughter of Jonathan Backhouse and Mary Anna Hodgkin


From Sir John Pease Fry (1864-1957); son of Sir Theodore Fry and Sophia Pease; Re a fountain formerly in Bondgate, Darlington, now in grounds of Cleveland Lodge, home of Sir J. Fry; newspaper cutting enclosed, 1953

Letters received by Ronald Hodgkin (Ref: D/Ho/C 36/1)

4th son of Jonathan Backhouse and Mary Anna Hodgkin


From Handley Dunelm; Handley Carr Glyn Moule, Bishop of Durham, 1901-1920; Giving a reference for recipient who is applying for the post of secretary to the Elberfeld work at Sheffield, 1906

Letters received by S. & M. Hodgkin (The Misses) (Ref: D/Ho/C 37/1-4)

From John Hodgkin jnr.; includes 37/2 which mentions his proposed marriage to Ann Backhouse, 1841-1842, 1845


From John Hodgkin, 1844

Letters received by Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866) (Ref: D/Ho/C 38/1-37)

son of John Hodgkin 1766-1845; Physician, M.D. Edinburgh 1823; Curator and pathologist at Guys' Hospital 1825; member of London University Senate; published various medical works; founder of Aborigine Protection Society, 1838; died at Jaffa


From William Allen (1770-1843); Quaker, scientist and philanthropist; Re specimens of tribal medicines from Africa sent to Thomas Hodgkin, 1836


From James Bowstead; Bishop of Sodor and Man, 1838-1840; Bishop of Lichfield, 1840-1843; includes 38/2 re medical examinations at London University; 38/3 declining to speak in Parliament re protection and improvement of aborigines, 1839-1840


From Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie (1783-1862), surgeon; Re treatment of a patient for wry-neck, 1844


From Thomas Buchanan, Monrovia; Discusses various matters connected with Liberia, 1841


From Rowland Call; Re postal communication with Liberia, 1859


Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768-1841), surgeon; Desiring Thomas Hodgkin to give him particulars of indigestion to draw up a private paper for Royal Society, 1833


From Edward Everett; Mentions that he has spoken of the acts of violence against citizens of Liberia to Lord Aberdeen, Foreign Secretary, 21 May 1942


From Edward Everett; Recommendation to Dr. Hodgkin of Mr. Porter C. Bliss, 23 July 1861


From Michael Faraday (1791-1867); Re Michael Faraday's health and his lecture programme, 1853


From Admiral Robert Fitzroy (1805-1865); M.P. for Durham 1841; Governor of New Zealand 1843-1845; Thanking Thomas Hodgkin for a gift of books, 1850


From Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845); Prison reformer; Requesting Thomas Hodgkin to help the bearer of the letter who is suffering from some ailment, 1832


From Lord Gage; Re a begging letter from 'Count Bertholm', 1841


From Sir George Grey (1812-1898); Governor of Cape Colony recalled for encouraging, unofficially, a policy of South African federation; 38/15 re affairs in South Africa; includes part of a letter from F. Daumas (French), 1854-1855, 1860


From Anna Gurney (1795-1857); Anglo-Saxon Scholar, n.d


From Sir John Herschel (1792-1871); includes 38/21 which discusses problem of making known anti- slavery opinions, 1829, 1840, 1851


From Prince Hilat of Muskat; Thanking Thomas Hodgkin for gift of a book, 1845


From Joseph Hume (1777-1855); M.P. for Middlesex, 1830-1837; and Kilkenny 1837-1841; Re massacre at Borneo


From Joseph Hume (1777-1855); M.P. for Middlesex, 1830-1837; and Kilkenny 1837-1841; Re Irish affairs 1831, 1840


From Sir John Shaw Lefevre (1797-1879); Re anti-slavery campaign and West Indies, 1833


From Sir John Shaw Lefevre (1797-1879); Re the Colonization Society and founding of Liberia, n.d.


