| Description | 1) Letter from Colonel John Morris, Governor of Pontefract Castle, to Colonel Charles Fairfax concerning an exchange of prisoners. (On obverse) Colonel Fairfax’s reply dated 13 July (signature illegible). (Framed), 11 Jul 1648
2) 19 George I 1723 June 13: Appointment by John Duke of Rutland with John Barker (1688-1727), gent, as his Steward and Receiver of his rents and profits yearly issuing or arising out of his castle, lordships, manors, messuages etc, lately in the collection of his servant Thomas Lawrence, in the towns, townships, parishes or places of Belvoir, Barkstone, Long Willington, Rottesford, Braunstone, Cotmanhay, Croxton, South Croxton, Denton, Eagle, Easthorp, Eaton, Fosston, Goldsmithe Grange, Gonarby, Granby, Graysley Castle, Little Hallam, Harby, Harstone, Ilkeston, Kimberley, Knipton, Melton Mowbray, Melton Ross, Muston, Normanton, Nottingham, Plungar, Redmile, Ropsley, Saltby, Sproxton, Statham, Stonesby, Sutton, Thorp Arnold, Waltham, and Woolsthorp, in counties Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham and Derby, at yearly salary of £100. (Framed), 13 June 1723
3) Letter of attorney: John Duke of Rutland appoints Thomas Barker (1709-1754), of Bakewell, co. Derby, gent., his attorney to make re-entry upon a messuage in Bakewell demised to Thomas Bagshaw, late of Bakewell, esq. deceased, by lease by the late Duke of Rutland, for non-payment of rent and to take possession of the messuage; also to recover from the executors of the late Thomas Bagshaw the sum of £90.19.6 due to the Duke of Rutland for arrears of rent, and to give a receipt for the same. (Framed.), 17 Aug 1731
4) 1797 April 2: (see D7674/BarD/800/24)
5) 2 manuscript volumes, “Records of the Barker Family” containing transcripts by Mr A Carrington, of Bakewell, Keeper of Muniments of Belvoir, of original deeds, wills, extracts from parish registers of Derby, Wormhill, etc. |