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Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: Family (part 5) John and Josephine Bowes

Records relating to John Bowes (1811-1885), son of John Lyon-Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and his common-law wife Mary Millner. John Bowes was an art collector and racehorse owner. He founded the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle. In 1852 he married Joséphine Benoîte Coffin-Chevallier, Countess of Montalbo (1825-1874) For John Bowes’ correspondence, see Appendix 1. For records in this catalogue check the section below.

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D/St/C 1

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nan

Date

1752,
1920

Era

Hanoverian (1714 to 1837),
Early 20th Century (1901 to 1932),
20th Century (1901 to 2000)

Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: Family (part 5) John and Josephine Bowes records

id	title id	ref	sorting number	level	title	item physical	description
626301	169925	D/St	260344	S	Strathmore Estate
626302	169925	D/St/C	260345	S	Correspondence and Personal Papers
626303	169925	D/St/C1	260346	S	Family
626304	169925	D/St/C1/16	260347	S	John and Josephine Bowes
184322	169925	D/St/C1/16/1-7	260348	S	School books and related papers, 1820
385410	169925	D/St/C1/16/1	260349	I		1 volume, vellum bound	Mathematical exercise books of Arthur Pearson, East Hill Academy, Wandsworth, Surrey, containing definitions, rules, exercises, etc. [given to John Bowes], n.d. [1820]
385411	169925	D/St/C1/16/2	260350	I		1 volume, vellum bound	Mathematical exercise books of Arthur Pearson, East Hill Academy, Wandsworth, Surrey, containing definitions, rules, exercises, etc. [given to John Bowes], n.d. [1820]
385412	169925	D/St/C1/16/3	260351	I		1 volume, vellum bound	Mathematical exercise books of Arthur Pearson, East Hill Academy, Wandsworth, Surrey, containing definitions, rules, exercises, etc., [given to John Bowes], n.d. [1820]
385413	169925	D/St/C1/16/4	260352	I		1 volume, vellum bound	Mathematical exercise books of Arthur Pearson, East Hill Academy, Wandsworth, Surrey, containing definitions, rules, exercises, etc., [given to John Bowes], n.d. [1820]
385414	169925	D/St/C1/16/5	260353	I		1 volume, vellum bound	Mathematical exercise books of Arthur Pearson, East Hill Academy, Wandsworth, Surrey, containing definitions, rules, exercises, etc., [given to John Bowes], February 1820
385415	169925	D/St/C1/16/6	260354	I		1 volume, leather bound	Greek and Latin Word lists of [Arthur] Pearson, n.d. [c.1820]
385416	169925	D/St/C1/16/7	260355	I		1 paper	Directions for sending parcels to Master [John] Bpwes, c/o Revesby Abbey, Lincolnshire, n.d. [c.1820]
184323	169925	D/St/C1/16/8-34	260356	S	Diaries, almanacs, memorandum and address books, 1822-1853
385417	169925	D/St/C1/16/8	260357	I		3 volumes, printed, leather bound	R. Rowney’s Useful Memorandum Book and Daily Journal, given to John Bowes by Aunt Anna Maria Jessup, 1822 – 1823 (used), 1825 (unused)
385418	169925	D/St/C1/16/9	260358	I		2 volumes, printed, leather bound	Poole’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Polite Assistant given to John Bowes by Mrs. Van Heythuysen, 1823 (used), 1823 (unused)
385419	169925	D/St/C1/16/10	260359	I		1 volume, card bound	Address book of [John Bowes], n.d. (watermark 1825)
385420	169925	D/St/C1/16/11	260360	I		1 volume, printed, leather bound	The Minor’s Pocket Book for the Youth of Both Sexes (unused), 1826
385422	169925	D/St/C1/16/12	260361	I		1 volume, printed, leather bound	The Lady’s and Gentleman’s Annual Pocket Ledger … (unused), 1827
385423	169925	D/St/C1/16/13	260362	I		1 volume, leather half bound	Daily record of letters received and sent by John Bowes, with miscellaneous memoranda, 2 February – 1 September 1835
385424	169925	D/St/C1/16/14	260363	I		1 volume, card bound	John Bowes’ diary containing an account of his travels to France, etc., 1836
385421	169925	D/St/C1/16/15	260364	I		1 volume, leather half bound	Daily record of letters received and sent by John Bowes, with miscellaneous memoranda, 13 November 1837 – 27 October 1838
385425	169925	D/St/C1/16/16	260365	I		1 volume, printed, cloth bound	Lett’s Printed Diary of John Bowes, 1840
385426	169925	D/St/C1/16/17	260366	I		1 volume, printed, leather quarter-bound	Lett’s Printed Diary of John Bowes, 1841
385427	169925	D/St/C1/16/18	260367	I		1 volume, printed, leather quarter-bound	Lett’s Printed Diary of John Bowes, 1842
385428	169925	D/St/C1/16/19	260368	I		1 volume, printed, leather bound	Pawsey’s Pocket Diary of John Bowes, 1845
385429	169925	D/St/C1/16/20	260369	I		1 volume, printed, cloth bound	Mansfield’s Commercial Diary of John Bowes, 1845
385430	169925	D/St/C1/16/21	260370	I		1 volume, printed, cloth bound	Pawsey’s London Diary of John Bowes, 1847
385431	169925	D/St/C1/16/22	260371	I		1 volume, printed, cloth bound	Pawsey’s London Diary of John Bowes, 1848
385432	169925	D/St/C1/16/23	260372	I		1 volume, printed, leather bound	Goldsmith’s Almanack of John Bowes, 1848
385433	169925	D/St/C1/16/24	260373	I		1 volume, printed, cloth bound	Pawsey’s London Diary of John Bowes, 1849
385434	169925	D/St/C1/16/25	260374	I		1 volume, printed, leather bound	Goldsmith’s Almanack of [John Bowes], 1849
385435	169925	D/St/C1/16/26	260375	I		1 volume, printed, cloth bound	Pawsey’s London Diary of John Bowes, 1850
385436	169925	D/St/C1/16/27	260376	I		1 volume, printed, cloth bound	Pawsey’s London Diary of John Bowes, 1851
385437	169925	D/St/C1/16/28	260377	I		1 volume, printed, leather bound	Goldsmith’s Almanack of John Bowes, 1851
385438	169925	D/St/C1/16/29	260378	I		1 volume, printed, cloth bound	Pawsey’s London Diary of John Bowes, 1852
385439	169925	D/St/C1/16/30	260379	I		1 volume, printed, leather bound	Goldsmith’s Almanack of John Bowes, 1852
385440	169925	D/St/C1/16/31	260380	I		1 volume, printed, cloth bound	Pawsey’s London Diary of John Bowes, 1853
385441	169925	D/St/C1/16/32	260381	I		1 volume, printed, leather bound	Goldsmith’s Almanack of John Bowes, 1853
385442	169925	D/St/C1/16/33	260382	I		1 volume, leather bound	Memorandum book of [John Bowes], n.d. [mid 19th c.]
385443	169925	D/St/C1/16/34	260383	I		1 volume, leather bound	Memorandum book [of John Bowes], n.d. [mid 19th c.]