From Leone Levi (1821-1888); Jurist and statistician born in Ancona; naturalised, settled at Liverpool as a merchant; published works on law; Declining an invitation to meet a person from Syria, 1859 From Bishop of Lichfield see James Bowstead


From Le Comte Anatole de Montesquion, 1861


From Bishop of Natal; Re natives of Natal, 1859


From Bishop Potter, n.d.


From J. C. Pritchard, n.d.


From Joseph Saul, 1835


From Lord Shaftesbury (1801-1885); Re a matter which Thomas Hodgkin wishes to bring before the King of Sardinia, 1855


From Daniel Webster (d. 1852); American politician; Secretary of State under Presidents Tyler and Fillmore; Recommending a Mr. Hamilton to Thomas Hodgkin, 1846

Letters received by Thomas Hodgkin (Ref: D/Ho/C 39/1)

son of John Hodgkin and Elizabeth Howard


From John Eliot Hodgkin, 1867

Letters received by the Hodgkin Family (Ref: D/Ho/C 40/1)

John Hodgkin, jnr.; To his daughter re death of Ellen Hodgkin, 1874

Letters received by A. Humboldt (1769-1859) (Ref: D/Ho/C 41/1)

From E. Wohlges (German); Mentions Dr. Thomas Hodgkin, 1854

Letters received by Elizabeth Hustler (Ref: D/Ho/C 42/1)

daughter of Joseph and Mary Pease; Married John Hustler (d. 1842); son of John Hustler of Bradford, philanthropist


From Edward Pease, 1843

Letters received by Benjamin Jowett (Ref: D/Ho/C 43/1)

From William Allen (1770-1843); see under Thomas Hodgkin; Re the Bill for regulating hours of children working in factories, 1836

Letters received by Grace Jowitt (Ref: D/Ho/C 44/1-8)

wife of Joseph Jowitt and mother of Sophia Pease


From Mary Firth; 1782


From Grace Jowitt, jnr., 1823


From Sophia Pease, 1823-1824

Letters received by Lancelot Marshall (Ref: D/Ho/C 45/1)

From Robert Hustler; Re Lancelot Marshall's intention to start an Agricultural School and Robert Hustler's refusal to go to Osmotherley as a teacher, 1840

Letters received by Charles May (Ref: D/Ho/C 46/1)

From Sir John Herschel (1792-1871); Re astronomy, optics etc.; Mentions John Dalton, 1832

Letters received by Gilbert Murray (1866-1957) (Ref: D/Ho/C 47/1)

classical scholar and writer


From Rt. Hon. Sir George Otto Trevelyan (1838-1928); Thanking Murray for an extract from the Times, 1894

Letters received by Edward Pease (1767-1858) (Ref: D/Ho/C 48/1-139)

son of Joseph and Mary Pease; Railway promoter concerned with building of Stockton Darlington Railway; A founder of the Peace Society


From Sarah Abbott, 1833-1842


From William Allen (1770-1843); Quaker scientist and philanthropist; Re Society of Friends, 1836


From Edward Backhouse (d. 1879); Re a visit to Friends in Norway, 1851


From James Backhouse (brother of Jonathan Backhouse, 1779-1842), 1849


From Richard Ball, 1847


From Sir John Bayley, Bt. (1763-1841); Judge of King's Bench, 1808; Judge of Exchequer Count, 1830-1834; 1821-1831


From Peter Bedford (and George Stacy); Includes a letter from Isaac Crewdson to George Stacy, 1835


From H. Brown, 1853


From Duke of Cleveland (1788-1864); Re a public meeting held at Darlington to oppose income tax; Cleveland agrees to present a petition to Parliament but does not agree with it himself, 1842


From Duke of Cleveland (1788-1864); Re Darlington Auxiliary Bible Society, 1842


From E. Crewdson, 1817


From A. Dockray, 1824


From Elizabeth Dudley, 1836


From Josiah Forster; Mentions John Pease and expenses incurred on his behalf when at school, 1812


