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The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham. [with] Pedigrees
The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham Pedigrees - with Author:William Hutchinson General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1823 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: To the Rev. Cooper Abbs, of Monfaceremoutk, for his kind intercession with colonel Gray for some important MSS. ef the late counsellor Gray, of Newcastle upon Tyne. To the late John Cuthbert, esq; of Wilton Castle (whose memory will remain dear to all lovers of science) for much information; and also for two plates of Witton Castle. To Timothy Hutchinson, esq; of Egleston, for sundry records, and the plate of Egleston Hall. To Henry Lawson Maire, esq; of Lartington, for many MS. notes on the ancient tenures of estates possessed by his family. To George Brooks, esq; of London, for a complete transcript of the new charter of the city of Durham, and many other papers. To William Henry Milbourne, esq; of Armathwaite Castle, in Cumberland, for Sanderson's MSS. and other curious particulars. To John Hogg, esq ; of the Temple, for his ancient roll of the officers, with their several duties within the cathedral church and monastery of Durham. To Ralph Spearman, esq; of Eaclrwick, in Northumberland for anecdotes of the family of Spearman. To Robert Surtees, esq; of Mainsjorth, for some curious drawings; and to Charles Gibson, esq; of Lancaster, for the like favours. To Thomas Davison, esq; ofBlakiston, for many anecdotes and pedigree of his family. To the Rev. Daniel Watson, of Middleton-Tyas, for his learned notes, and other friendly communications. To the Rev. William Dade, of Barmiston, for extracts from MSS. in the York library, and other materials. To the Rev. Mr Brevister, of Stockton, for many parochial instruments, and other articles. To the Rev. George Johnson, of Norton, for the plate of ...« less