| Description | Includes correspondence to Sir William Strickland from Marmaduke Prickett, Bridlington, G Cholmley, Howsham, Mrs George Strickland, relating to:
MP, title of Manor of North Burton (Burton Fleming), exchange of land with Mr Hudson of Bessingby at Winteringham
GS, appointment of a replacement trustee to her marriage settlement
GC, 10 Apr 1832 -'Mary Dawson is going to be turned out of the Abbey House at Whitby for harbouring a young man and that for two years without being found out by my agent or myself but the Whitby people knew of it, and they gave her credit for giving him half her bed, what a choice he must have but I am afraid his love was for her gold instead of her person.'
Note respecting a road claimed by Sir Francis Wood at Carnaby
Also correspondence to Sir William Strickland from his sons George Strickland and Eustace Strickland, York, (1) relating to the Reform Bill, Aug1831-Dec 1831
8 Oct 1831 - 'The House of Lords have rejected the Reform Bill by a majority of 41. What is to be done next no one seems to be able to guess. No doubt great excitement and many public meetings will take place. I am not an alarmist. And I have no doubt things will right themselves in time and the Reform -very similar to the Bill will be carried.
ES, York, 13 Oct 1831 - 'We had yesterday our County Meeting to aid the cause of Reform, it was very well attended ...The meeting was very large and occupied full 2/3 of the Castle Yard but I never saw so quiet orderly good humoured & unanimous a meeting and I defy the bitterest enemy of reform to find an objection to the meeting on the ground of disorder or impropriety of conduct. There are reports of riots at Derby & Notingham (sic )and some mischief being done'
Printed letter proposing Edward Cayley as a Member of Parliament for this Riding in the reformed parliament, who would represent the agricultural interest against the manufacturing interest, Driffield, 29 Aug 1831
Also a letter from B Taylor of Bridlington, 30 Aug 1831, death of Mr Matthews.
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