From William Stephen Gilly (1789-1855); Perpetual Curate of St. Margaret's, Durham, 1827; Vicar of Norham, 1831; Canon of Durham, 1853; Published works describing his visits to the Vaudois; Re the Vaudois of Piedmont - thanking Edward Pease for money, 1850-1855


From Joseph Gurney (1757-1830); of Lakenham Grove, Norfolk; partner in Gurney's bank, Norwich; Re Society of Friends in Darlington; Includes notes for Edward Pease's reply, 1825


From Thomas Hancock; Re Joseph John Gurney and Society of Friends, 1847


From Elizabeth Hustler; sister of Edward Pease; married John Hustler of Bradford; Re family matters, Quarrel with Backhouses, 1804-1805


From Sarah Hustler, 1811-1817


From Maria Anna Longstreth, 1853


From Christine and Lydia Majolin, 1842


From Lord Melbourne (1779-1848); Re a petition to the House of Lords, 1842


From Duke of Northumberland (1810-1899); M.P. for North Northumberland, 1852-1865; Re an exhibition at Darlington, 1855


From Edward Pease; Son of Rachel and Edward Pease, 1835-1838


Elizabeth Pease (b. 1807); daughter of Joseph Pease, 1772-1846; anti-slavery campaigner, founded Darlington Women's Abolition Society, 1850


From John Pease (1797-1868); Quaker preacher; Family, business, Society of Friends, 1817-1852


From Elizabeth Lucy Pease; daughter of Joseph and Emma Pease, 1850


From Joseph Pease (1772-1846); brother of Edward Pease; anti-slavery campaigner; a partner in the woollen mill, 1786


From Sophia Pease (d. 1870), 1833-1850


From Sophia Pease (1833-1897), 1849-1850


From A. Sidgwick; father of Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900); Philosopher, writer, etc.; Mentions having enclosed a communication re Cockfield Fell dyke and strata; Re a certain kind of stone found in a bed of coal, 1835


From Isaac Stephenson; Re Society of Friends, 1816


From Rachel Whitwell (d. 1833); married Edward Pease, 1796

Letters received by Edward Pease (d. 1843) (Ref: D/Ho/C 49/1)

son of Edward and Rachel Pease


From Rachel Pease, 1823

Letters received by Emma Pease (1800-1860) (Ref: D/Ho/C 50/1-6)

daughter of Joseph and Jane Gurney; married Joseph Pease


From Ann Hodgkin (nee Backhouse), 1834-1840


From Mariabella Hodgkin, 1847


From Sophia Pease, 1834

Letters received by Henry Pease (1807-1881) (Ref: D/Ho/C 51/1-2)

3rd son of Edward and Rachel Pease; railway promoter; constructed the line across Stainmore, 1861


From John Pease (1st part of letter to Edward Pease), 1837


From Thomas Richardson, 1846

Letters received by John Pease (1797-1868) (Ref: D/Ho/C 52/1-352)

eldest son of Edward and Rachel Pease; Quaker preacher; travelled in America and Europe


From William Abbatt, of Abbatt and Dance Cane Works, Bolton, Lancashire; Thanking John Pease for money sent for relief during Cotton Famine; Describes distress and attempts to alleviate it in Bolton, 1862


From Sarah Abbott, 1833


From William Alexander, 1836


From J. Allen, 1837


From W. Allinson; News of Friends in America, 1867


From Maria Arthington, 1824


From Samuel Barnard, 1836, 1838


From Samuel Bayer, 1866


From Thomas Beck; Re John Pease's supposed worldliness in that having given up business for preaching he continued to speculate on the railways; Include notes for John Pease's replies, 1842


From PeterBedford; Personal and Society of Friends, 1834-1864


From George Bencock; George Benington; Re water baptism, 1839


From William Birdsall, 1845


From John Bowman, 1852


From George Braithwaite, 1835


From J. M. Braithwaite, 1863,1864


From Martha Braithwaite, 1862


From Isaac Brown, 1861


From John Brown; Re Railway shares, 1839


From John Candler; Statistics of Witham Monthly Meeting (1800-1850), 1855


From Thomas Chapman and from R. Fawcett Thompson; enclosing a newspaper cutting re Meeting in Barnard Castle, 1863


