Catalogue

Geometry exercise book, n.d. [18th century]

Arithmetic and geometry exercise book, with practical exercises and accounts. n.d. [c.1750]

Doctor's ledger, 1878 - 1899

Doctor's ledger, 11 September 1884 - 9 November 1899

Doctor's ledger, 1899 - 1903

Doctor's rough day book, 1 January 1879 - 30 April 1882

Doctor's rough day book, 9 December 1879 - 30 January 1885

Doctor's rough day book, 1 April 1890 - 18 September 1893

Doctor's rough day book, 19 September 1893 - 20 September 1897

Doctor's rough day book, 30 September 1897 - 5 June 1899

Doctor's rough day book, 1 June 1899 - 24 March 1901

Doctor's rough day book, 23 March 1901 - 15 March 1903

Court roll of Lyscombe, 2 May 1535

Court roll of Lyscombe, Buckinghams, 18 April 1555

Court roll of the Manor of Lyscombe, 18 September 1605

Court roll of the Manor of Lyscombe, 9 January 1628/9

Court roll of the Manor of Liscombe, 30 September 1629

'A copie of the orders made by the jurie at the Court Leet and Court Baron holder at Solburie, 27 April 1631'

Court roll of the Manor of Lyscombe, Buckinghamshire, 30 September 1699

Copy of the court rolls of the Barnard Castle Manor Courts (22 October 1621 - 14 October 1788). Note that the original is in the possession of Mr. Watson, Steward, J.D. Holmes, solicitor, Barnard Castle, 1849

Account of how William Coates had his £25 from Philip Watson for walling at Carter Dyke and Clint End, 11 November 1714

Expense book of Ann Wooler for sums paid for the use of her son John, 1793 - 1826; copy of the will of William Hutchinson (dated 30 September 1693), n.d. [early 19th century]

Draft receipts and payments, 1803 - 1814

Account book of tallow chandler, 1820 - 1825

Account book of Mr. Harland, gunsmith of Kirby Malzard near Ripon, Yorks., May 1821 - November 1830

Cash book of George Gofton, 181l

Cash book of R. Heslop showing receipts and payments since the death of J.D. Willis, 31 December 1835 - 12 August 1850

Diary and day book [of Robert Taylor at Barnard Castle?], 1839 - 1848, inventories of furniture, plate etc., 1852 - 1912

Copy of Nixon's Only True Prophetic Almanack for 1847, with notes re drainage and cereal prices, livestock and wages accounts, 1847 - 1856 and 1893

Ledger of Peter Dent, spirit merchant, Barnard Castle, September 1855 - March 1867

Congregational Chapel offertory account book, 30 May 1869 - 4 January 1888

Diary, 1874. Marked: 'This must be the journal of Mrs. Thompson Richardson'

Subscriptions towards a testimonial for John Monkhouse, the Barnard Castle post master, March 1887

Financial journal (housekeeping and farmstock), 6 April 1909 - 6 April 1915

Letter from J. Airey, Newcastle to John Rudd, Durham, with answers to queries concerning conveyance of two farms and a cottage at Eggleston by Christopher Sanderson to Cuthbert, his son, 3 October 1727

Letter from William Rooke, London to William Hutchinson, Barnard Castle, concerning parliamentary business, domestic matters, grant of Barnard Castle in 1628, 15 April 1732

Note to Thomas Laborn and wife of correspondent's meeting with Laborn's brother, 20 April 1753

Letter from Michael Horne, Brough to Francis Atkinson, Barnard Castle, complaining at premature publication of name in Newcastle papers, 27 November 1793

Letter from Richard Bainbridge, Carlisle, to George Heslop, Northfield, and Joseph Bainbridge, Bowes, concerning his new appointment in Carlisle and requesting to borrow money, 8 January 1802

Letter from C. Nicholson, Liverpool to Thomas Bowes, Darlington, discussing flutes he has sent to Bowes and a friend, and exchanges of instruments, 30 December [1822]

Letter from John Holmes, Watling Street, to T. Wheldon concerning modification of arrangements for the apprenticeship of Mr. Hepworth's son [Thomas], to John Holmes, 2 October 1824

Letter from Christopher Jackson, Lackerby, to John Wilson, Barnard Castle, concerning John Bailey deceased from whom Wilson bought Thakam Farm [sic], 24 August 1826

Copy of letter from Wheldon and Swarbreck to Mr. Nicholson, Barnard Castle, requesting payment of meat bill on behalf of Mr. Benson, 10 January 1828

