Personal letter from Francis R Gray to Lady Pauline
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- 1852-1865
Personal letter from Francis R Gray to Lady Pauline
Passport, diary and week notebook
Passport volume in personalised leather case with stamps from journeys, 1836-1842. Diary 1850-1851, started in Edinburgh. Bound notebook with one week's worth of pages, some pencil notes, and a note relating to Charles Trevelyan's wife.
Papers relating to W Parker Snow
Includes an indenture between Harriet C Mantels and Snow for land in Clarkstown, New York State, a Memorandum about Snow by C Langdon Davies, Feb 1873, a photograph of Snow and 2 promissory notes by Snow.
Papers relating to the Wansbeck Railway
Letters and official papers relating to the Wansbeck Railway, including Minutes of meetings of directors and a copy of the Wansbeck Railway Act, July 1859. Correspondents include Rawson Best, Thomas Gow, G A Grey, Richard Hodgson, J Hood, D L Morgan, John F Tone, W Winship, William Woodman and W Wright.
Papers relating to the death of Walter Calverley Trevelyan
Printed Will and Codicils of Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan, Bart, 1869-1878. Also in memoriam notice, 1879, and a printed obituary by Dr Benjamin Ward Richardson, read at the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Session, 1878-1880
Papers relating to the Chirton estate, North Shields
Letters and papers regarding George Otto Trevelyan's purchase of the estate and its management, with correspondence from Thomas C Leitch and George Otto Trevelyan.
Letters, notes and printed leaflets about Somerset, its history and archeaology, including the rules for Nettlecombe School and subscription library, and papers of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. Correspondents include George
Papers relating to phrenology and mesmerism
Includes posters, press cuttings, printed reports of meetings, phrenological assessments and manuscript notes, with reference to the Phrenological Society. Also includes correspondence on phrenology and mesmerism from Alexander Maconochie, George Combe,
Papers relating to Natural History
Letters, notes and sketches on Natural History, including botany and ornithology. Includes 3 cards of mounted plants and ferns - American Blight, ferns from Gibraltar, bark samples and an unidentified plant from Lake Como. Includes printed matter by Herma
Papers relating to Hexham East Ferry
Official papers, deeds and documents relating to the purchase of the Hexham East Ferry by Sir Walter Blackett, and the construction of a bridge over the Tyne at Hexham. Features Joseph Dunn, John Glendinnings, William Harbottle, R Heron and Sir John Trevelyan. Also includes 2 bound volumes - "Hexham Bridge", being a collection of papers about the bridge, including a copy of the "Act for the building of the bridge, 1877". "Narrative of facts relating to Hexham Bridge", being a collection of press cuttings, 1767-1788