From John Clapham; includes an account of admissions and disownments in Darlington Monthly Meeting (1800-1852), 1852


From Joseph Clark, 1837


From John Coates, 1834-1836


From Charles Coffin; Re Friends in America; includes D/Ho 52/42 with a newspaper cutting re death of Elijah Coffin (1862); D/Ho 52/44 with a note from Daniel Fry (1864), 1859-1863


From Elijah Coffin; Re Friends in America, 1845-1859


From Marmaduke Cope; Personal and Society of Friends in America, 1866-1868


From James Cropper (1773-1840); philanthopist; Worked for abolition of slavery in West Indies and better conditions in Ireland; Director of Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1830; Started agricultural industrial school near Warrington (1833), 1839


From Annie Dale (1817-1886), 1840


From David Dale, 1854


From T. G. Darton, 1836


From John Dixon, jnr., 1866


From W. Dixon, 1862


From John Dodsher; Re Society of Friends; includes a letter from William Jones and John Pease's reply to him; also notes for a report of Darlington Monthly Meeting, 1856


From John Dymond, 1849-1855


From S. J. Dymond, 1855


From John Egan, 1838


From Joseph Elgar, 1841


From Thomas Elwin, 1864


From Thomas Evans; Personal and Society of Friends in America, 1844-1854, 1861


From William Farrier; Re total abstinence; includes copy of a letter to Daniel Oliver, 1857


From Josiah Forster; includes D/Ho 52/88 partly re finances of anti-slavery campaign; 52/89 re a young man, who has become a scripture reader to Joseph. Pease's colliers, 1837-1858


From Robert Forster; re Society of Friends, 1853


From John Fothergill; enclosing a notice and ticket for a Conference of the Friends of Peace, 1842


From Rachel C. Fox, 1837


From Samuel G. Fox, 1822


From George Gibbs, 1834


From Elizabeth Gibson (d. 1866); daughter of Edward and Rachel Pease; married Francis Gibson of Saffron Walden; 1843-1844


From Francis Gibson, 1845


From Edgar Gilkes; Re a disagreement between various Iron Works, notably Bolckow and Vaughan and the Tees Water Co; includes copy of a letter from John Pease to Henry Bolckow, 1858


From Thomas Greer, 1834


From Thomas Grove, 1862


From Eliza Paul Gurney; third wife of Joseph John Gurney q.v., n.d.


From John Guy; enclosing verses written during the cholera epidemic (1831) which the writer thinks are appropriate also to the present Irish distress, 1847


From James C. Hack, 1834


From Thomas Hackworth [thought to be a son of Timothy Hackworth of Shildon, 1786-1850, 'Father of the locomotive']; Announcing his giving up the Soho Ironworks at Shildon to move to new premises at Stockton where he intends to go into partnership with Geo. Fossick as Engine Builder and Iron Founder; includes a letter from both Fossick and Hackworth soliciting further orders' 1840


From Isaac Hadwen, 1855-1864


From Anna M. Haines, 1844


From John Harris; 58/115 Re business matters; 1854-1855


From Thomas Harris; Re Society of Friends, 1864


From George H. Head; Re gift of £5 p.a. to the Oxford Agricultural School; Mentions proposed Quaker school at Durham, 1840


From John Hodgkin (1800-1875), 1844, 1861, 1868


From William Holmes; Re financial situation of North of England Agricultural School at Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, 1843


From Jonathan Hutchinson; Re a proposed visit to Selby Meeting by John Pease, 1837


From A. A. Jenkins, 1845


From John Johnson, 1839


From Grace Jowitt; sister of Sophia, wife of John Pease; 1844


From Joseph Jowitt; brother of Sophia, wife of John Pease; Re money invested in the Railways, 1840


From Elizabeth Lloyd; Personal and re Society of Friends in America, 1845-1847, 1850-1851


From R. Lloyd, n.d.