184324	169925	D/St/C1/16/35-43	260384	S	Financial papers, 1835-1890
385444	169925	D/St/C1/16/35	260385	I		1 paper	8 September 1835 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq., and Thomas Wheldon of Barnard Castle, gent., executors of the will of Dame Anna Maria Jessup of Bird Hill House, near Whickham, widow (2) Anne Steadman, widow, Robert Sayer of Sibton Park, Suffolk, esq., and Henry Farrer of Kirklinton Hall, Cumberland, esq., executors of the will of James Farrer Steadman Release by (2) to (1) following the payment by (1) to (2) of capital invested in consols, in accordance with the will of J.F. Steadman
385445	169925	D/St/C1/16/36	260386	I		papers	Bills to John Bowes for personal expenditure on books, subscriptions, wine, etc., 1841
385446	169925	D/St/C1/16/37	260387	I		French, 117 papers and 2 files	Bills to John Bowes for household and personal expenditure at 7, Rue de Berlin, Paris, 1857 – 1861, 1881 – 1883
385447	169925	D/St/C1/16/38	260388	I		137 papers	Bills and receipts for John Bowes’ personal expenditure on hotel bills, clothing, travelling expenses, etc., 1858 – 1864
385448	169925	D/St/C1/16/39	260389	I		7 papers, some printed	Appeal, notice and estimates relating to the repair and restoration of Whickham Church, April 1859 – December 1860
385449	169925	D/St/C1/16/40	260390	I		2 papers, printed	Appeal for money for the restoration of the parish church of St. Hilda, Hartlepool, with list of subscribers, n.d. (watermark 1865)
385450	169925	D/St/C1/16/41	260391	I		3 papers	Receipts for John Bowes’ subscription to Barnard Castle Masonic Lodge and loan to the building fund, 6 – 28 July 1877
385451	169925	D/St/C1/16/42	260392	I		1 paper, printed	Notice from the chairman of the Winlaton Burial Board to [John Bowes] asking for a subscription for the Winlaton churchyard extension, 9 October 1878
385452	169925	D/St/C1/16/43	260393	I		2 papers	Memorandum concerning subscriptions paid by the late John Bowes, n.d. [c.1890]
626305	169925	D/St/C1/16/44-526	260394	S	John Bowes, M.P., 1832-1846
626308	169925	D/St/C1/16/44-269	260395	S	1832 South Durham election, 1832-1841
626311	169925	D/St/C1/16/44-62	260396	S	General Organisation, 1822-1876
184325	169925	D/St/C1/16/44-49	260397	S	Administrative Arrangements, 1832
385453	169925	D/St/C1/16/44	260398	I		1 paper, printed	Resolution of a meeting of Barnard Castle electors appointing a committee for securing the election of two M.P.s, 26 June 1832
385454	169925	D/St/C1/16/45	260399	I		7 papers	Draft order assigning districts to polling places for the Southern Division, 15 October 1832
385455	169925	D/St/C1/16/46	260400	I		1 file	Order assigning districts to polling places for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, Michaelmas sessions 1832
385456	169925	D/St/C1/16/47	260401	I		1 paper	Agreement by the 3 candidates as to arrangements concerning expenses, refreshment tickets, etc., December 1832
385457	169925	D/St/C1/16/48	260402	I		1 paper	Breakdown of the number of voters allocated to each polling booth in each polling district, n.d. [1832]
385458	169925	D/St/C1/16/49	260403	I		1 file	Alphabetical list of townships in the Southern Division, with number of voters in each, n.d. [1832]
184326	169925	D/St/C1/16/50-54	260404	S	Candidates’ Committees and Agents, 1832
385459	169925	D/St/C1/16/50	260405	I		4 papers	Lists of district committees for the following districts in the [1832] election: Auckland, Barnard Castle, Middleton and Staindrop
385461	169925	D/St/C1/16/51	260406	I		3 papers	Lists of agents for John Bowes in the [1832] election and their areas of responsibility: Barnard Castle, Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Stockton, Staindrop, Stanhope and Wolsingham; list of Bowes Committee members and their assistants in each township during the [1832] election
385462	169925	D/St/C1/16/52	260407	I		42, cards, printed	Cards for John Bowes’ messengers, numbers 1 – 46, n.d. [1832]
385463	169925	D/St/C1/16/53	260408	I		4 papers	Mr. Pease’s list of polling districts and the agents in charge of each, n.d. [1832]
385460	169925	D/St/C1/16/54	260409	I		1 paper, printed	List of members of the Central Committee formed at Darlington, for conducting the election of Robert Duncombe Shafto, esq., for the Southern Division, n.d. [1832]
184327	169925	D/St/C1/16/55-62	260410	S	Addresses, poems and newspapers, 1832
385464	169925	D/St/C1/16/55	260411	I		3 papers	Addresses by John Bowes to the electors of County Durham announcing that he will stand as candidate at the next election, 17 April and 11 June 1832
385465	169925	D/St/C1/16/56	260412	I		1 paper, printed	Election poster issued by ‘An Elector of the Southern Division’ appealing for support for John Bowes, 5 July 1832
385466	169925	D/St/C1/16/57	260413	I		1 paper, printed	Election poster of John Bowes’ speeches at Barnard Castle and Darlington, 15 and 20 August 1832
385467	169925	D/St/C1/16/58	260414	I		1 paper	Election poem ‘Oh! Say Shall We Leave Him To Struggle Alone?’ in support of John Bowes, 21 December 1832
385468	169925	D/St/C1/16/59	260415	I		2 papers	Draft of an election speech by [John Bowes], n.d. [1832]
385469	169925	D/St/C1/16/60	260416	I		2 files, printed	The Electors’ Scrap Book: Being a Re-Publication of the Addresses and Speeches of the Several Candidates … for City, Northern and Southern Divisions, parts I and II, 1832
385470	169925	D/St/C1/16/61	260417	I		1 newspaper, printed	Durham Chronicle and Sunderland Times including letters and addresses canvassing support in the forthcoming election, 24 August 1832
385471	169925	D/St/C1/16/62	260418	I		1 paper, printed	Notice to the electors of the South Division of the County of Durham about their responsibilities following upon Parliamentary reform, issued by the ‘Central Committee for election of Members for the South Division of the County of Durham’, n.d. [1832]
626312	169925	D/St/C1/16/63-97	260419	S	Registration, 1832
184328	169925	D/St/C1/16/63-70	260420	S	Lists of voters, 1832
387510	169925	D/St/C1/16/63	260421	I		15 papers	List of voters/freeholders within the polling district of Bishop Auckland (covering the following townships: Bishop Auckland, Brancepeth, Brandon, Cornsay, Evenwood and Barony, Great Chilton, Hamsterley, Stockley, West Auckland, Witton-le-Wear) eligible to vote in the South Durham election, 1832
387511	169925	D/St/C1/16/64	260422	I		2 papers	List of voters/freeholders within the polling district of Stanhope (covering the parish of Wolsingham and the [parish of] Stanhope) eligible to vote in the South Durham election, 1832
387512	169925	D/St/C1/16/65	260423	I		1 file, 4 papers	Lists of voters/freeholders within the polling district of Sedgefield (covering the townships of Sedgefield and of Bishop Middleham) eligible to vote in the South Durham election, 1832
387513	169925	D/St/C1/16/66	260424	I		9 papers	List of voters/freeholders within the polling district of Darlington (covering the following townships: Darlington borough, Piercebridge, Summerhouse) eligible to vote in the South Durham election, 1832
387514	169925	D/St/C1/16/67	260425	I		2 files	Lists of voters/freeholders within the polling districts of Sedgefield, Darlington and Stockton (covering the following townships: Bishopton, Bradbury, Butterwick, Carleton, East and West Newbiggin, Elstob, Fishburn, Foxton and Shotton, Great Stainton, Little Stainton, Morden, Redmarshall, Stillington, Thorpe and Grindon, Whitton) eligible to vote in the South Durham election, 1832
387515	169925	D/St/C1/16/68	260426	I		3 files and 5 papers	Lists of voters/freeholders within the polling district of Stockton (covering the following townships: Billingham, Claxton, Cowpen Bewley, Egglescliffe, Elwick Hall, Embleton, Greatham, Hartlepool, Newton Bewley, Norton, Stockton, Wolviston) eligible to vote in the South Durham election, 1832
387516	169925	D/St/C1/16/69	260427	I		4 files and 24 papers	Lists of voters/freeholders within the polling district of Barnard Castle (covering the following townships: Barnard Castle, Cleatlam, Headlam, Hilton, Langleydale and Shotton, Langton, Lynesack and Softley, Marwood, Morton Tinmouth, Raby and Keverston, Staindrop, Streatlam and Stainton, Woodland) eligible to vote in the South Durham election, July – September 1832
387517	169925	D/St/C1/16/70	260428	I		5 papers and 1 file	Miscellaneous lists of voters/freeholders within various polling districts in County Durham, including an alphabetical register of voters (irrespective of area), eligible to vote in the South Durham election, 1832
626322	169925	D/St/C1/16/71-86	260429	S	Objected votes, 1832
184329	169925	D/St/C1/16/71-72	260430	S	Procedure for Objections, 1832
387518	169925	D/St/C1/16/71	260431	I		2 papers	Draft and fair copy of minutes concerning a meeting of agents of candidates to settle procedure for objections to voters, Darlington, 8 October 1832
387519	169925	D/St/C1/16/72	260432	I		2 papers	Instructions as to the mode of holding the courts concerning objections to voters, n.d. [1832]
