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William Buskill of Scarborough to John Lazenby of Huntington, yeoman. Court record of transfer of land in the Manor of Strensall. (Also records for: 45th year George III: land and property in parish of Kirk Deighton; 53rd year George III; and other lands.

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Includes Inland Revenue affidavit with accompanying schedules, corrective affidavits, list of debts, estate accounts and bank book.

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Indenture concerning Hall Field in Heworth. Indenture made between John Barton of Whenby in the County of York, esquire and Roger Geges, Citizen and Bower of the City of York. [Transcript]. Also shorter document in Latin with the same names and dates].

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Burials in the Parish of Pickering in the County of York in the year 1818. [Transcript of entry for William Piper No. 298]. Also includes burials in the Parish of Pickering in the County of York in the year 1821 [Transcript of entry for John Piper No.420]

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Act to Establish and confirm and exchange between the Honorable Ann Fairfax Lady of the Manor of Gilling Eastin the County of York spinster (since deceased) and the Rector of the Parish Church of Gilling East. Four copies.

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Lease for a year between Bolton and Brook. Also enclosed is the last recited Deed of Release dated 24 July 1807.

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Lease of a farm called Aveley Hall in the parish of Assington from Henry Theodosius Browne Collier et al, to John Gurdon. Also includes the appointment and release of the said farm between the said individuals.

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These documents detail the conveyence of land in Crakehall and Langthorne by Sir Charles Turner of Kirkleatham and Anthony Hardolph Eyre of Grove (Nottinghamshire) to Matthew Dodsworth.

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Lease for a year of a freehold estate at Crakehall in the North Riding of Yorkshire by Anthony Hardolph Eyre to the Reverand John Eyre. Also includes a conveyence for the same estate.

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Property left by the will of William Cook to Mrs Beilby. 2 copies.

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Final agreement between William Clough and William Linfoot of the parish of Wigginton. 2 copies.

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Conveyance and lease of the inheritance of the manor of Craike etc by Sir James Scarlett and others to Richard John Thompson of Kirby Hall, esquire. Also contains a Letter of Deposit referencing Richard John Thompson that confirms the deposit of £8434-14s-0d.

Conveyance and lease by Reverend Thomas Monson of Bedale and others to John Pemberton Heywood of Wakefield, esquire, and William Rookes Leedes Serjeantson, of Camp Hill in the County of York, of the property at Crakehall.

Release by way of mortgage in fee for securing £2000 and interest, from Mr John Wormald to Messrs Garforth & Co. Also includes a lease for a year from Mr John Wormald to Messrs Garforth & Co.

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Mortgage and year Lease of Freehold and Copyhold premises known as Birthwaite Hall etc in the County of York for securing £18,000 and interest by Sir Edward Smith of Newland Park in the County of York to Bryan Cooke of Owston, esquire and Reverend John Eyre of Babworth in the County of Nottingham, the two surviving trustees. Also contains a Bond as a collateral security.

Conveyance of Thirn Grange for £800 by Sarah Lambert of Burney Villas Mount Pleasant Gateshead, widow to Sir Charles Edward Smith Dodsworth of Thornton Hall near Bedale. Includes a brief note dated 27 July 1874 from Sarah Lambert to Sir C E Dodsworth asking him to pay purchase money to Henry Calvert, solicitor.

Conveyance and lease for a year of premises at Elvington by Ambrose Etherington of York, Merchant Taylor to John Ramsey of Elvington, gentleman.

Sale of a close of land called Claypit Close at Mavis Enderby by William Wallis of Ashby de la Laund, grazier to John Parkinson the younger of Bolingbrooke in the county of Lincoln. The sale was for £700 of which £70 had been paid in deposit and £630 remained to be paid. Includes a letter from John Parkinson to ‘Honoured Sir’ asking for the money which he will hand over.

The Executors of the late Miss Frances Plumbe in account with Swann Clough and Co. Also includes a page of jottings.