From Samuel Lloyd, 1837


From J. Lynn, 1841


Malcomson ( ), 1835


From Lucy Man, 1846


From William Manley, 1837


From Francis Mewburn (d. 1867); Solicitor to the Stockton and Darlington Railway; Chief Bailiff of Darlington, 1846-1867; n.d.


From William Miller; Re Society of Friends in Edinburgh, 1857


From W. P. Milner, 1866


From W. Muirhead, 1860


From Shipley Neave, 1836


From Bartholomew O'Brien, 1834


From Edward Oxley; Re difficulties with employees in the Corn Mill, and the troubles of the worsted business; includes notes of three letters from John Pease about business, one re Oxley's acceptance of a job in the Countinghouse at Pease's Mills; also note of expenses incurred in removing Oxley family from Norwich to Darlington (1833), 1828, 1834


From John S. Peacock, 1856


From Edward Pease (1769-1858); Personal, business, Society of Friends, 1810-1857


From Edward Pease (d. 1843); Business and family, 1825, 1828, 1835


From Henry Pease (1807-1881); Business and family, 1844-1845, 1867


From Joseph Pease (1799-1872); Business and family, 1820-1853


From Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease (1828-1903); Personal, 1858


From Rachel Pease (d. 1833); Personal, 1811-1830


Sophia Pease (d. 1870); Personal, 1860


From Harrison Penney; Re committee notices for Hour Visiting Society, 1865


From Thomas Richardson; Re a proposed school in the North of England, 1840


From Anne Rickman, 1843


From Benjamin Seebohm, 1855, 1858


From Charles Sharp, 1861


From E. L. Simmons; Re arrangements for travelling to Great Ayton, 1860


From William Smeal; Editor of The British Friend; Re the running of The British Friend a Quaker periodical, 1845


From George Smith; Re sale of a house at Osmotherley suitable for a school, 1840


From Henry Sparkes; Re illness and death of writer's brother Joseph, 1855


From Joseph Sparkes; Re a journey from Darlington to Exeter and his illness, 1855


From Rebecca Sparkes; sister of Joseph and Thomas and Henry Sparkes; Re Joseph Sparkes illness, 1855


From Thomas Sparkes; brother of Rebecca, Joseph and Henry Sparkes; Re Joseph Sparkes illness, 1855


From Robert Spence; Re a meeting of the G.N.E. Railway Board and affairs of the Company; includes a draft of Joseph Pease's reply, 1842


From S. Spensley, 1840


From George Stacey; Re Stockton and Darlington Railway affairs and Society of Friends, 1841


From Alice Stead, 1825


From Samuel Jonas Stott, n.d.


From Charles Taylor, 1846


From Elizabeth Taylor, 1842


From Samuel Tennant; asking John Pease to find a position for his sister as a servant, 1858


From John Thistlethwaite; enclosing an account of the 'spreading of the Gospel' in parts of the North Riding of Yorkshire, 1853


From Mary Thistlethwaite, 1845


From Charles Thompson, of the Smyrna Twist Mill, Manchester, 1864


From J. Thompson, 1832


From Samuel Boyd Tobey; Re Society of Friends in America, 1848-1865


From Samuel Tuke, 1841


From Sir Henry Morgan Vane (1808-1896); Barrister; Secretary to the Charity Commission; father of 9th Baron Barnard; includes D/Ho 52/331 re the proposed reduction of the differential duty between colonial and foreign sugar thereby stimulating the slave trade, 1844-1855


From James Veale, 1837


From Walker ( ); Re goods seized in lieu of church rates; enclosing a 2nd letter on the same subject, 1840


From Thomas Wells, of the Friends Shaunee School in North America; Re condition of Indians in Canada, 1844


From W.C. Westlake; Society of Friends, 1863-1868


From John Whigham; Re the McDermid family, 1832


From Joseph Whitall, Society of Friends, 1845 52/346 From Samuel White, Society of Friends, 1840


From H.M. Whitwell; aunt of John Pease; congratulating John Pease on birth of a daughter, 1833, 1843


From John Whitwell; cousin of John Pease, 1832


From John Wilbur; Re Friends in America, 1844


From Susanna Willey, 1834


From 'A very humble individual', n.d.