184330	169925	D/St/C1/16/73-86	260433	S	List of Objections (with Lists of Objections and Votes Withdrawn as a Result), 1832
387520	169925	D/St/C1/16/73	260434	I		42 papers, printed	Notices and printed objections supplied by individuals objecting to the qualification of specifically named voters to vote in the South Durham election, 1832, 24 – 25 September 1832
387521	169925	D/St/C1/16/74	260435	I		19 papers	Notes about potential voters and lists of objections to votes to be cast in the Barnard Castle polling district, 1832
387522	169925	D/St/C1/16/75	260436	I		4 papers	Notes about potential voters and lists of objections to votes to be cast in the Middleton-in-Teesdale polling district, October – November 1832
387523	169925	D/St/C1/16/76	260437	I		14 papers	Notes about potential voters and lists of objections to votes to be cast in the Stockton polling district, 1832
387524	169925	D/St/C1/16/77	260438	I		3 papers	Notes about potential voters and lists of objections to votes to be cast in the Sedgefield polling district, 1832
387533	169925	D/St/C1/16/78	260439	I		4 papers and 3 files	Notes about potential voters and lists of objections to votes to be cast in the Darlington polling district; gives name of supposed qualification, reason for objection, etc., 1832
387526	169925	D/St/C1/16/79	260440	I		6 papers and 1 file	Notes about potential voters and lists of objections to votes to be cast in the Bishop Auckland polling district; gives particulars of the objections lodged, 1832
387527	169925	D/St/C1/16/80	260441	I		4 papers	Notes about potential voters and lists of objections to votes to be cast in the Stanhope polling district, September – October 1832
387528	169925	D/St/C1/16/81	260442	I		4 papers	Notes about potential voters and lists of objections to votes to be cast in the following polling districts: Bishop Auckland, Darlington, Sedgefield, Stanhope and Stockton, 1832
387525	169925	D/St/C1/16/82	260443	I		1 paper	Note concerning objection made to the vote of Mr. Williams, n.d. [1832]
387529	169925	D/St/C1/16/83	260444	I		1 paper	List of voters in Streatlam and Stainton objected to by Mr. Pease’s Committee, n.d. [1832]
387530	169925	D/St/C1/16/84	260445	I		2 papers	Calculations of the number of voters with objections marked, n.d. [1832]
387531	169925	D/St/C1/16/85	260446	I		1 paper, printed	List describing districts assigned to each polling place in the Southern Division, with numbers of voters and objections at each, Michaelmas sessions, 1832
387532	169925	D/St/C1/16/86	260447	I		1 volume, leather bound	List of polling places in order of the circuit of the revising barrister, with list of withdrawn objections to votes, n.d. [1832]
184331	169925	D/St/C1/16/87-88	260448	S	Double Registered Votes, 1832
387534	169925	D/St/C1/16/87	260449	I		2 papers	List of voters registered twice, n.d. [1832]
387535	169925	D/St/C1/16/88	260450	I		1 paper	Alphabetical list of double returned voters (i.e. those registered in two districts), n.d. [1832]
184332	169925	D/St/C1/16/89-97	260451	S	Miscellaneous, 1831-1832
387536	169925	D/St/C1/16/89	260452	I		1 paper	Copy of names on the land tax assessment for Bondgate Division for 1831 and 1832 used in the Bowes election campaign
387537	169925	D/St/C1/16/90	260453	I		1 paper	Notes as to qualifications of county voters under the Reform Act, n.d. [1832]
387538	169925	D/St/C1/16/91	260454	I		1 paper	Circular letter to agents concerning the urgency of drawing up lists of voters, 27 July 1832
387539	169925	D/St/C1/16/92	260455	I		1 paper	Letter from [ ], Central Committee Room, Barnard Castle, to [the proprietors of] The Durham Chronicle objecting to an article in a recent edition of the newspaper wherein exception is taken to the objection of Mr. Shafto’s agents to the voters of Mr. Pease, n.d. [1832]
387540	169925	D/St/C1/16/93	260456	I		1 paper	List of collectors of land tax and assessed taxes, Stockton Ward, 1832
387541	169925	D/St/C1/16/94	260457	I		1 paper	Notes concerning 4 houses owned by Thompson, and the tenants in them, n.d. [1832]
387542	169925	D/St/C1/16/95	260458	I		2 papers	Notes concerning a statute about the position of landlord and tenant with regard to improvements to property etc., n.d. [1832]
387543	169925	D/St/C1/16/96	260459	I		1 paper	List of overseers of the poor in Darlington District, n.d. [1832]
387544	169925	D/St/C1/16/97	260460	I		1 paper	List of freeholders, landlords and tenants residing in the area of Bowes, Cotherstone, Lartington and Startforth, n.d. [1832]
626313	169925	D/St/C1/16/98-155	260461	S	Canvassing, 1832
184333	169925	D/St/C1/16/98-107	260462	S	Canvass books, 1832
387545	169925	D/St/C1/16/98	260463	I		1 volume, leather half bound	‘List of Voters for the Southern Division of the County of Durham whose qualifications are registered: arranged alphabetically for the several Townships’ Used as a canvass book; gives names, residence, how voter intends to cast his vote and other observations; index to places; covers Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Darlington, Sedgefield and Stanhope; marked ‘A’ on cover; 1832
387546	169925	D/St/C1/16/99	260464	I		1 volume, leather half bound	‘List of Voters for the Southern Division of the County of Durham whose qualifications are registered: arranged alphabetically for the several townships’ Used as a canvass book; gives names, residence, how voter intends to cast his vote and other observations; index to places; covers Barnard Castle, Darlington, Evenwood, Hartlepool, Norton, Stockton, etc.; marked ‘B’ on cover; 1832
387547	169925	D/St/C1/16/100	260465	I		1 volume, leather half bound	‘Durham County Election, Southern Division, Middleton-in-Teesdale Polling Place’ Lists voters in Egglestone, Newbiggin, Forest and Frith and Middleton-in-Teesdale [used as a canvass book]; reverse contains list of voters in the township of Barnard Castle and in all the other townships in the Barnard Castle division and indicates how each man intends casting his vote, 1832
387548	169925	D/St/C1/16/101	260466	I		1 volume, vellum bound	1832 South Durham election canvass book, covering most townships in the voting divisions of Darlington, Sedgefield and Stockton; two related papers enclosed
387549	169925	D/St/C1/16/102	260467	I		1 volume, leather half bound	1832 South Durham election canvass book covering [whole of county – Southern Division]. Arranged principally in alphabetical order by voter, irrespective of area; three related papers enclosed
387550	169925	D/St/C1/16/103	260468	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	1832 South Durham election canvass book, covering [whole of County – Southern Division]. Arranged alphabetically by voter, irrespective of area.
387551	169925	D/St/C1/16/104	260469	I		1 volume, calf half bound	1832 South Durham election [canvass book]: columns containing name (arranged alphabetically), residence and nature of the qualification of the voter, township where registered; columns marked ‘agent’ and ‘observations’ left blank; covers [all voting districts in Southern division of County Durham]; enclosure of 2 related papers.
387552	169925	D/St/C1/16/105	260470	I		1 volume, calf half bound	1832 South Durham election [canvass book]: columns containing name (arranged alphabetically), residence and nature of the qualification of the voter, township where registered; columns marked ‘agent’ and ‘observations’ generally left blank; covers [all voting districts in the Southern division of County Durham]
387554	169925	D/St/C1/16/106	260471	I		1 file	‘A list of persons entitled to vote in the election of knights of the shire for the southern division of the County of Durham …’, covers the polling district of Darlington and a part of Bishop Auckland; table showing total number of voters in each township, and a list of voters’ names (arranged alphabetically) giving the number, name and abode of each voter, his voting qualification, situation of property and [promised] votes; [used as a canvass book]
387555	169925	D/St/C1/16/107	260472	I		1 volume, card bound	Canvassing book used in the 1832 South Durham Election comprising of a ‘List of non-resident voters’ Arranged alphabetically by voter irrespective of township; gives name, residence, situation of property, votes [promised] and remarks made by agent
184334	169925	D/St/C1/16/108-120	260473	S	Registers of electors, 1832-1833, mostly used as canvass/polling books, 1832
387556	169925	D/St/C1/16/108	260474	I		1 volume, card bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1832 – 1833, Durham, 1832
387553	169925	D/St/C1/16/109	260475	I		1 volume, printed, leather quarter bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1832 – 1833. Arranged alphabetically by voter within each district; gives name, number and abode of each voter, his qualification and site of property; used as record of votes promised and votes polled in Darlington Ward only.
