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The feather is in a small cardboard box. Also includes an envelope (now empty), which at one time may have held a lock of the Duke of Wellington's hair.

The seat of William Wrightson Esquire. Two copies of the same black and white engraving by T. Malton delt., W. Angus sculpt. Published as the Act directs, December 1, 1788, by W. Angus, No. 4 Gurynne's Buildings, Islington.

Also includes a manuscript signed by Louis (XVI).

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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Mortgage and lease for £2,000 from Mann Horsfield of Thorp Green, esquire to Elizabeth Woodhouse of York, widow.

Probate copy of the will and one additional copy.

Thomas Hartley of York, brewer, plaintiff, and Edward Addison and Gerard Tuce and Jane his wife deforcients. Estates in Clifton. 2 copies.

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Mainly includes papers of the executors of the late George Whitaker. Includes copies of parish register entries for baptisms and burials of members of the Bury family.

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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.

Lease and settlement of estates in England and Ireland by Robert Harvey of Stainley Hall near Ripon, esqiure and Elizabeth his wife (late Elizabeth Bickerdike spinster and only daughter of Thomas Bickerdike late of Otley, deceased) to Wilfrid Lawson.

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The seat of Henry Maire Esquire. One. A description of Lartington in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the Seat of Henry Maire, Esquire. Two. black and white engraving by Howit delt., W. Angus sculpt. Published as the Act directs, July Onest, 1790, by W. An

The seat of the late John Hutton Esquire: North Riding, Yorkshire. Two copies of the same black and white engraving, by Taylor sculpt., from the European Magazine, published by J. Sewell Cornhill, July 1st, 1790.

Lease and release by Thomas Kilby of York, esquire and others to Cornelius Smith of York, flax dresser. One messuage tenement or dwelling house and premises in Fossgate on the west side and between the premises of Thomas Fox and Mrs Godson. Also includes a proposed agreement.

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Includes:
Observations and objections to Title
Printed abstract of title
Manuscript of additional abstract
Printed copies of the additional abstract (12 copies)
Manuscript copy of objections to Title
Agreement of the purchasers to a search at Northallerton
1791 Copy of a Draft Memorial

Valuations of Tithes
Valuations of Wood
Lots Sold
Biddings
Account of deposits, auction expenses etc.
Lands not advertised for aale
Deed of Disentail
Papers relating to the 1917 purchase of Gate Helmsley House, including correspondence, press cuttings etc.
Account of Property belonging to the Prebend of Stensall

Bills for silverware, jewellery and mahogany chairs bought by Rev. John Forth, Miss Woodhouse, (later) Mrs Forth and Mrs Woodhouse.

Includes closes called 'Chapel Flatts' (1875); also land in Gate Fulford (1861).

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

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.

Accounts for sundry items bought by Miss (Elizabeth) Woodhouse prior to her marriage to Mr (John) Forth. Expenditure amounted to £117 9s 6d, spent on clothes and various household items.

Engraving by G J Parkyns and J Schnebbelie (2 copies).

Four documents produced in Chancery concerning the purchase of Lot 3 (Newlands).

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Probate of the will of Mr Richard Vevers deceased, blacksmith. Executors: Jane Vevers his widow and relict and Henry Gill his nephew. Includes various documents regarding legacies, as well as agreement for sale of a legacy; receipt for legacy duty paid; family letters; receipt for deeds deposited with York Union Banking Co. dated 13 March 1868 relating to property in Petergate and Grape Lane, York.

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Confirmation of mortgage. William Walker of York, butcher and Margaret his wife to Joseph Wolstenholme of York, gentleman. Two messuages have been pulled down and replaced by a new messuage and a coach house with rooms over. On the north side of Fossgate adjoining Fossgate Bridge. Includes a bond for £375 by William Walker to Joseph Wolstenholme.

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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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The extracts appear to have been torn from several volumes.

Two copies of an engraving by Walker from a drawing by F. Nicholson.

Two large prints of engravings made from original drawings, showing the house and its grounds from the front.

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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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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The receipts were paid on behalf of Lady Hewley trustees for teaching poor children to read.

Conveyances; messuage warehouse in Thursday Market and Three Crane Lane; messuage in Swinegate and Patrick Pool; messuage in Jubbergate (1794).

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includes discussions about meetings and delegates, land discussions, loan payments and recipients, and content of meetings. Also includes employee applications.

