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Nimrod’s garland, or, Darlington chace [Bound with 14 other titles]

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Nimrod’s garland, or, Darlington chace.

BOUND WITH 14 OTHER TITLES:

  • History and antiquities of the parish of Darlington, in the bisoprick.
  • Tail-piece to the Darlington chace.
  • Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth for founding the Free Grammar School at Darlington, 1657.
  • Statutes, ordinances & decrees, made by the governors of the Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth at Darlington. 3, February 1748.
  • Appointment of Mr. William Addison to be Upper Master of the Free Grammar School at Darlington. 8th. December 1739.
  • Appointment of Mr. Cuthber Allen to be Upper Master of the Free Grammar School in Darlington. 11th. November 1747.
  • Appointment of Mr. Thomas Cooke to be Upper-Master of the Free-Grammar School in Darlington. 7. January 1748.
  • Appointment of Mr. Robert Meetkirke to be Upper Master of the Free-Grammar School in Darlington. 23 January 1750.
  • Appointment of Mr. Thomas Moreland to be Upper Master of the Free Grammar School in Darlington. 22d. February 1755.
  • Bishop of Durham’s license to Thomas Morland clerk to perform the office of Upper-Master in the Free Grammar School in Darlington. 7th.December 1757.
  • Darlington vestry order, entered in old Church Book (1630 to 1692) page 193, not to let church and free school lands without public notice being first given for that purpose – 25 January 1659.
  • Darlington vestry order, entered in Church Pew Book page 25, not to let church, free school or poor lands without public notice being first given for that purpose – 3 July 1714.
  • The opinion at John Middleton Esquire (Counsellor at Law) on the charter for the Free Grammar School at Darlington. (19 March 1688).
  • Rules of a society established at Darlington in the county of Durham (22d October 1793) for promoting the study of general and natural history, antiquities, &c.

Quarto 63 D21 854

Extra-illustrated copy with engraved portraits and topographical plates. Bound to 30 cm; in late 19th century three-quarters brown pebble-grained morocco gilt, raised bands, matching cloth sides, marble endpapers.


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Inventory of the goods & chattles of Richard Phelps of the Parish of Awre…

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Inventory of the goods & chattles of Richard Phelps of the Parish of Awre, 1758 November 10.

LWL Mss File 49+

Manuscript, in a single hand, signed by the two appaisers: Richard Blanck and W. Swayns Junior. Richard Phelps was a carpenter and coffin maker living in the Forest of Dean, Gloucester, above his workshop. The inventory contains a detailed listing of his tools as well as his household possessions — furniture, cloths, kitchen wares and other household goods — as well as his stock boards for his business. The docket title is dated 9th-10th [November] 1758 on the verso of the second leaf.

Inventory of the goods & chattels of Richard PhelpsSubjects (Library of Congress): Phelps, Richard, d. 1758; Households–Great Britain; House furnishings–Great Britain; Inventories.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010

Henry Jenkins of Ellerton in Yorkshire who lived to the surprising age of 169…

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Worlige, Thomas, printmaker.

Henry Jenkins of Ellerton in Yorkshire who lived to the surprising age of 169 which is 16 years longer then Old Parr [graphic] : taken from an original painting done by Walker / Thos. Worlige delin. et fecit 1752.

Published: [London] : Printed for &sold by Bowles & Carver, at their Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Paul’s Church Yard, London, [not before 1793]

793.00.00.179

1 print : engraving ; sheet 35 x 24 cm; Hentry JenkinsSubjects (Library of Congress): Jenkins, Henry–Portraits.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010

Itemized receipts for produce sold to Lord and Lady Glenbervie…

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Astin, James

Itemized receipts for produce sold to Lord and Lady Glenbervie by seedsman James Austin, 1814 Jan 31-1815 Feb 7.

LWL Mss File 45+

Manuscripts, in a single hand, listing the produce sold to Lord Glenbervie — all vegetables — and the fruit listed separately as sold to Lady Glenbervie for the period 31 Jan 1814 till 20 Dec 1814. The seedsman is identified as James Austin of Kingston. A separate receipt for two-pence and blind stamped is dated February 1815.