387557	169925	D/St/C1/16/110	260476	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1832 – 3. Copy belonging to Ralph Dent; covers Darlington Ward and Stockton Ward (2 columns: indicating votes promised and votes polled)
387558	169925	D/St/C1/16/111	260477	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1832 – 3. Endorsed on cover ‘Darlington’ – only one column for use in the 1832 election covering the Darlington polling district only; uncertain if the marks indicate votes promised or votes polled
387559	169925	D/St/C1/16/112	260478	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1832 – 3. Endorsed on front cover ‘Barnard Castle Poll Book’;some names crossed out and some votes recorded; only covers electors in the Barnard Castle polling district.
387560	169925	D/St/C1/16/113	260479	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1832 – 3. Endorsed on front cover ‘Middleton in Teesdale Polling Book’: gives indication of votes promised and of votes cast in the Middleton-in-Teesdale polling district; one related paper enclosed.
387561	169925	D/St/C1/16/114	260480	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1832 – 3. Endorsed on front cover ‘Sedgefield Polling Book’, but covers some townships in Stockton polling district also; one column completed – list of votes promised only.
387562	169925	D/St/C1/16/115	260481	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1832 – 3. One column completed indicating votes [promised] in the Stanhope polling district only.
387563	169925	D/St/C1/16/116	260482	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1832 – 3. Endorsed on front cover ‘Stockton Polling Place’; one column completed indicating votes [promised] in Stockton Polling district only
387564	169925	D/St/C1/16/117	260483	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1832 – 3. Endorsed on front cover ‘Mr. Wheldon’s Private Book’; one column completed indicating votes [promised] in the entire South Durham division
387565	169925	D/St/C1/16/118	260484	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1832 – 3. One column completed indicating votes [promised] in Wolsingham Parish and in Stanhope Parish (both in Stanhope polling district) and in Cornsay township (Bishop Auckland polling district)
387566	169925	D/St/C1/16/119	260485	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1832 – 3. One column completed indicating [votes promised] in the following townships: Billingham, Carlton, Cowpen Bewley, Cornforth, Elton, Greatham, Hartburn, Hartlepool, Long Newton, Norton, Newsham, Stockton town and borough, Seaton Carew, Stranton and Wolviston (principally Stockton polling district); two columns completed indicating votes promised and polled for Stanhope parish only.
387567	169925	D/St/C1/16/120	260486	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	List of voters registered in the township of Darlington, August 1832 Used as a canvass book with one column completed indicating [votes promised]
184335	169925	D/St/C1/16/121-134	260487	S	Canvassing Returns (Arranged, Where Possible, By Polling District), 1832
387574	169925	D/St/C1/16/121	260488	I		60 papers and 2 files	Canvassing returns for townships within the polling district of Barnard Castle covering the following townships: Barnard Castle, Cleatlam, Cockfield, Gainford, Hilton, Ingleton, Lynesack & Softley, Morton Tinmouth, Newsham, Raby & Keverston, Staindrop, Westwick, Whorlton, Winston and Woodland. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote and how each intends reaching the polling place; also gives name, address, nature of the qualification of each voter, situation of his property and general remarks, 1832
387575	169925	D/St/C1/16/122	260489	I		4 papers and 1 file	Canvassing returns for townships within the polling district of Middleton-in-Teesdale covering the following townships: Eggleston, Forest & Frith, Middleton-in-Teesdale and Newbiggin. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, nature of the qualification of each voter, situation of his property and general remarks, 1832
387576	169925	D/St/C1/16/123	260490	I		7 papers	Canvassing returns for voters resident within the Stockton polling district covering the following townships: Bishopton, Cowpen, Bewley, Longnewton, Stockton and Wolviston. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address and other information about each voter, 1832
387577	169925	D/St/C1/16/124	260491	I		1 paper and 3 files	Canvassing returns for townships within the polling district of Stanhope covering the parishes of Stanhope and of Wolsingham. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, nature of his voting qualification and other relevant observations about each voter, 1832
387578	169925	D/St/C1/16/125	260492	I		21 papers and 1 file	Canvassing returns for townships within the polling district of Sedgefield covering the following townships: Bishop Middleham, Bradbury, Butterwick, Cornforth, Elstob, Fishburn, Foxton & Shotton, Garmondsway Moor, Great Stainton, Little Stainton, Mainsforth, Morden, East and West Newbiggin (Middleton-in-Teesdale polling district), Sedgefield, Stillington, Thorpe (Stockton polling district), Thrislington. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, nature of the qualification and general remarks, 1832
387579	169925	D/St/C1/16/126	260493	I		29 papers and 4 files	Canvassing returns covering most townships in the Darlington polling district and for the township of Heighington; gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives the name, address, nature of the qualification of each voter and general remarks; includes summary lists of canvassed numbers of votes, 1832
387580	169925	D/St/C1/16/127	260494	I		18 papers and 3 files	Canvassing returns covering most townships in the Bishop Auckland polling district. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, nature of the qualification of each voter and other relevant observations, 1832
387581	169925	D/St/C1/16/128	260495	I		3 papers and 2 files	Canvassing returns covering the following townships within the polling districts of Sedgefield and of Stockton: Brearton, Claxton, Dalton Piercy, Elwick, Elwick Hall, Greatham, Hart, Hartlepool, Seaton Carew, Stranton and Throston. Gives name, abode and the nature of the voting qualification of each voter and indicates for whom each intends to vote, 1832
387582	169925	D/St/C1/16/129	260496	I		1 paper and 1 file	Canvassing returns covering townships in the polling districts of Darlington and of Barnard Castle. Gives names of each voter and where each is registered and indicates for whom each intends to vote, 1832
387583	169925	D/St/C1/16/130	260497	I		2 papers	Canvassing returns covering townships in the polling districts of Barnard Castle and of Bishop Auckland, principally being for the townships of Cleatlam, Hamsterley, Lynesack & Softley and Woodland. Gives name and address of each voter and indicates for whom each intends to vote, 1832
387584	169925	D/St/C1/16/131	260498	I		5 papers and 1 file	Canvassing returns covering townships in the polling districts of Sedgefield and of Darlington, principally for most townships in the Darlington district. Gives name, address and voting qualification of each voter and indicates for whom each intends to vote, 1832
387585	169925	D/St/C1/16/132	260499	I		16 papers and 2 files	Canvassing returns covering townships within each of the polling districts in the Southern division of County Durham. Gives name and address of each voter, nature of his voting qualification and indication as to how each man intends casting his vote, 1832
387586	169925	D/St/C1/16/133	260500	I		4 papers and 1 file	Canvassing returns for voters resident outwith the Southern Division of the County of Durham, but who are registered to vote within the division, covering residents in Durham City, Northern Division of County Durham and in Yorkshire. Gives name, address, place of registration of each voter and indication as to how each intends casting his vote, 1832