Judgement against John Hodgson & his wife Dorothy in favour of William Bilton concerning land and property in Huntington.

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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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Includes marriage settlement between Francis Simpson of Tickhill and Ann Strickland, marriage settlement between Reverend William Preston and Miss Frances Plumer, conveyance of farm lands at Thearne and Woodmansey, and probate of the will of William Henlock.

Letter of Johnathan Gray and his wife Mary Gray mainly to his son William Gray. Subjects are on family matters such as travel, health as well as a discussions on local York news. Includes one letter referring to the Luddites in Huddersfield dated 7th September 1812.

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Final agreement between John Baines plaintiff and Abraham Bean the younger and Ann his wife deforcients of a moiety of five acres of meadow in Clifton. 2 copies.

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Lease and release by Willy Renald of Knaresborough, flax dresser and Mary his wife and Abraham Bean the younger of Ferrybridge, raff merchant and Ann his wife (formerly Ann Renald) and their mortgagees (Sarah Ellis of Copgrove, spinster and John Calverley).

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Copy of settlement on the intended marriage of Mary Weatherill of York, widow with William Fowler of York, gentleman. Two houses (formerly one) and stable, a stable and warehouse converted into a chaise house but now a warehouse and two stables, a house adjoining the Old Naggs Head Inn or Tavern all in Fossgate. Also a stable and yard or garden in in Walmgate, as well as six acres of meadow or pasture adjoining the roads from York to Heslington and Hull. In trust to Dudley Rockett of York, clerk and William Clark of York, gentleman and Thomas Lund of York, gentleman. 2 copies.

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Includes documents relating to property in Over Ousegate, later Pavement, Dean and Chapter property, 'The Leopard' Public House and the 'George Inn' (1823).

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Includes: the Times for 9th November 1796 and 22nd June 1815, Yorkshire Gazette, Yorkshire Chronicle, York Herald, various dates May-July 1880.

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All the items are dated from after Peckitt's death in 1795, and were most likely produced as part of the winding-up of his estate.

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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Includes the York Chronicle, Ripon and Richmond Chronicle, The York Courant, Durham Chronicle and The Times.

Final agreement between Thomas Bernard and Scrope Bernard plaintiffs and Willy Renald and Mary his wife deforcients of a moiety of five acres of land, five acres of meadow and five acres of pasture with the appurtenances in Clifton. 2 copies.

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Includes printed list of benefactors to the two charity schools of York (Blue Coat Boys and Grey Coat Girls, handwritten list of York churches extracted from Torres MSS and signed Wm. Hudson, Deputy Registrar (undated) and map of area between Scarcroft Lane and Nunnery Lane 'Traced from Deed on Lease, Hornsey and Monkman September 15th 1903'.

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Deed of Composition between Morley Steers of Gate Fulford, merchant and his creditors. Includes a letter addressed to William Grey in Stonegate listing the creditors and amounts.

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Grant of an annuity of £50 by Thomas Weatherill of York, gentleman to William Fowler of York gentleman. Also the sale of houses, stables, shops and the messuage known as the Bluebell in Fossgate to enable the £50 to be raised. Enclosed are the following: Note (on reverse of receipt) that William Fowler died 25 April 1806, buried St Michael le Belfrey, Sheriff in 1793-4; 6 receipts (stiched together) by William Fowler for payments of annuity; refund of annuity pertaining to time after his death; buildings insurance policy from 1797.(Describes what the buildings are made of); three receipts on policy 157892; four receipts (stitched together) on policy number 157909.

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The letter is an agreement to rent the house in Blake Street for one year at £80 per annum and stating what decoration would be necessary. Also includes an inventory of fittings at the property.

Also includes a bill of payment signed by George Washington, 25/2/1798.

Wm Jackson of Tadcaster, linen draper to Wm Laycock of Appleton Roebuck, gentleman. 2 closes at Askham Richard called Near and Far Moor Closes consisting of 6 acres, 14 perches, (formerly Moor Close). Also includes tithes.

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Contains two legal documents regarding the payment of the mortgage, documents regarding who the loans to the company are from, and additional correspondence.

Legal papers relating to land purchase for school areas, and additional purchases and abstracts of title.

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5 note books headed 'Births', 'Deaths', 'Marriages', Ecclesiastical Promotions' and 'Monthly Bills of Mortality', including extracts from the Gentleman's magazine listing items relating to those topics as reported in the magazine.