Itemized receipts for produce sold to Lord and Lady Glenbervie...Subjects (Library of Congress): Astin, James; Glenbervie, Sylvester Douglas, Baron, 1743-1823; Vegetables–England; Gardens–England.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010

Letter : Angers, to Grimston, 1779 Jan 25

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Enclosure: Letter : Angers, to Grimston, 1779 Jan 25.Chute, William John, 1757-1824

Letter : Angers, to Grimston, 1779 Jan 25.

LWL Mss File 41

ALS from W.J. Chute to his friend Grimston, relating the news he had heard about his friend’s travels through Europe with their friend C. Collyer and expressing the hopes that they might meet up in the near future and his eagerness to leave Angers; he relates news about their friend Cunliffe and inquires about other friends Mr. Hooker and Vernon, and describes a lavish ball held at Angers. He concludes with his thoughts on the Keppel trial.

Letter : Angers, to Grimston, 1779 Jan 25.Subjects (Library of Congress): Chute, William John, 1757-1824; Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786; Palliser, Hugh, Sir, 1723-1796; Angers (France).

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010


Christopher Dobson petty disbursements, 1754 Oct 9

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Christopher Dobson petty disbursements, 1754 Oct 9.

LWL Mss File 42

Manuscript, in a single hand, listing various household expenses paid by Sir Christopher Musgrave to Christopher Dobson for the period April through September 1754.

Christopher Dobson petty disbursements, 1754 Oct 9.Subjects (Library of Congress): Musgrave, Christopher, Sir; Dobson, Christopher.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010

Account for brickmaking and building the garden wall…

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Railton, George

Account for brickmaking and building the garden wall for the Honble. Sir Christ. Musgrave at Eden Hall, 1731 May -1734 June.

LWL Mss File 38

Manuscript, in a single hand, describing the work of four men who made a garden wall at Sir Christopher Musgrave’s estate, Edenhall. The accounting includes 39,500 bricks as well as other supplies and the labour in a specified number of days. Final payment is recorded in June 1734.

Account for brickmaking and building the garden wall...Subjects (Library of Congress): Musgrave, Christopher, Sir, 1688-1736; Walls–Design and construction–Early works to 1800.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010

An inventory of all the cloaths and household stuff or furniture of Ann Vinnice…

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An inventory of all the cloaths and household stuff or furniture of Ann Vinnice of Wrelton in the Parish of Middleton in the County of York …, 1798 Nov 20.

LWL Mss File 37

Manuscript, in a single hand, signed by the four appaisers: John Marsingale, Theo. Nesfield, Thomas Helm, and John Skelton. Below the eight-line inventory and thier signatures is a list of 13 other persons receiving either a guineas or half guinea, persumably gifts from her estate.

An inventory of all the cloaths and household stuff or furniture of Ann Vinnice ...Subjects (Library of Congress): Vinnice, Ann; Household–Great Britain; Household furnishings–Great Britain.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010

Houses and tenements in Bristol

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Cover: Houses and tenements in BristolHouses and tenements in Bristol.

LWL Mss Vol. 185

A stationer’s blank book recording the receipts of rental income for property in Bristol between 1769 and 1777, with lists of renters’ names, location of property, and amount paid during this period. In addition, they record expenses for window tax, the scavenger and poor taxes, repairs, etc. Binding, full contemporary vellum.

Selected page: Houses and tenements in Bristol,Subjects (Library of Congress): Rental housing–Great Britain; Bristol (England).

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010

John Rogers’ book of receipts anno dom., [ca. 1730]

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Cover: John Rogers’ book of receipts anno dom., [ca. 1730]John Rogers’ book of receipts anno dom., [ca. 1730]

LWL Mss Vol. 184

A stationer’s blank book recording the receipts of rental income for lands in Cumbria, in multiple hands. The book has an engraved advertisement by the seller — James Smith Stationer in Newgate Street, London — printed on the recto of the first leaf and dated 1723, on the verso an engraved image of an angel with a dove. On the back cover is the title “John Rogers. His book of receipts anno dom. […]”

Selected page: John Rogers’ book of receipts anno dom., [ca. 1730]

Subjects (Library of Congress): Smith, James, Stationer; Rental housing–Great Britain; Cumbria (England).

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010