| Description | Correspondents include Admiral Frank Sotheron, Kirklington, Nottinghamshire, Robert Spofforth, Howden, Christopher Paver, Selby, West Riding, William Pilkington, Thorne, West Riding and Robert Oliver, Darrington, West Riding.
Letters include:
Letter from William Pilkington to Robert Spofforth refers to the Aire and Calder Company plans for a canal, they have given up making a collateral cut and lock at New Bridge, mainly due to the objections of Lord Downe 'it will be an Incumbrance of his estate in Poor Rates & Increased repairs of Roads', 12 Feb 1820
Copy case with opinion on an article of agreement between Edward Robert Petre and Admiral Sotheron to sell the great and small tithes and the advowson patronage of a chapel in Hook, West Riding, the Admiral would not complete the purchase insisting Mr Petre was not entitled to the tithe of hay in kind, Sep 1820
Letter to Frank Sotheron from William Pilkington refers to proposed alterations of a road up Went Hill to Ferry Bridge with a sketch, 11 Feb 1820
Letter to Frank Sotheron from Robert Oliver refers to 'I had a bad sale for my sheep but anything was better than keeping them the winter...Do you know anyone in want of a real good Hunter I could get 250 he is well worth it', 6 Oct [c.1820]
Letter to Frank Sotheron from Robert Oliver who would have accepted an invitation to stay 'but for a violent fall my poor wife had. she was running round our dinner Table after dick, her foot caught in the Bell rope & threw her with the greatest violence on her head and Body', nd [c.1820] |