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Place Pontefract, Yorkshire Material Type Archives and Manuscripts Level [32] Fonds

1. Add MS 34712

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Add MS 34712
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COLLECTIONS, historical, antiquarian, etc., made by Thomas Astle:- 1. Letters addressed by the Secretaries of State to the Lord Mayor of London, the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex, and others, for measures to be taken for the prevention or putting down of disorders; 1711-1763. f. 1. Official copies. Included (at f. 38) are the instructions given to the Lord Mayor on the advance of the Young Pretender to Derby, 6 Dec. 1745. 2. Correspondence, partly original, of the Duke of Bedford, the Sec...
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includes: f. 1 London, England: Letters from Secretaries of State to the Lord Mayor, etc., on disorders in: 1711-1765. f. 38 Prince Charles Edward Stuart,; the Young Pretender: Precautions to be taken in London on the invasion of: 6 Dec. 1745. ff. 49, et seqq John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
12th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 36996

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Add MS 36996
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CORRESPONDENCE and papers of Col. Charles Fairfax relating to the siege of Pontefract, etc., including letters of 0. Cromwell, Major-Gen. John Lambert, Col. John Morris, Governor of Pontefract, and others; 12 Aug. 1645-8 Oct. 1651. A transcript from the originals now belonging to Sir Richard Tangye, and formerly to Sir Thomas Phillipps, bart. (sale-cat. 1898, lot 401). Paper; ff. 184. Folio. Presented by Sir Richard Tangye.
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Colonel Charles Fairfax: Correspondence and papers: 1645-1651.: Copies. Pontefract, Yorkshire: Correspondence and papers relating to the siege of: 1648-1649. includes: ff. 3, 5 General Sydenham Poyntz: Letters to, from Col. C. Fairfax: 1645, 1647.: Copies. ff. 6, 12, 20 Sir Edward Rhodes: Cor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Aug 1645-8 Oct 1651
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 38599

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Add MS 38599
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COMMONPLACE-BOOK of the Shann family of Methley, co. York; mainly in the hand of Richard Shann (1561-1627). The chief contents are : 1. Survey of the manor of Methley (then belonging to Henry, afterwards Sir Henry Savile), 1592. Copy made 1611. At the end (f. 20) is a note of the purchase of much of the land in the manor in 30-31 Eliz. [1587-1589] by Henry Farrer, Richard Shann and others. f. 2. 2. "Roumes in the church": a list of the seats and their occupants in Methley Church, 1596. The...
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Commonplace Books: Shann family of Methley: chiefly 1611-1632. Scribes: Richard Shanne of Methley (1561-1627) wrote most of: n.d. Richard Shanne, of Methley: mainly written by.: (1561-1627). Shann family; of Methley. Yorkshire: Commonplace-book of: 1611-1632. includes: f. 2 Methley, West Ri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Early 15th century-Mid 17th century
Extent:
1 item