Letter from Frederick Trotter, Prince Regent's Hotel, Paris, to Robert M. Dinsdale, Newsham, giving details of his journey from London and stay in France, 24 July 1829

Copies of letters from J. Horner, Barnard Castle, to Capt. Simpson, Durham Militia, Barnard Castle, requesting payment of long overdue account, 26 February 1831 - 18 December 1832

Letters from Cuthbert Sharp, Sunderland, to T. Wheldon reporting on progress of his History of the Rebellion of 1569 and giving Sir G. Bowes' account of the disposal of his household and friends, plan endorsed, and extract from letter of Sir G. Bowes to Sir William Cecil relating events and personal sufferings of siege of Barnard Castle (extracted from State Papers Office), 28 September 1835

Letters from S.D. Swarbreck, Kentish Town and Camden Town to T. Wheldon concerning subscriptions for Swarbreck's book Sketches of Scotland, with printed circular letter and list of subscribers and letter from T. Charge, Barton to Wheldon requesting a copy, 10 July 1838 - 7 October 1839

Copy of letter from Frances Thompson, Londonderry, to S. Turner regarding the undesirable attachment between [her brother] and a mutual lady friend, September 1865

Draft letter from [W. Whenley] at Barnard Castle re unwelcome relationship of a mutual female acquaintance, July 1866

Letter from twenty of the passengers of the "S.S. Woosung" off Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to Captain Carlin expressing appreciation of the voyage, 15 December 1873

Letter from T. Wheldon at London to unknown correspondent requesting he attend a meeting at Staindrop regarding road, n.d. [c.1830]

Letter from Thomas A. Brown, R.R. No.1, Chilliwack, British Columbia, to his uncle [W.G. Brown, Dale View, Middleton-in-Teesdale], concerning log cutting, farming etc., 23 November 1925

Letter from Thomas A. Brown, R.R. No.1, Chilliwack, British Columbia, to his uncle [W.G. Brown, Dale View, Middleton-in-Teesdale], concerning purchase of cow, building up farm, slaughter of cattle infected with bovine tuberculosis, 21 February 1927

Letter from Thomas A. Brown, R.R. No.1, Chilliwack, British Columbia, to his uncle [W.G. Brown, Dale View, Middleton-in-Teesdale], thanking him for loan, high Canadian interest rates, large number of farm sales during the last winter, snow and prospect of floods from the Fraser River, profit in bee-keeping, 7 June 1927

Letter from Thomas A. Brown, R.R. No.1, Chilliwack, British Columbia, to his uncle [W.G. Brown, Dale View, Middleton-in-Teesdale], concerning cattle, agricultural prices and profits, contagious abortions in cattle, experiences of writer's father who farms in the same area, with other relations 'those two useless two legged critters!'- Maurice and Ellis, 12 April 1927

Letter from Thomas A. Brown, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, to his uncle [W.G. Brown, Dale View, Middleton-in-Teesdale] concerning cattle, killing bears, collapse of well, death of horse, wife's nervous breakdown and temporary abandonment of farm, splitting logs, working for the Canadian Pacific Railway, critical of emigration movement 'no person should come to Canada without a full year's keep in his pocket... You can send this statement to the local papers', 9 September 1928

Letter from Thomas A. Brown, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, to his uncle [W.G. Brown, Dale View, Middleton-in-Teesdale] describing shortage of jobs and manufacturing capacity, looking for the end of completion and speculating on the future, criticising soulless large corporations, particularly the railways for fostering emigration, 30 March 1929

Letter from Thomas A. Brown, Rosedale, British Columbia, to his uncle [W.G. Brown, Dale View, Middleton-in-Teesdale] concerning redundancy from C.P.R., cold financial climate, agricultural prospects, leasing out part of his land 'I do not believe that I would fit in in England now', 21 March 1930

Letter from Thomas A. Brown, Rosedale, British Columbia, to his uncle [W.G. Brown, Dale View, Middleton-in-Teesdale] concerning destitution in Chilliwack, tariffs against U.S.A., work as logger, financial affairs and prospects of neighbours, water rights etc. 10 February 1931

Letter from Thomas A. Brown, R.R.1, Chilliwack, British Columbia, to his uncle [W.G. Brown, Dale View, Middleton-in-Teesdale] concerning unemployment, low agricultural prices, 'the usual political monkey work' with regard to poor relief, the return of barter due to the overall shortage of money, return of writer's father and other family 'I let them live here for the last two years, but they did mainly harm to land and buildings, Unto them I would say, ¿As ye sow, so shall ye reap¿', and poor prospects, 18 January 1932