387587	169925	D/St/C1/16/134	260501	I		8 papers	Miscellaneous canvassing returns and sundry notes relating to the South Durham election of 1832
184336	169925	D/St/C1/16/135-138	260502	S	Circulars From The Bowes Central Committee Seeking Support, 1832
387588	169925	D/St/C1/16/135	260503	I		1 paper	Model copy of circular letter from Mr. Bowes’ Central Committee, Barnard Castle, seeking support at the forthcoming election, 28 August 1832
387589	169925	D/St/C1/16/136	260504	I		2 papers	Letters from Mr. Bowes’ Central Committee, Barnard Castle, to Robert William Dixon, esq., Liverpool, and to Thomas Jackson, Coldstream, N.B., seeking the support of their votes in the forthcoming South Durham election, 1 and 10 September 1832; both are endorsed ‘returned letter’
387590	169925	D/St/C1/16/137	260505	I		1 paper	Circular letter from Henry Witham, Chairman of Mr. Bowes’ Central Committee, Barnard Castle, seeking the support of the recipient at the forthcoming South Durham election, 13 December 1832
387591	169925	D/St/C1/16/138	260506	I		1 paper, printed	Circular letter from Mr. Bowes’ agents in Stockton to non-resident voters asking for their support, December 1832
184337	169925	D/St/C1/16/139-144	260507	S	Papers Relating To Accusations Of Coalitions Between The Various Candidates, 1832
387569	169925	D/St/C1/16/139	260508	I		4 papers	Correspondence between Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, and W. Temple Bourne, Walker Hall, concerning accusations of a coalition between Mr. Bowes and Mr. Shafto against Mr. Pease, 12 November 1832
387570	169925	D/St/C1/16/140	260509	I		8 papers	Correspondence between Charles Parker, Chairman of Mr. Pease’s Central Committee, Darlington, and John Lamb, Secretary of Mr. Bowes’ Central Committee, Barnard Castle, concerning accusations of Mr. Bowes forming an alliance with Mr. Shafto against Mr. Pease, 14 – 20 November 1832
387571	169925	D/St/C1/16/141	260510	I		1 paper	Statement issued by Mr. Pease’s Committee concerning accusations of coalition between Mr. Bowes and Mr. Shafto, n.d. [1832]
387568	169925	D/St/C1/16/142	260511	I		1 paper	Letter from J. Burrell to Mr. Bowes’ Committee, Darlington, concerning the necessity of John Bowes denying the coalition since he has lost votes, n.d. [December 1832]
387572	169925	D/St/C1/16/143	260512	I		1 paper, printed	Election poster issued by Mr. Shafto’s Committee accusing the friends of Mr. Bowes and Mr. Pease of forming a coalition in the South Durham election, 20 December 1832
387573	169925	D/St/C1/16/144	260513	I		1 paper, printed	Election poster issued by the Committee of Mr. Bowes refuting the charge by Shafto’s Committee that the friends of Mr. Bowes and of Mr. Pease have formed a coalition, 20 December 1832
184338	169925	D/St/C1/16/145-147	260514	S	Split votes, 1832
387592	169925	D/St/C1/16/145	260515	I		1 paper	List of split votes between Mr. Bowes and Mr. Pease principally for voters in the Barnard Castle polling district, n.d. [1832]
387594	169925	D/St/C1/16/146	260516	I		1 paper	List of split votes between Mr. Bowes and Mr. Shafto principally for voters in the Barnard Castle polling district, n.d. [1832]
387595	169925	D/St/C1/16/147	260517	I		1 paper	List of votes for Mr. Bowes and Mr. Shafto, all [residents of] Chilton, Bishop Auckland polling district, n.d. [1832]
184339	169925	D/St/C1/16/148-155	260518	S	Miscellaneous, 1832
387596	169925	D/St/C1/16/148	260519	I		1 paper	Circular request by John Bowes for recanvassing, December 1832
387593	169925	D/St/C1/16/149	260520	I		1 paper	Assignment of districts to Mr. Hutchinson to [re-canvass] in Brandon, Brancepeth, Stockley, Willington and neighbourhood, n.d. [1832]
387597	169925	D/St/C1/16/150	260521	I		2 papers	Instructions issued to canvassers concerning format, questions etc., n.d. [1832]
387598	169925	D/St/C1/16/151	260522	I		1 paper	Notes on voters and for whom each is likely to vote, n.d. [1832]
387599	169925	D/St/C1/16/152	260523	I		1 paper	List of votes to be substantiated on behalf of John Bowes in Middridge and Windlestone, 1832
387600	169925	D/St/C1/16/153	260524	I		1 paper	List of land and colliery owners who will have influence over voting, n.d. [1832]
387601	169925	D/St/C1/16/154	260525	I		1 paper	List of Mr. Bowes’ friends at Mr. George Bellerby’s [ ]; indicates the candidates for whom each intends to vote, n.d. [1832]
387602	169925	D/St/C1/16/155	260526	I		2 papers	List of voters, indicating for whom each intends to vote and other miscellaneous observations; covers the polling districts of Barnard Castle and of Darlington, n.d. [1832]
626314	169925	D/St/C1/16/156-207	260527	S	Poll, 1832-1833
184340	169925	D/St/C1/16/156-161	260528	S	General Organization of the Poll, 1832
387603	169925	D/St/C1/16/156	260529	I		1 paper	Agreement between the agents of the candidates concerning polling arrangements, 7 December 1832
387604	169925	D/St/C1/16/157	260530	I		1 paper	Agreement made between the agents of the three candidates concerning regulations for polling, payment of expenses and refreshment, December 1832
387605	169925	D/St/C1/16/158	260531	I		1 paper, printed	Election poster issued by Mr. Pease’s committee concerning polling times and polling places in Barnard Castle, 17 December 1832
387606	169925	D/St/C1/16/159	260532	I		1 paper	Consent by agents of Mr. Bowes and of Mr. Pease to James Alderson’s vote being taken by the Sheriff at his own house in Bridgegate due to his illness, n.d. [1832]
387607	169925	D/St/C1/16/160	260533	I		1 paper, printed	Instructions to the Sheriff’s deputies and poll clerks appointed to take the poll, n.d. [1832]
387608	169925	D/St/C1/16/161	260534	I		1 plan, 19cm x 23cm	‘Plan of polling booth to be erected in each polling place’, n.d. [1832] No scale
626323	169925	D/St/C1/16/162-172	260535	S	Bowes’ Preparations for the Poll, 1832
184341	169925	D/St/C1/16/162-164	260536	S	Instructions, 1832
387609	169925	D/St/C1/16/162	260537	I		6 papers	Miscellaneous notes on organisation of the polling booths, and on the arrangements for conveying information on the state of the poll, etc., n.d. [1832]
387610	169925	D/St/C1/16/163	260538	I		1 paper	Instructions to agents of Mr. Bowes relating to polling arrangements, n.d. [1832]
387611	169925	D/St/C1/16/164	260539	I		1 paper	Resolution of a meeting of Mr. Bowes’ agents at Darlington concerning canvassing and polling arrangements, 7 December 1832
184342	169925	D/St/C1/16/165-168	260540	S	Allocation of Polling Places to Voters Residing Outside County Durham, 1832
387612	169925	D/St/C1/16/165	260541	I		1 paper	A list of electors who reside out of the Southern Division from whom answers have seen received and who should be asked to attend at Darlington to poll for Mr. Bowes, 16 December 1832
387613	169925	D/St/C1/16/166	260542	I		1 paper	List of some voters residing in Cumberland with their polling place in the Southern Durham, n.d. [1832]
387614	169925	D/St/C1/16/167	260543	I		1 paper	List of voters resident in Harewood who should vote at Stanhope, and list of voters resident at Teesdale who should vote at Barnard Castle, n.d. [1832]
387615	169925	D/St/C1/16/168	260544	I		3 papers	List of voters [resident] in Yorkshire with their places of registration in County Durham, n.d. [1832]
184343	169925	D/St/C1/16/169-172	260545	S	Arrangements for Getting Bowes Supporters to the Poll, 1832
387616	169925	D/St/C1/16/169	260546	I		1 paper, printed	List of voters in the township of Sadberge, indication for whom each intends to vote, and how each plans to reach the polling station at Darlington, n.d. [1832]
387617	169925	D/St/C1/16/170	260547	I		2 papers, printed	List of voters in the township of Evenwood and Barony, indication for whom each intends to vote, and how each plans to reach the polling station at Bishop Auckland, n.d. [1832]
387618	169925	D/St/C1/16/171	260548	I		1 paper	A list of voters for the Southern Division sent from Gateshead in conveyance provided by Mr. Bowes’ agents to all polling districts, n.d. [1832]
