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Total number of records: 227

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Archives226
Books and printed items1

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Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society210
Brotherton Collection4
Business Archives3
English Literature1
Ripon Cathedral1

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letters5
textile industry3
business records3
lectures and lecturing1
woollen and worsted manufacture1
politicians1
flax spinning1
textile workers1
english poetry1
cotton trade1

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Aysgarth; Yorkshire North Riding3
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Burstwick; Yorkshire East Riding2
Eshton; Gargrave; Yorkshire West Riding2
Great Ayton; Yorkshire North Riding2
Gomersal; Birstall; Yorkshire West Riding2

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Norcliffe Family of Leeds, West Yorkshire1
Nicholls Family, Fl 15th Century - 19th Century1
Northend Family, Fl 15th Century-19th Century1
Oscar O'Flahertie Wills Wilde1
Pawson Family of Leeds, West Yorkshire1
Marshall, John (1765-1845)1
Marshall Family1
Grubb Family1
Hayter, Louis Henry1
Holdsworth Family, Fl 15th Century-19th Century1

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Archive Collection

Lancashire Cotton Districts Relief Fund, Leeds, Archive

1862-1866

Papers relating to the fund raised in Leeds for relief of distress in the Lancashire cotton districts caused by the American civil war In the autumn of 1862, the American Civil War began to affect t...

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DEEDS AND COPYHOLD ADMITTANCES

15th-19th century

Deeds and copyhold admittances, mainly relating to Eggborough, Kelfield, Kellington, Sherwood and Whitley and the families of Awnby [or Anby], Girlington, Jackson, Laycock and Morritt 15th-19th centur...

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DEEDS RELATING TO HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE AND TO CATTLE GATES ON THE MOOR

1572-1861

Includes inventory of Oswald Clark of Horton 16th century; enclosure award for Horton [Selside, Shaw Park and Lamb Pasture] 1791; steward's account book, Thomas Heselden for the Rev Dr Thomas Wilson o...

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DEEDS RELATING MAINLY TO RAWMARSH AND ROTHERHAM

17th century-18th century

Includes nine deeds relating to Lamb Close, Rawmarsh 1783-1798 and probate of will of Mary Beale of Rotherham, 23 Feb 1714/5 and will of Francis Denner of Rawmarsh, 27 Aug 1770

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DEEDS MAINLY RELATING TO ASENBY

1720-1818

Also included deeds relating to Barnby, Bowes, Hardwick, Liverton, Leeds, Sigston, Topcliffe

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DEEDS, RENTALS, SURVEYS AND OTHER PAPERS RELATING TO CATTAL, COWTHORPE, SELBY, TOCKWITH AND WILSTROP

11th century-18th century

Including deeds relating to Tockwith windmill 1641-1683 and survey of manor of Wilsthorpe taken by Soloman Swale of Wetherby 1618

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DEEDS AND PAPERS RELATING TO COWTHORPE, TOCKWITH, WILSTROP AND MOOR MONKTON

(13th century)-18th century

Including copy documents relating to Tockwith windmill 1227 and inquisition post mortem of Guy de Wilstrop 1520

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STAVELEY OF NORTH STAINLEY COLLECTION

1558-1832

Relating to Austhorpe, Bingley, Carlton Miniott, Copt Hewick, Darley, Grewelthorpe, Kirkby Malzeard, Littlethorpe, Masham, Mickley, Ripon (hospital of St John the Baptist), North Stainley, Staveley, S...

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MISCELLANEOUS DEEDS AND PAPERS

1739-1814

Comprising petition from the citizens of Halifax against the repeal of the act establishing a court of requests for the collection of small debts n.d. [1776]; deeds of George Wood and John Broadhead r...

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DEEDS RELATING TO HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE

17th century-19th century

Relating to Heseldon or Heseltine family of Brackenbottom, Horton-in-Ribblesdale and Sothwell, Nottinghamshire

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CLARKE THORNHILL FAMILY OF FIXBY COLLECTION

13th century-20th century

DD12/I - Calverley papers, 13th-18th century Relate mainly to estates of the Calverley and Blackett families in Calverley, Eccleshill, Farsley, Otley and Pudsey. Includes deeds 13th-18th century, som...

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