Letter from Thomas A. Brown, R.R.1, Chilliwack, British Columbia, to his uncle [W.G. Brown, Dale View, Middleton-in-Teesdale] describing terrible conditions, confiscatory taxes, loss of lands and horses by tax sales, graft and corruption on local councils in connexion with these sales, 'The newspapers dare not print conditions as they really are, as they may destroy the credit of the Province', weak government, cupidity of and misrepresentation by the local municipal officials, short rations to keep solvent, reduction in his local tax assessment after much effort, brighter prospects for the future, planting fruit trees, 1 October 1934

Transcript of Liveley's terrier for Gainford (1628), n.d. [late 19th century]

Schedule of the fields etc. making up William Harrison's farm at Eggleston, 31 August 1642. Annotations, 31 August 1682

Notes on the history of the Manor of Eggleston and upon the Lordship of Raby etc., n.d. [c.1700]

Observations upon the title of Eggleston, n.d. [early 18th century]

3 March 1720/21 (1) Subscribing waggon owners (2) Lady Jane Clavering of Whitehouse, Ryton Bond of (1) to (2) to haul coals from Byermoor and Bucksmoor collieries to staithes called Darwent on the south side of the River Tyne for a term of 1 year Consideration: 20d. per wagon from Bucksmoor and [15d.] per wagon from Byermoor

Order to attorn by William Scott and William Heppel, and attornment of John Milbourne of Whorlton in respect of premises at Whorlton, 29 - 30 November 1756

Rough survey of lands at Bowes, Mickleton, Romaldkirk etc., n.d. [early 19th century]

Ground plan of unidentified house, n.d. [c.1810] Endorsed: 'Binks at Sandwith'

Schedule of the household furniture and goods of Mr. [Serjeant] John Barnett, n.d. [early 19th century]

Inventory of the goods of Robert Haswell distrained on behalf of William Luke Prattman of Mount Eff Farm, 9 January 1817 [see D/HH 3/2/ above]

Presentment of the jury at the Court Leet of the Manor of Barnard Castle concerning the measuring of corn and grain, 30 December 1817

Inventories of goods distrained for arrears of rent, 18 September - 30 October 1821

Valuation of Quarry House Farm, the property of Mrs. Barbara Ullithorne, 10 October 1827

'The late Mrs. Cowdell's account of his sister Blachard's personal effects', n.d. [early 19th century]

Letter from C[uthbert] Sharp to G.P. Huchinson of Eggleston with pedigree of the Hutchinsons and discussing same, 26 October 1831

Testimonials of Corporal Matthias Hammond, 26 - 27 October 1834

Prospectus of the Durham County Coal Company, n.d. [1830s]

Memorandum concerning formation [of the Durham County Coal Company] and bill for the incorporation of the same, n.d. [1830s]

Outline of an agreement for the regulationof the coal trade in Durham and Northumberland, n.d. [early 19th century]

Inventory of the goods of the late J. Willis, 3 October 1848

Valuation list of the township of Hilton, Westmorland, n.d. [c.1850]

Licence for a male servant for Lord Westbury of Egglestone Hall, 1 February 1905

Details of a sale of farming stock, crops and implements, the property of Miss Langstaff, at West Barnley, purchasers and prices, 11 September 1919

Tariff of the Bowes Moor Hotel, n.d. [c.1930s]

Guide to the Vale of Derwent by James F. Robinson, May 1892

Ground plans and room plans of various unidentified country houses, mansions and cottages, by J. Plaw, n.d. [c.1800]

'A copy of His Majesty's Programme for the Cottage at Peterhoff': a list of rooms and offices (French) and notes in Russian, n.d. [early 19th century]

Illustrated London News, 26 June 1897

Circular to the inhabitants of Gilling West, giving advice on the prevention and treatment of cholera, n.d. [1830s]

Henry Paton (ed.) Report on the Laing Manuscripts preserved in the University of Edinburgh, vol. 1 1914

The Diary, or Woodfall's Register, newspaper containing a report of the longevity of John Bristol of Stainton and his family, 18 February 1790

Figaro in London, newspaper containing a critical report of Lord Seaham's participation in private theatricals at Wynyard House in commemoration of the birthday of the Marchioness of Londonderry, 28 January 1832

Register of aliens for use in hotels, inns and lodging houses (under the Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Order, 13 April 1915) recording residents of Sunderland, South Shields, and Burnhope, in temporary residence at Butt Villa, Cotherstone [few entries], 6 May 1915 - 26 August 1916