387619	169925	D/St/C1/16/172	260549	I		1 paper	Arrangements for helpers to convey distant voters to polling booths and list of those voters, n.d. [1832]
626324	169925	D/St/C1/16/173-207	260550	S	Poll Day Records, 1832-1833
184344	169925	D/St/C1/16/173-183	260551	S	Refreshment Tickets: Arranged by Polling District, 1832
387620	169925	D/St/C1/16/173	260552	I		321 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets giving voters’ names and how polled, Barnard Castle, December 1832
387621	169925	D/St/C1/16/174	260553	I		70 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets giving voters’ names and how polled, Sedgefield, December 1832
387622	169925	D/St/C1/16/175	260554	I		86 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets giving voters’ names and how polled, Stockton, December 1832
387623	169925	D/St/C1/16/176	260555	I		199 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets giving voters’ names and how polled, Darlington, December 1832
387624	169925	D/St/C1/16/177	260556	I		131 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets showing voters’ names and how polled, Auckland, December 1832
387625	169925	D/St/C1/16/178	260557	I		50 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets showing voters’ names and how polled at Auckland for Pease, December 1832
387626	169925	D/St/C1/16/179	260558	I		21 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets on day of poll showing for whom each intends to vote; voting district unspecified, December 1832
387627	169925	D/St/C1/16/180	260559	I		7 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets giving voters’ names and how polled; polling district unspecified, December 1832
387628	169925	D/St/C1/16/181	260560	I		1 paper	List of tickets paid for and returned, n.d. [1832]
387630	169925	D/St/C1/16/182	260561	I		1 file and 1 paper	List of [refreshment] tickets issued by Mr. Bowes’ committee and returned by innkeepers, n.d. [1832]
387631	169925	D/St/C1/16/183	260562	I		7 papers	List of [refreshment] tickets given out to those who intend to vote for John Bowes, including the split votes, n.d. [1832]
184345	169925	D/St/C1/16/184-185	260563	S	Voting Cards, 1832
387632	169925	D/St/C1/16/184	260564	I		1 paper, printed	Unused card for voter splitting his vote between John Bowes and another, n.d. [1832]
387629	169925	D/St/C1/16/185	260565	I		3 cards, printed	Voting cards, Barnard Castle Booth no. 1, for supporters of John Bowes
184346	169925	D/St/C1/16/186-190	260566	S	Check Tickets, 1832
387633	169925	D/St/C1/16/186	260567	I		52 papers, printed	Check tickets, Barnard Castle Polling Booths, [21 – 22 December] 1832
387634	169925	D/St/C1/16/187	260568	I		43 papers, printed	Check tickets for the polling booths at Sedgefield; recording how the votes were cast for Bowes, Pease and Shafto, 21 – 22 December 1832
387635	169925	D/St/C1/16/188	260569	I		25 papers	Check tickets recording how the votes were cast at Stockton on the second day, 22 December 1832
387636	169925	D/St/C1/16/189	260570	I		12 papers, printed	Check tickets for unknown polling booths, 21 – 22 December 1832
387637	169925	D/St/C1/16/190	260571	I		6 papers	Lists of [check tickets] for the following polling districts: Stockton, Sedgefield, Darlington, Auckland and Stanhope, n.d. [1832]
184347	169925	D/St/C1/16/191-202	260572	S	Check Books, 1832
387638	169925	D/St/C1/16/191	260573	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book Booth No. 1’, Barnard Castle Polling Place, 21 December 1832. Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates for whom each has cast his vote
387639	169925	D/St/C1/16/192	260574	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book Booth No. 2’, Barnard Castle Polling Place, 21 December 1832 Counterfoils give the name of each voter at the polling place and indicates for whom each has cast his vote
387640	169925	D/St/C1/16/193	260575	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book’ for Sedgefield Polling Place, [21 December] 1832 Counterfoils give the name of each voter at the polling place and indicates for whom each has cast his vote
387641	169925	D/St/C1/16/194	260576	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Stockton Polling Place Booth No 1’ Check Book, [21 December] 1832 Counterfoils give the name of each voter at the polling place and indicates for whom each has cast his vote
387642	169925	D/St/C1/16/195	260577	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Stockton Polling Place Booth No. 2’ Check Book, [21 December] 1832 Counterfoils give the name of each voter at the polling place and indicates for whom each has cast his vote
387643	169925	D/St/C1/16/196	260578	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	Stockton Polling Place Booth No. 3 Check Book, [21 December] 1832 Counterfoils give the name of each voter at the polling place and indicates for whom each has cast his vote.
387644	169925	D/St/C1/16/197	260579	I		1 volume, no binding	[Bishop Auckland] Polling Place Booth No. 1 Check Book, [21 December] 1832 Counterfoils only of this volume remain which give the name of each voter at the polling place and indicates for whom each has cast his vote.
387645	169925	D/St/C1/16/198	260580	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Auckland Polling Place Booth No. 2’ Check Book, [21 December] 1832 Counterfoils give the name of each voter at the polling place and indicates for whom each has cast his vote
387646	169925	D/St/C1/16/199	260581	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Auckland Polling Place Booth No. 3’ Check Book, [21 December] 1832 Counterfoils give the name of each voter at the polling place and indicates for whom each has cast his vote
387647	169925	D/St/C1/16/200	260582	I		1 volume, card bound	‘Stanhope Check Book’ for the South Durham election, 1832 Larger format volume; gives number, name and address of each elector, situation of his property and vote [promised/polled]
387648	169925	D/St/C1/16/201	260583	I		1 volume, card bound	‘Stanhope Check Book’ [Booth No. 1] for the South Durham election, 1832 Larger format volume; gives number, name and address of each elector, situation of his property and vote [promised/polled]
387649	169925	D/St/C1/16/202	260584	I		1 file, card bound	Check book on voters in the South Durham election, n.d. [1832] List of names and indication how each elector [promised/polled] his vote; area unspecifed.
184348	169925	D/St/C1/16/203-206	260585	S	State of The Poll, 1832
387650	169925	D/St/C1/16/203	260586	I		9 papers	Papers relating to the state of the poll at the seven polling districts at various times during 21 – 22 December 1832
387651	169925	D/St/C1/16/204	260587	I		1 volume, leather bound	Numbers of voters in Darlington voting for Bowes, Pease or Shafto, indicating the state of the poll, n.d. [21 – 22 December 1832]
387652	169925	D/St/C1/16/205	260588	I		1 paper	State of the poll at 12 o’clock, Middleton, n.d. [21 – 22 December 1832]
387653	169925	D/St/C1/16/206	260589	I		5 papers	State of the poll at Stockton and at Sedgefield at various times during the days 21 – 22 December 1832
184349	169925	D/St/C1/16/207	260590	S	Final Poll, 1832-1833
387654	169925	D/St/C1/16/207	260591	I		1 file, printed	The Poll for Two Knights of the Shire, To Represent in Parliament the Southern Division of County Palatine of Durham taken 21 – 22 December 1832, 1833
626315	169925	D/St/C1/16/208-244	260592	S	Financial records, 1832-1834
184350	169925	D/St/C1/16/208-217	260593	S	Numbered series of election bills arranged by polling district, 1832-1833
387655	169925	D/St/C1/16/208	260594	I		115 papers and 33 files	Bills for expenses incurred at Staindrop polling district during the election campaign, 1832 – 1833; bundle numbered ‘No. 1’; each paper arranged in number order; includes a summary of these bills and payments
387656	169925	D/St/C1/16/209	260595	I		69 papers and 7 files	Bills for expenses incurred at Stockton polling district during the election campaign, 1832 – 1833; bundle numbered ‘No. 3’; each paper arranged in number order; includes a summary of these bills and payments.
