Sir Thomas Gower, MP for New Malton, 1661-1672
Sir Thomas Gower was MP for New Malton in North Yorkshire from 1661 until 1672. Amongst his papers are a number of documents relating to his responsibilities in this role which tell us about the type ...
Sir William and Estate Matters: Elections and Estate Management at Stittenham and New Malton
A number of letters written to Sir William relate to his political and estate concerns in Yorkshire. Sir William’s father Sir Thomas Gower had served as MP for New Malton from 1661-1672. A letter dated ...
Sir William Leveson Gower (1636-1691)
Sir William Leveson-Gower was the son of Sir Thomas Gower (1605-1672). Following the death of his nephew Thomas, Sir William inherited the Gower family's Stittenham estates in Yorkshire which had been ...
Sir William Leveson Gower: Family and Business
One letter amongst Sir William’s personal papers is addressed to James Linfield. It appears from the letter that Sir William’s son had been tutored under James Linfield’s guidance at his school at St. ...
Sir William Leveson Gower: News from Court and Town
Sir William corresponded with Granville, the second son of the Earl of Bath, his wife Lady Jane’s brother. The letters which William received from Granville show that he was involved in court life and ...
Sir William's Will: Property, Family and Benevolence
Sir William Leveson Gower died in 1691. His will tells us about the property he owned at the end of his life and also about his family and the places which were important to him.
William leaves ‘any ...
The Hordern Family: The History of a Family Business in North Staffordshire
The Hordern family of Newcastle-under-Lyme were candle makers, or tallow chandlers. The Sutherland Papers feature documents relating to the family’s business and its development over a century between ...
The Housekeeper's and Butler’s Accounts for Trentham Hall, 1682
Amongst the account books for Trentham Hall during the later seventeenth century is a volume of accounts kept by the Housekeeper and Butler at the Hall. The image above is an extract from this volume, ...
The Manor of Longton and the Court Baron of Obadiah Lane
The Manor of Longton was owned by a number of wealthy Landowners between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. J. H. Y. Briggs writes about the Foley family who were ironmasters from Birmingham. The ...
Thomas Smith’s Accounts for the Lilleshall Estate, 1668-1671
The document featured above is taken from Thomas Smith’s Accounts for the Lilleshall Estate for February and March 1670. Smith was an estate agent working for Sir Thomas Gower. The Accounts provide a ...
Treason and Conspiracy: Sir William Leveson Gower and the Duke of Monmouth
Amongst Sir William’s personal papers are a number of documents relating to an incident involving the Duke of Monmouth. These documents include depositions and letters relating to the questioning of witnesses ...
Trentham Gardens
The Sutherland Papers contain an enormous wealth of documents relating to Trentham Gardens. Accounts, correspondence, maps, plans and advertisements provide a fascinating insight into this famous local ...