Mortgage of leasehold tithes for securing £1,000 and interest by Jonah Horner of Kilburn, doctor of physic to Reverend Thomas Hartland Fowle of North Otterington, clerk. Two documents are enclosed with the mortgage, one dated 29 August 1827 and one dated 22 September 1827.

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Lease and release of Hall Fields by executors of the last will and testament of the late John Clough of York, esquire, to Thomas Withers of York, doctor of Physick, and trustee.

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Certificates of the contract for the redemption of Land Tax for property without Layerthorpe Postern in the possession of John Dale.

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Lease and conveyance upon trust to sell two sixth parts in messuages and hereditaments in Micklegate for securing £70 and interest by James Beal of the Soho Antwerp Steamer of London, seaman, to William Napier Dibb of York, gentleman.

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Includes conditions of sale and correspondence.

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Lease and release and appointments of an estate at Bilborough in the County of York by William Agar of Lincoln's Inn in Middlesex, Esquire, to Reverend Robert Stephen Thompson of Bilborough and his trustee.

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Lease and release of premises at Crakehall by John Clapham of Huddlestone Hall in the Parish of Sherburn, gentleman, to the Honourable and Reverend Thomas Monson of Bedale under the will of Reverend Frederick Dodsworth.

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Lease and conveyance in fee of hereditaments at Sutton on the Forest and in Goodramgate for various purposes by Thomas Belt of York, inn keeper, and others to John Harrison of York, wine merchant, and William Lockwood of Easingwold, gentleman.

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Deed of Settlement in contemplation of the marriage of Harrington Hudson of Bessingby in the East Riding of York, esquire & Belle Blanche Clough age 20, spinster (4 pages). Attached are three letters dated 1873, 1875, 1879.

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Assignment of bond and Warrant of Attorney regarding Hollings Grove Farm in the parish of Easingwold by William Hauxwell of Bedale, tobacconist, and his wife Anne, and William Brass of Great Langton, yeoman, to James Bishoprick of Brumpton on Swale, malster. Includes two copies of a judgment in Latin.

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Various legal documents relating to the sale and purchase of Hollings Grove Farm.

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Lease and release of premises at Crakehall by the Reverend John Eyre of Babworth and the Honourable and Reverend Thomas Monson of Bedale to Reverend Frederick Dobsworth of Thornton Hall.

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Lease and Deed of Trust to sell lands at Nunnington and pay off the mortgage with power of attorney by Robert Mansell of Strensall, yeoman, to Jonathon Gray of York, gentleman, and George Hammond of Strensall, yeoman, and John Millington of Strensall, yeoman. It includes also a letter from the registrar of deeds at Northallerton.

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Lease and release of mortgaged premises at Newton in the Willows by William Prest, Gentleman, to Matthew Dodsworth of Crakehall, Esquire.

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Form No.3 dealing with Legacy Duty in the estate of John Robinson Foulis of Heslerton, Yorkshire, who died 29 April 1826. Includes a valuation of his efforts and receipt for duty.

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Lease and conveyance of the Manor House of Full Sutton and several farms in the County of York by John Simpson of Babworth in Nottinghamshire, Esquire (lately called John Bridgeman), and his trustees to John Ramsey of Beverly, gentleman.

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Probate of the will of Reverend Joseph Stoney late of the parish of Trelawney in the county of Cornwall and Island (of Jamaica). Attested by appending the Broad Seal of this Island (Jamaica) the 16th day of May 1797 by The Right Honourable Alexander Earl of Balearres Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief in and over this His Majesty’s Island of Jamaica and other the Territories thereon by appending the Broad Seal of this Island. Large heavy round seal attached. He gives his slaves to Joanna Adams, a free mulatto woman, with instructions that on her death one of them is to be freed and paid £10 current money of Jamaica per year. Mentions the Stoney family of Pateley Bridge in Yorkshire.

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Abstract of titles of leases of property at Kilburn in the County of York held of the Archbishop of York under which the the late William Lawn was a sub-lessee. Goes back to 1813. Amended in pencil. Enclosed is a draft deed relating to Kilburn lands.