387657	169925	D/St/C1/16/210	260596	I		36 papers	Bills for expenses incurred at Middleton-in- Teesdale polling district during the election campaign, 1832 – 1833; each paper within bundle arranged in number order; includes a summary of these bills and payments headed ‘No. 2’
387659	169925	D/St/C1/16/211	260597	I		173 papers and 31 files	Bills for expenses incurred at Barnard Castle polling district during the election campaign, 1832 – 1833; bundle numbered ‘No. 1’; each paper arranged in number order; includes a summary of these bills and payments
387660	169925	D/St/C1/16/212	260598	I		69 papers and 4 files	Bills for expenses incurred at Sedgefield polling district during the election campaign, 1832 – 1833; bundle numbered ‘No. 4’; each paper arranged in number order; includes a summary of these bills and payments
387661	169925	D/St/C1/16/213	260599	I		91 papers and 76 files	Bills for expenses incurred at Darlington polling district during the election campaign, 1832 – 1833; bundle numbered ‘No. 5’; each paper arranged in number order; includes a summary of these bills and payments
387658	169925	D/St/C1/16/214	260600	I		55 papers and 24 files	Bills for expenses incurred at Auckland polling district during the election campaign, 1832 – 1833; bundle numbered ‘No. 6’; each paper arranged in number order; includes a summary of these bills and payments
387662	169925	D/St/C1/16/215	260601	I		69 papers and 10 files	Bills for expenses incurred at Stanhope polling district during the election campaign, 1832 – 1833; bundle numbered ‘No. 7’; each paper arranged in number order; includes a summary of these bills and payments for [St. John’s] Chapel, Wolsingham and Stanhope
387663	169925	D/St/C1/16/216	260602	I		33 papers and 6 files	Bills for expenses incurred at Durham, Sunderland and Newcastle during the election campaign, 1832 – 1833; bundle numbered ‘No. 8’; each paper, arranged in number order
387664	169925	D/St/C1/16/217	260603	I		24 papers and 2 files	Bills for expenses incurred by Law Agents and others during the election campaign, 1832 – 1833; bundle numbered ‘No. 9’; covers various districts within the South Durham Division
184351	169925	D/St/C1/16/218-227	260604	S	Summary lists of bills/expenses incurred during the election (arranged by polling district where possible), 1832
626325	169925	D/St/C1/16/218	260605	I		1 paper	Account of claims (expenses) on John Bowes, esq., M.P., for Darlington in the South Durham Election 1832, 11 January 1833
387665	169925	D/St/C1/16/219	260606	I		1 paper	‘Additional Summary [of payments] for want of the papers not being returned by Captain Dinsdale’, n.d. [c.1832/33]; principally covers Stanhope polling district
387666	169925	D/St/C1/16/220	260607	I		1 paper	Accounts of election expenses for the entertaining of voters in Harwood, in the polling district of Middleton-in-Teesdale, 1832
387667	169925	D/St/C1/16/221	260608	I		1 paper	Summary account of election expenses for the following places in the polling district of Stanhope: Stanhope, Chapel in Weardale (St. John’s Chapel), Wolsingham, January 1833
387668	169925	D/St/C1/16/222	260609	I		1 paper	Summary of account of election expenses of John Bowes, esq., covering all polling districts, 1832
387669	169925	D/St/C1/16/223	260610	I		1 paper	Miscellaneous notes concerning bills incurred during the election campaign; arranged by polling district, and covers each district, 1832 – 1833
387670	169925	D/St/C1/16/224	260611	I		3 papers	Miscellaneous accounts concerning election expenses; polling district(s) unspecified, 1832 – 1833
387671	169925	D/St/C1/16/225	260612	I		1 paper	List of election bills not paid, n.d. [1833]
387672	169925	D/St/C1/16/226	260613	I		1 paper	List of bills sent to Newcastle, n.d. [1832/33]
387673	169925	D/St/C1/16/227	260614	I		2 papers	Account of postages etc. incurred in John Bowes’ election campaign, 4 – 12 September 1832
184352	169925	D/St/C1/16/228-236	260615	S	Agents’ Bills, 1832
387674	169925	D/St/C1/16/228	260616	I		1 paper	Account of election expenses submitted by J. Burrel [an agent] to Thomas Wheldon, 1832
387675	169925	D/St/C1/16/229	260617	I		1 paper and 2 files	Bills submitted by William Grey the younger for election expenses incurred during the election campaign in the polling districts of Sedgefield and of Stockton, 1832 – 1833
387676	169925	D/St/C1/16/230	260618	I		3 papers	Accounts of George P. Harrison for expenses incurred in the election campaign in Sedgefield polling district, 1832
387677	169925	D/St/C1/16/231	260619	I		1 paper	Account of Thomas Hepworth for expenses incurred in the election campaign [district unspecified], 1832
387678	169925	D/St/C1/16/232	260620	I		1 paper	Account of Henry Francis Shildon, Hartlepool, for expenses incurred in the election campaign in [Stockton] polling district, 1832, with covering letter, 24 February 1834
387679	169925	D/St/C1/16/233	260621	I		4 papers	Bills and receipts of Thomas Thompson, White Lion Inn, Stanhope, for refreshment expenses incurred during the election campaign, 1832 – 1834
387680	169925	D/St/C1/16/234	260622	I		2 files	Bill of costs of Messrs. Wilson and Faber [agents], for election expenses incurred in the Stockton Polling District during the election campaign, 1832 – 1833
387681	169925	D/St/C1/16/235	260623	I		1 paper	List of charges for work undertaken by agents during the election campaign, with some remarks, n.d. [1832]
387682	169925	D/St/C1/16/236	260624	I		1 paper	List of the bills submitted by Mr. Bowes’ agents [after/during] the election campaign, n.d. [1832]
184353	169925	D/St/C1/16/237-240	260625	S	Individual bills and receipts for decorations, transport, publication of articles etc., sent in by trades people, 1832-1834
387683	169925	D/St/C1/16/237	260626	I		12 papers	Sheriff’s receipts for election expenses, 1832; bill from the Deputy Clerk of the Peace for drawing up lists of voters, objections etc., with letter of receipt, November 1832 – 18 April 1834
387684	169925	D/St/C1/16/238	260627	I		4 papers	Bills for the purchase of ribbon, flags and poles during the election campaign, 23 August – 15 September 1832
387685	169925	D/St/C1/16/239	260628	I		13 papers	Miscellaneous bills and receipts from trades people for various activities undertaken for the 1832 election campaign, including the following: the provision of a band, printing expenses, entertaining expenses, etc., 31 August 1832 – 9 April 1835
387686	169925	D/St/C1/16/240	260629	I		17 papers	Miscellaneous bills, principally from innkeepers for providing foodstuffs and refreshments during the 1832 election campaign, August 1832 – April 1834
184354	169925	D/St/C1/16/241	260630	S	Dawson v Bowes, King’s Bench, 1837-1838
387687	169925	D/St/C1/16/241	260631	I		6 papers	Case papers, Abraham Dawson v John Bowes, esq., King’s/Queen’s Bench, concerning the non-payment of expenses in the 1832 election, 5 June 1837 – 16 February 1838
184355	169925	D/St/C1/16/242-244	260632	S	Miscellaneous, 1832-1834
387688	169925	D/St/C1/16/242	260633	I		1 paper	Regulations for limiting expenses of the election and particularly polling day expenses, Darlington, December 1832
387689	169925	D/St/C1/16/243	260634	I		1 paper	Notice from the Central and Finance Committee of John Bowes about the amount of money to be paid to ‘professional gentlemen employed at the late election’, 21 October 1833
387690	169925	D/St/C1/16/244	260635	I		1 paper	Resolution of the Central Committee concerning the payment of agents of candidates at the election, 17 April 1834
626316	169925	D/St/C1/16/245-269	260636	S	Correspondence, 1828-1841
184356	169925	D/St/C1/16/245-249	260637	S	Correspondence to Thomas Wheldon, 1828-1834
387691	169925	D/St/C1/16/245	260638	I		40 papers	Letters from sundry correspondents to Thomas Wheldon, agent for John Bowes’ election campaign, Barnard Castle, relating to preparations for the 1832 election, 21 December 1828 – December 1832
387692	169925	D/St/C1/16/246	260639	I		26 papers	Letters from sundry correspondents to Thomas Wheldon, agent for John Bowes’ election campaign, Barnard Castle, relating to the aftermath of the 1832 election campaign principally concerning financial matters, 19 January 1833 – 16 February 1838
387693	169925	D/St/C1/16/247	260640	I		35 papers	Letters from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, solicitors, Stockton, to Thomas Wheldon, agent for John Bowes’ election campaign, Barnard Castle, concerning canvasssing for the South Durham election and Mr. Bowes’ campaign, and subsequent dispute concerning charges, 4 August 1832 – 17 March 1835
387694	169925	D/St/C1/16/248	260641	I		2 papers	Letter from George Siddle, Shotley Bridge, to [Thomas Wheldon] concerning his expenses in conveying voters from Newcastle to Stanhope, with receipt for same, 30 September 1833 and 12 April 1834
387695	169925	D/St/C1/16/249	260642	I		8 papers	Letters between Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, and R.M. Dinsdale, Newsham Park, concerning election accounts, 15 April – 2 June 1834
