| Description | Includes letters from: John Graves, York (5 pieces); Robert Redhead, Kidlandlee; Robert Grimston, London; D Olivier, Amsterdam; P Panton, Copgrove and Plas Gwyn (2 pieces); John Bowman, Beverley (2 pieces); J Legard, Derby and Ganton (3 pieces); Thomas Grimston, Cambridge, London and Knaresborough (5 pieces); James Findlay, Thirsk; James Pennock, Malton; Sam Robarts, London; W Dealtry, Upper Helmsley; Jonathan Denniss. London; Charles Thompson, Old Bond Street; Henry Maister, Hull (2 pieces); James Hopwood, London; LB Barnard, South Cave; William Cayley, Burton; Josuaih Grove, London (4 pieces); Alexander Cozens (2 pieces); Phil Langdale, Houghton (3 pieces); W Whately; Edward Cottrell, York; M Suckling, Navy Office (5 pieces); R Creyk, Marton (2 pieces); Robert Hildyard, Winestead; William Mosey; Rowld Winn, Appleby; M W(aters), Scarborough; Thomas Wilson, Catton; H Willoughby, Birdsall; E Bowes; William and John Perfect, Pontefract (2 pieces); Robert Webster, Hull; Bishop of Clogher, Hull; John Legard, Brunswick (2 pieces); William Warner, Foston; Robert Evans, Londesborough; John Grimston to Robert Evans (copy); T Francklin, Queen Street, London; Kelman and Mattheson, Boot and Shoemakers, London; Beachcroft, Seward and West, London; Joseph Williamson, Melton Hill; Francis Hart, Nottingham; M Erskine, York; B Foord. Concerning: estate (Birkby); financial, social and family affairs; lottery run by 'their high-Mightinesses the States General of the United Provinces'; Overseers of the Poor should 'discharge the Duties of their Office with greater attention and Humanity than they do at present', (16 Jan 1776); Quebec taken; opinion of opera singer Gabrielli; stoves (for garden ?), (4 Feb 1776); appeal against proposal to alter road leading from Dalton to Market Weighton (at inclosure of Goodmanham) to run through Dalton Field, (20 Mar 1776); Thomas Grimston to sit for hia portrait, (29 Mar 1776); James Hopwood learning to paint, (1 Apr 1776); Murder of-Smith (as described in DDGR/42/25 and DDGR/42/30 and DDGR/34/15); subscription for a magalascope; Merlin's rotisseurs; The Dutchess (of Kingston's) trial; Alexander Cozen's essay on 'Beauty', (24 Apr 1776); Chinese Lady (dog ?) to have operation on its nose to 'prevent their ever plowing up your ground', (8 May 1776); art exhibitions in London, (11 May 1776); Naval Academy, Portsmouth; living of Watton, (Jul 76); servants; 'The Americans make dreadful Havock with our ships from the West Indies'; dogs; Sir John Legard's opinion of, and reasons for not joining, a military academy in Germany; request for summons for Eleanor Lea and Mary, daughter of Alice Duke of Londesborough, for taking pales from the Park fence; planting garden at Kilnwick; Thomas Grimston wishes to go abroad even 'tho' a war should break out with France'; (Thomas ?) Legard on board ship of Sir Edward Vernon; equipment for volunteers. |