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Contains a Valuation (copy) made by John Oliver of Bramwith Woodhouse near Doncaster in the County of York, farmer and Licensed Valuer on 27 April 1859, described as being a small piece of land being part of a field of Glebe land in the Parish of Thorne.

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Conveyance and lease of Thorpe Hall and an Estate at Thorpe Underwood by George Henlock of Knaresbrough, Elizabeth his wife and others to Elizabeth Robinson of Thorp Green, widow.

Mortgage of an estate at Great Ouseburn in the County of York by Mann Horsfield of Thorp Green, Esquire, to Ambrose Gray of Thornton Bridge in the County of York, gentleman, for £1,700. 2 copies.

Mortgage and lease of the Manor of Colden Parva, ortherwise Little Cowden, and lands in Holderness in the County of York by Messrs Whitaker, to trustees for Anna Sophia Abbs of Monkwearmouth in the County of Durham, spinster and Bryan Abbs of Witton-le-Wear, esquire for £4,000.

The opinion of Mr Martin Dunn, barrister and counsel, on the titles to various estates in the counties of Northumberland and Durham belonging to the families of Thornton and Croft. Enclosed is a pedigree of the families of Thornton and Croft and goes back to before 1575.

Letters from Griffiths and Crighton of Newcastle on Tyne, solicitors, to W Gray of York, solicitor. The letters concern the Croft family.

Conveyance and assignment of the residuary real and personal estate under the will of the late Reverend Robert Croft and general release by the legatees to the trustees. Also has a cover letter.

Transfer of residuary real and personal estate under the will of the late Reverend Robert Croft by John Robert Mills and Henry Stafford Thompson to Reverend James Croft, Stephen Croft, Elizabeth Croft and Catherine M Wharton. 2 copies.

Paper deposition, on behalf of the complainants, at a commission for the examination of witnesses in the case of Robert and George Wise v. Prickett. The witnesses that give deposition were William Eggleston of Beeford in the County of York, Yeoman, Thomas Ewbank and Stephan Dickinson. The commission held a hearing at The Black Swan Inn in Coney Street, York which started on 15 October 1804 and lasted for five days. Also includes tickets of admission for the hearing. The document is bound in cord sealed with wax that have snapped or been cut.

Attested copy of a lease and release of land from Catherine Dawson of York, widow, to William Garforth of York, merchant and Thomas Tyreman of York, gentleman. The properties in question were firstly; two messuages with outhouses, edifices buildings, barns, stables, tofts, crofts, garths and gardens thereunto belonging and also 19 ½ acres of arable meadow and pasture ground situate at Coneystropp and Clareton in the County of York. Secondly lease and release on one messuage in Skeldergate, as well as property and land in North Deighton. Also contains a document showing details of transactions of various properties.

The letter concerns Mr Peacock’s debt of £17-10s-0d.

Invoice for £10-0s-5d from the Governors of the York Lunatic Asylum to Rev J Testing for the maintenance of T Porteus. Also includes receipt for payment.

Invoice for £14-0s-5d from the Governors of the York Lunatic Asylum to Rev J Testing for the maintenance of Thomas Porteus. Also includes receipt for payment.

Invoice for £11-15s-1d from the Governors of the York Lunatic Asylum to Rev J Testing for the maintenance of Thomas Porteus. Also includes receipt for payment.

Invoice for £8-16s-2d from the Governors of the York Lunatic Asylum to Rev J Testing for the maintenance of T Porteus. Also includes receipt for payment.

Details of rents and repairs for properties in College Street.

This bundle of documents relates to William Grey who died 11 December 1845. Includes three notes dated 1842, 1843, 1845 showing William Grey borrowing £316, £20, £24 respectively from Jane Horner; an account of the personal estate of William Grey totaling £36,301-10s-9d dated 1846; nine legacy reciepts for various amounts of money going to different legatees and dated 1846; 18 annuity receipts for various amounts of money dated 1846; and six other recipts dated December 1845. Family names mentioned in the bundle include Gray, Hey, Scott, Dunn, Simpson and Sigsworth.