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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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The lease relates to a messuage on the north west side of Blake Street, lately in the tenure of Mrs Elizabeth Woodhouse, deceased and now of the lessees, together with the adjoining backhouse and yard, and all fixtures mentioned in schedule. Term 6 years

The correspondence relates to financial matters.

Conveyance by Thomas Tate of York, gentleman and John Seymour of York, gentleman to David Russell of York, gentleman. Property in Bootham. Enclosed is a letter from H M Inspector of Taxes in York to A V Hudson about a tax refund.

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Mortgage by John Ward of York, spirit merchant to John Spencer of York, brewer. House in Fossgate and yard extending to the River Foss with brew house, malt kiln, stable. £590. Incudes a bond by John Ward to John Spencer.

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Covers surnames beginning with the letters 'Hi' to Hy' only.

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Covers surnames beginning with the letters 'I' to 'K' only.

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Covers surnames beginning with the letters 'Mc' to 'O' only.

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Covers surnames beginning with the letter 'R' only.

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Covers surnames beginning with the letters 'Smi' to 'Sy' only.

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Covers surnames beginning with the letter 'T' only.

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Covers surnames beginning with the letters 'G' to 'Q' only.

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Covers surnames beginning with the letters 'A' to 'Z'.

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Covers surnames beginning with the letter 'B' only.

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Covers surnames beginning with the letters 'N' to 'R' only.

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Covers surnames beginning with the letters 'U' to 'We' only.

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Includes one wedding invitation card from Mr and Mrs Layton addressed to Mr and Mrs W Mason, as well as four wedding compliments cards (to put in with wedding cake) in the names of Spalding, Scaife, Russell and Maw.

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3 copies. Black and white.

2 copies.

3 copies. One is coloured.

2 copies.

The deeds relate to properties in Bedern, York, in the possession of G E Barton Ltd.

Pedigrees showing the relationship of the families of Williamson, Wright, Woodhouse, Forth, Pearson, Pontey and Munby.

Mainly copies of tombstones at Terrington and Hovingham: 3 letters dated 1880 and 1885 from John Wright at Terrington, incl. extracts from the parish registers of Hovingham and Wheldrake and a description of the restoration of the family monuments at Terr

Includes a notebook of transcripts of records relating to the ancestry of the Munby family compiled by A J Munby, M.A. F.S.A. of Lincoln’s Inn, Barrister at Law in 1881 and presented to his brother, F J Munby of Whixley. Compiled mainly from the parish re

Handwritten notes about the East Window, numbered 1 and 2.

Includes a bibliography of secondary works (books and articles) on glass and glass painting, and details of glass painting resources available in German.

The bundle contains handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles, relating to York streets, buildings and people.

Includes one notebook relating to his works on windows, one printed 'Military Police and War Department Constabulary' containing nites and addressses, and one reporters note book entitled 'Catalogue' containing some pencil sketches and a catalogue of books relating to artists or books about artists.

Includes 'The escutchen, the works: York artists', 'Ancient and Modern flues', and several versions of a letter to the editor of the York Herald entitled 'Etty and York'.

Includes handwritten notes, a passage on sketches of war, a catalogue page, an information book about book binding and three receipts.

A large collection of photographs of churches in York.

Format: Black and white print, 10.5x16.5 cms
Provenance: None

Engine DN7 with 10 fire men, outside Fire Brigade Station.
Format: Black and white print, 14x9 cms and photocopies
Provenance: None

With two engines in station including DN 7.
Format: Black and white print, 14x9 cms & 2 photocopies
Provenance: None

Format: Black and white print, 17x21.5 cms
Provenance: None

Drawing of the Church, which was also known as Holy Trinity and the 'Butcher's' Church.
Format: Black and white 14 x 9
Provenance: ?evelyn

Two elevations, six arches.
Black and white print, 16.5 x 11 cms
Provenance: None
Duplicates: Yes
Type of item: Modern copy

Also showing 'The Remnant Warehouse' and 'The Anchor Inn'.
Black and white print, 16.5 x 11 cms
Provenance: Evelyn Collection
Duplicates: Yes
Type of item: Modern copy

Black and white print, 16.5 x 11 cms
Provenance: ?Burdekin
Duplicates: Yes
Type of item: Modern copy