| Description | Includes letters from: W Wall, Scorborough; Richard Wharton, York; Samuel Sigston, Beverley; Henry Broadley, Hull (2 pieces); John Marshall; Richard Bainton, Grimston; 'BB' (Benjamin Blackden), Tring and Northampton (2 pieces); Samuel Wright, Hull; Peter Nevill, Driffield; Graves and Gray, York (3 pieces); H Grimston, Edwardinburgh; HP Pulleine, Carleton Hall near Richmond; P Whaley, Huggate; John Wilson, Filey; Josuiah Hargrave; Marmaduke Prickett; William Dade, York; T Duckworth, Bracken Hill. Concerning: financial affairs; estate. servant; order for 3000 seedling sweet briars; manorial rights of Lund, (23 Mar 1785); building work at Grimston Garth; Thomas Grimston wishes to purchase land in Bowes; Horses; drawings of Grimston for Mr Dade; plate of Grimston Garth to be presented to William Dade, who recommends Basire 'a most ingenious engraver... at the moment... executing.. plate of Skirlaw Chapel' and pedigree to be compiled by Mr Beckwith, (12 Dec 1785) |