Valuation of The Chambers in Sergeants Inn, and notes of comparison with the value of other properties in the neighborhood of a similar nature in other Inns of Court.

Two are from Garforth and one concerning Worsley and Garforth. The original correspondent is unknown.

Relating to the funds from Sam Heys, their deceased uncle.

Three receipts are for paying the Poor Rate at the local parish of Saint Martin cum Gregory, five for income tax in the same parish and one for paying the church rate.

A report of negotations to settle the dispute with the Serjeants over Serjeants Inn on Fleet Street. Possibly in the form of a Diary.

Also includes covering letter.

A bundle of letters and notes. A copy of Act of Parliament 22 Char 2 Chapter 11 Section 80. A document in latin. Fourteen letters dating between 23 February 1730 and 5 November 1730. A copy of the judgment in the case of Halloway vs. Watkins. A note referring to Brodsworth and other chantries. A Bill of 24 Decmeber 1670. An abstract of a title. The notes on a property lease.

Lease and release made between Thomas Whytehead of Nawton in the County of York, gentleman, and Robert Kitching the younger of Pickering, gentleman, of the first part, to Thomas Scott of Oulston in the County of York, gentleman, and John Tuke of the City of York, gentleman, of the other part. Thomas Scott and John Tuke being Commissioners of the Kirkdale and Helmsley enclosure.

2 copies.

Lease and release of a messuage and lands at Great Ouseburn, with covenant to levy a fine. The documents are between William Benson of Ripley, gentleman and only son and heir of the late Edward Benson, who was a son of Peter Benson, and Mary his wife to Matthias Skilbeck of Healaugh, farmer.

Release and lease by John Abbay of Kirby Hall, gentleman to Richard Metcalf Esquire and Edward Wolley of York, the surviving devisees, trustees and executors named and appointed in the last will and testament of Mann Horsfield late of Thorpe Green in the County of York, Esquire deceased of the other part. Relates to the exchange of lands and hereditaments at Great Ouseburn, Branton Green, Upper Dunsforth and Lower Dunsforth.

Correspondence between Robert D. Ker, whose solicitor appears to have been W. Gray of York.

Four receipts for tithes in Kirkdale, Bilsdale Priory, Farndale, Lastingham.

Statement as to the appointment of the Heads of Settlement Funds settled by the marriage settlement of Mr and Mrs. Place and given by the will of Henry Thompson, esquire. Also includes draft and Heads of Agreement including letters between beneficiaries and their legal advisers as to various aspects of the administration of the estate and investment of funds, as well as bills of the estate.

Includes receipts from The York Gas Light Co (including repairs to the property), water rent, taxes, and the Poor Rate.

Receipted account from the City Surveyor’s Office, Guildhall, York to George Lane Fox Esq. The acount covers the cost of laying drain and fixing syphons in College Street and totals £3-16s-4d. The file also includes a receipt for the same sum.

Documents concerning the case of Serjeants Inn vs. the Dean and Chapter of York. Contains both demurrer and answers.

The letter requests £2-3s-4d as Reserve Rent, and includes a receipt of payment.

The complaint is about smoke caused by Baynes, Duffill and Co, Mahogany Merchants. Also includes their reply.

Four documents from the Charity Commission about Robert Fairfax’s School.

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Lease and release of Waterside Close in Great Ouseburn, between Richard Pick of Great Ouseburn and others to John Sharper of Great Ouseburn, farmer.

Lease and release of Waterside Close in Great Ouseburn, between John Sharper of Great Ouseburn, joiner and Jane Watson of the same place, widow, to William Barker of Great Ouseburn, yeoman.

Conveyance by William Barker to Edmund Robinson of land at Great Ouseburn with an assignment of a term. The document is signed by Dorothy Atkinson of Ripon, widow, William Barker of Great Ouseburn, yeoman, Robert Tesseyman, servant to Mann Horsefield of Thorpe Green, esquire, Edmund Robinson of Thorpe Green, esquire and Thomas Atkinson of Thorpe Green, farmer.