Letters received by John Pease (1798-1868) and Sophia Pease (d. 1870) (Ref: D/Ho/C 53/1-91)

From Rachel Fry, 1833-1834


From Edward Pease, 1823-1858


From Joseph Pease, 1834-1846

Letters received by Joseph Pease (1799-1872) (Ref: D/Ho/C 54/1-14)

2nd son of Edward and Rachel Pease; Railway promoter; persuaded mine owners of utility of railways to which they were opposed until c. 1830; 1st Quaker M.P. (for South Durham 1832-1841)


From Ann Hodgkin (nee Backhouse), 1839, 1843


From RobertOtley; Re brick-making at Middlesbrough and Middlesbrough Pottery Co., 1834


From Edward Pease, 1834-1854


From John Pease, 1837-1864

Letters received by John Pease (1798-1868) and Joseph Pease (1799-1872) (Ref: D/Ho/C 55/1-6)

From David Dale, 1854


From Joseph John Gurney (1788-1874); Quaker, philanthropist and writer; Recommending Edward Oxley for a job with John and Joseph Pease and Co.; congratulating John Pease on birth of a daughter, 1833


From Edward Pease, n.d., 1826


From Rachel and Edward Pease, 1820

Letters received by Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease, bart. (1828-1905) (Ref: D/Ho/C 56/1)

eldest son of Joseph and Emma Pease; 1st Baronet M.P. for South Durham 1865-1885 and Barnard Castle, 1885-1903


H. S. Carey; Re appointment of a Postmaster at Saltburn-by-the-Sea, 1897 Mary Anna Pease (1840-1928) see Mary Anna Hodgkin, D/Ho/C 34

Letters received by Rachel Pease (d. 1833) (Ref: D/Ho/C 57/1-6)

daughter of John Whitwell; married Edward Pease


From May Benson, 1827


From Sarah Hustler, 1811-1817


From Isaac Whitwell, 1813


From Thomas Whitwell, 1796 Rachel Pease (d. 1853) see Rachel Fry, D/Ho/C 21

Letters received by Sophia Pease (d. 1870) (Ref: D/Ho/C 58/1-128)

daughter of Joseph Jowitt; married John Pease


From Katherine Aldam Backhouse (1815-1868), n.d.


From William Backhouse (1807-1869), 1868


From Elizabeth Bart, n.d.


From Samuel Bettle, 1869


From Marmaduke and Sarah Cope, 1844


From Mary Cotton, 1866


From Edward Pease, 1829-1857


From John Pease, 1826-1868


From Rachel Pease, 1826


From Rachel Pease (later Fry), 1832


From Mary Simpson, n.d.


From T. Smith, 1860

Letters received by Sophia Pease (1833-1897) (Ref: D/Ho/C 59/1-3)

daughter of John and Sophia Pease; Married Theodore Fry


From John Pease, from America, 1843

Letters received by the Pease Family (Ref: D/Ho/C 60/1-8)

From Edward Pease (to his sons and daughters), 1842-1854


From John Pease; includes 60/4-7 to his brothers and sisters, 1834-1835; 60/8 to his nephews and nieces on his brother Edward's death, 1843

Letters received by Jonathan Priestman (Ref: D/Ho/C 61/1)

From Edward Pease, 1843

Letters received by Rachel Priestman (Ref: D/Ho/C 62/1)

From Sophia Pease, 1842

Letters received by Thomas Richardson (Ref: D/Ho/C 63/1-26)

cousin of Edward Pease


From P. and J. Hesilton; Re purchase of land for N.E. Agricultural School at Ayton; includes a copy minutes of Committee Meeting of school, 1841


From Edward Pease; Re financial, business and railway matters, 1821-1832


From John Pease; Re Quaker education and business matters, 1839-1847


From Joseph Pease; Re business matters especially coal trade, 1841

Letters received by William Smeal (Ref: D/Ho/C 64/1)

Editor of the 'British Friend'


From Edward Pease; Re publication of a document injurious to the Society of Friends, 1848

Letters received by Mary Smith (Ref: D/Ho/C 65/1)

From Jonathan Backhouse (1747-1826); banker of Darlington; Re death of James Backhouse, first banker of Darlington, 1798

Letters received by Mr. Spafford (Ref: D/Ho/C 66/1)

From Arthur Pease (1837-1898); 4th son of Joseph Pease; M.P. for Whitby, 1880-1885; Darlington 1895-1898; mayor of Darlington, 1873-1874; Re distribution of funds to poor Quakers, 1897

Letters received by Sir Francis Edward Earle Villiers (b. 1889) (Ref: D/Ho/C 67/1-2)

President of the European Association of India, 1931-1932


From Lord Irwin (1881-1959); 3rd Viscount Halifax; 1st Earl of Halifax; Re loss of a copy of a letter to Lord Clarendon, 1932


From Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864-1945); Archbishop of Canterbury, 1928-1942; Re Anglo Indian education, 1932

Letters received by H. M. Whitwell (Ref: D/Ho/C 68/1-25)

aunt of John Pease


From John Pease, 1819-1858

Unidentified correspondence (Ref: D/Ho/C 69/1-6)

From Ann Ford Barclay (to Ann ?...), n.d.


From John Hodgkin (to an Aunt), 1844


From John Hodgkin (to a friend), 1870


From Thomas Hodgkin (to a sister or brother), n.d.


From Edward Pease (to a cousin); includes 69/5 Re John Pease's fractured leg, 1842, 1844

Filed Correspondence received by Hannah Chapman Backhouse (Ref: D/Ho/C 70/1)

From Ann Hodgkin, 1831-1845 (18 letters) From John Hodgkin, 1843-1850
(102 letters)

Filed Correspondence received by Jonathan Backhouse (Ref: D/Ho/C 71/1)

From Hannah Chapman Backhouse, 1841-1842; includes letters to John and Ann Hodgkin, 1842-1844
(72 letters)

Filed Correspondence received by Jane Gurney Fox (see Backhouse) (Ref: D/Ho/C 72/1-3)

From Ann and John Hodgkin, 1843-1845
(55 letters)


From John Hodgkin, 1842-1857
(158 letters)

Filed Correspondence received by Jane Gurney (Ref: D/Ho/C 73/1)

From Hannah Chapman Backhouse, 1826-1840; includes letters to Ann, Jane and Henry Backhouse
(77 letters)

Filed Correspondence received by Ann Hodgkin (nee Backhouse) (Ref: D/Ho/C 74/1-5)

From Jane Gurney Fox, 1842-1844
(41 letters)


From John Hodgkin, 1842-1845; includes 74/2 with letters to Jonathan and Hannah Backhouse from John Hodgkin; 74/3 with letters from Ann Hodgkin to Emma and Joseph Pease
(238 letters)

Filed Correspondence received by John Hodgkin (Ref: D/Ho/C 75/1-5)

From Hannah Backhouse and from Jane Gurney Fox, 1846-1847
(155 letters)


From Ann Hodgkin, 1842-1845
(148 letters)

Filed Correspondence received by Jonathan Backhouse Hodgkin (Ref: D/Ho/C 76/1-31)

In-letters (indexed), 1878-1900
(9 files)


Out-letters, copies, 1873-1897
(5 volumes)


Correspondence relating to Great Ayton estate, North Yorkshire, 1873-1902
(17 files)