Instructions to Counsel for Indictment in the case of Regina v. The Inhabitants of the Township of Stirton with Thorlby for the want of repairs of the road leading from Skipton to Gargrave. The instructions also include an accompanying document confirming that the length of the Keighley and Kendal Turnpike Road in the township of Stirton with Thorlby repaired by the Trustees (2572 linear yards, measured 15 February 1857 by Robert Bradley, surveyor). The document also contains two letters to W. Gray, Solicitor, York with instructions to lay information and to lay indictment.

The letters are contained in a wrapper with ‘per book post’ on the outside and addressed to Mrs Horner at Boston Spa Parsonage, Tadcaster. The package is marked ‘Mrs Laws settlement sent to Messrs King and son of Brighton July 18 1866’.

Abstract of the title of William Waite esquire to the Manor of Craike in the County of Durham and to a freehold and copyhold estate there. The document goes back to 1710 and includes several family names; Thompson, Crofts, Sunderland, Seward, Spence, Sparrow, Groves, Lief, Coulson and Gillow.

Lease and release by Robert Quarton of Full Sutton, gentleman and Charity his wife, and William Catton of Fangfoss, yeoman, and Mary his wife, to John Ramsey of Beverley, gentleman. The document concerns two closes of land at Full Sutton.

Assignment of 5 twelfth parts of rectories tithes and promises for the residue of a term of 20 years – John Horner of Louth Lincolnshire, clerk & George Horner of Easingwold, farmer & Jonah Horner of Kilburn, doctor of medicine & Fewster Robert Horner of Kingston upon Hull, doctor of medicine & William Solomon Horner of Kilburn, clerk to Joseph Smith of Wildon Grange, gentleman. Includes two other documents – 30 January 1830 Purchase agreement by Messrs Horner to Joseph Smith (2) 9 January 1832 Letter from William Smith of Wildon Grange to William Gray, solicitor.

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Lease and release between Sarah Horsfield of the City of York, widow of Jeremiah Horsfield deceased, and Mann Horsfield of York, their only son and heir of the first part and Solomon Fell of Castle Yard in the parish of Saint Andrews, Holborn, London, gentleman of the second part. The documents concern land in Thorp Underwood, Thorp Green, Kirby Cattall and the parish of Little Owesbourn alias Little Osbourne, also in Rusholme and the parish of Drax.

The letter contains a draft deed of conveyance.

Three receipts for taxes paid by Mrs Yeates, on the reverse of the of them is written Mr Garforth.

Lease and release of estates in the County of York, late of Mann Horsfield, esquire, deceased. The lease and release are between the executors of Mann Horsfield and Elizabeth Robinson of Thorp Green, widow and Jane Robinson, sister of the late Edmund Robinson.

Inland Revenue account of the succession of Edmund Robinson of York, esquire, to properties following the death of Dame Lydia Scott who died on 19 June 1859, as well as five receipts for duty paid.

Lease and release for £120 of a newly erected house in Little Ouseburn by George Tinsdale of Little Ouseburn, labourer and Ann his wife to Thomas Cundill of Easingwold, yeoman.

Lease and release for £189 of a newly erected cottage at Little Ouseburn by Thomas Cundall of Easingwold, yeoman to Elizabeth Robinson of Thorp Green, widow and Jane Robinson of Thorp Green, spinster.

Lease and release of freehold estates in Thorpe Underwood and Great Ouseburne. The lease and release is between the devisees and trustees of Mann Horsfield, late of Thorpe Green, and Elizabeth Robinson of Thorpe Green, widow, and Jane Robinson of Thorpe Green, spinster and George Henlock of Knaresborough, gentleman.

Two copies of an indenture of fine between Elizabeth Robinson, widow (plaintiff) and George Henlock and wife Elizabeth and Mary Cauntley (deforceants).