184462	169925	D/St/C1/16/250-253	260643	S	Correspondence to John Bowes from various correspondents (dealt with by Thomas Wheldon), 1832
453242	169925	D/St/C1/16/250	260644	I		1 paper	Letter from J.H. Kitch, Staindrop, to John Bowes, esq., asking by what means he should deliver a message from Mr. Mewburn, n.d. [1832]
453243	169925	D/St/C1/16/251	260645	I		2 papers	Letter from Thomas Robinson, innkeeper, Middleton-in-Teesdale, to John Bowes concerning expenses incurred during the election campaign with an account of same, 10 June 1833
453244	169925	D/St/C1/16/252	260646	I		1 paper	Letter from Joseph Hindhaugh, Newcastle, to John Bowes requesting payment for his expenses incurred in providing horses during the election campaign, 27 October 1833
453245	169925	D/St/C1/16/253	260647	I		1 paper	Letter from William Tinmouth, Durham Gaol, to John Bowes concerning the qualification of a copyholder to vote in the election, and offers to vote for John Bowes, 29 September 1832
184463	169925	D/St/C1/16/254-255	260648	S	Correspondence to other Agents, 1833-1834
453246	169925	D/St/C1/16/254	260649	I		7 papers	Letters from various election agents to Thomas Harrison, esq., Stubb House, Barnard Castle, concerning the payment of election expenses, etc., 6 January 1833 – 10 February 1834
453247	169925	D/St/C1/16/255	260650	I		9 papers	Letters from various correspondents to the Bowes election committee and unknown agents concerning objections to voters, election expenses, etc., 24 September 1832 – 11 February 1834
184464	169925	D/St/C1/16/256-269	260651	S	1833-1841
453248	169925	D/St/C1/16/256	260652	I		15 papers, printed	Reports nos. 40 – 42 from the Select Committee on public petitions, 1831 – 1833
453249	169925	D/St/C1/16/257	260653	I		1 paper	Schedule of qualifications of John Bowes, M.P. for Southern Division of Durham, detailing properties in the parish of Whickham, 26 January 1833
453250	169925	D/St/C1/16/258	260654	I		1 paper	Address by John Bowes M.P. to the electors of South Durham justifying himself against accusations of failing to vote on Durham issues in Parliament, by detailing votes in which he has participated, 27 September 1834
453251	169925	D/St/C1/16/259	260655	I		1 paper	Draft notes by John Bowes concerning Lord John Russell’s parliamentary proposals for reform of the law relating to the mariage of dissenters, with special reference to Ireland, n.d. [c.1834]
453252	169925	D/St/C1/16/260	260656	I		1 volume, card bound	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1834 – 1835
453253	169925	D/St/C1/16/261	260657	I		1 paper	Note of the two candidates for the South Durham election, Joseph Pease and John Bowes, with remarks on their election, 1835
453254	169925	D/St/C1/16/262	260658	I		1 file, printed	The County Elector’s Manual published under the superintendance of the Reform Association, 1835
453255	169925	D/St/C1/16/263	260659	I		1 paper, printed	Address of the Reform Association to the people of the United Kingdom concerning opposition to the formation of Conservative Clubs, voting rights, etc., 20 May 1835
453256	169925	D/St/C1/16/264	260660	I		1 paper	List of voters for Winston detailing names, abodes, qualifications and properties, 1835
453257	169925	D/St/C1/16/265	260661	I		8 papers	‘Cayleys expenses’, being expenses of the election committee, 1835
453258	169925	D/St/C1/16/266	260662	I		2 papers, printed	List of those eligible to vote in the Southern Division of the County of Durham in respect of property in the township of Barnard Castle, 28 July 1836
453259	169925	D/St/C1/16/267	260663	I		1 file, printed	Vachers Parliamentary Companion, listing members of the Houses of Lords and Commons, including John Bowes, 1837
453260	169925	D/St/C1/16/268	260664	I		1 paper, printed	Post-election address by John Bowes, 1 August 1837
453261	169925	D/St/C1/16/269	260665	I		2 files, printed	Speeches by Lord John Russell and Francis Baring, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the House of Commons on ‘Ways and Means, Corn Laws, Sugar Duties, etc.’, 7 – 17 May 1841
626309	169925	D/St/C1/16/270-526	260666	S	1841 South Durham election
184465	169925	D/St/C1/16/270-274	260667	S	General Organisation, 1841
453551	169925	D/St/C1/16/270	260668	I		1 paper	Minutes of a meeting in the Sun Inn, Darlington, to form a committee to return John Bowes to parliament, signed by H.J. Witham, Chairman, 21 June 1841
453552	169925	D/St/C1/16/271	260669	I		1 paper	List of agents for John Bowes, [July] 1841
453553	169925	D/St/C1/16/272	260670	I		1 paper	Note of [election agents] in Stockton, Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Wolsingham, Hartlepool, Sedgefield, Yarm, Durham and Sunderland, n.d. [1841]
453554	169925	D/St/C1/16/273	260671	I		1 poster, printed	Printed notice detailing which townships are situated within which polling district in the South Division of County Durham, n.d. [1841]
453555	169925	D/St/C1/16/274	260672	I			List detailing which townships are situated within which polling district in the South Division of County Durham, and also gives the election agents administering each district, n.d. [1841]
184466	169925	D/St/C1/16/275-291	260673	S	Addresses, poems, posters and newspapers, 1841
453556	169925	D/St/C1/16/275	260674	I		1 paper, printed	The Durham Chronicle, including articles on the South Durham election, 11 June 1841
453557	169925	D/St/C1/16/276	260675	I		1 paper, printed	Election poster directed against Lord Harry Vane and John Bowes on account of their views on the Corn Laws, 12 June 1841
453558	169925	D/St/C1/16/277	260676	I		1 paper, printed	The Durham Chronicle, including articles on the South Durham election with open letters from Joseph Pease, Lord Harry Vane, John Bowes and other prominent county figures, 18 June 1841
453559	169925	D/St/C1/16/278	260677	I		1 paper, printed	The Firebrand Correspondence, regarding the election for South – Drum: a set of fictitious correspondence supporting John Bowes against James Farrer (James Firebrand); probably written by W.M. Thackeray, 18 June – 1 July 1841
453560	169925	D/St/C1/16/279	260678	I		1 paper, printed	Printed address by John Bowes to the electors of South Durham (dated 8 June 1841) sent to Joseph Middleton, Brent Hall, Chelmsford, Essex, with covering letter, 21 June 1841; returned ‘not known’
453561	169925	D/St/C1/16/280	260679	I		1 paper	Draft address by John Bowes to the electors of South Durham residing in Barnard Castle and neighbourhood, expressing his regret for postponing his visit to Barnard Castle owing to his canvass in Hartlepool ‘where is said to be the power and strength of our Tory opponent’, 21 June 1841
453562	169925	D/St/C1/16/281	260680	I		1 paper	Report of an election speech made by James Farrer at Barnard Castle. Maintains that John Bowes is a man of no party, attacks harshness of the Poor Law, repeal of the Corn Laws and menace posed by the ‘Emperor of Russia’ who controls ‘half the Continent of Europe’; attacks John Bowes as no country gentleman as he spends his time abroad and is ‘half Frenchified’, 23 June 1841
453563	169925	D/St/C1/16/282	260681	I		1 paper	Report of an election speech made by Lord Harry Vane at Barnard Castle. Refers to distress of trade in Barnard Castle, is in favour of a sliding scale of duty on the Corn Laws as abolition would drive farm labourers to towns and increase their burdens; in favour of Poor Laws although some harshness should be removed, 23 June 1841
453564	169925	D/St/C1/16/283	260682	I		1 paper, printed	Handbill in support of John Bowes and Lord Harry Vane: being a copy of a letter from the Bishop of Durham to William Hodgson, chairman of Mr. Farrer’s committee, 28 June 1841
453565	169925	D/St/C1/16/284	260683	I		1 paper, printed	Election poster: being a critical letter ‘To James Farrer, Esq., of Ingleborough, The Tory Candidate for the Representation of South Durham … [from] Crito, of 1832’, Darlington, 2 July 1841
453566	169925	D/St/C1/16/285	260684	I		1 paper, printed	Election poster reprinted from The Durham Chronicle complaining about the means used by the Tory opposition to hinder the campaigning of Mr. Bowes, 2 July 1841
453567	169925	D/St/C1/16/286	260685	I		1 paper	Draft address (in letter form) from John Bowes at Darlington thanking his supporters for ‘the demonstration which you made in my favour in the presence of the County’, 6 July 1841
453568	169925	D/St/C1/16/287	260686	I		1 paper	Draft address of John Bowes to the electors of South Durham forestalling accusations of coalition as in 1832, July 1841
453569	169925	D/St/C1/16/288	260687	I		1 paper	Draft of a poem supporting the re-election campaign of John Bowes, 24 December [1841]
453570	169925	D/St/C1/16/289	260688	I		1 paper, printed	Election song by an unknown composer in support of John Bowes, entitled ‘Wandering Jammie’, n.d. [1841]
453571	169925	D/St/C1/16/290	260689	I		1 paper, printed	Election poster illustrating a supporter of James Farrer being crushed by the ‘Boyne & Co. Patent Plumper Press … warranted to crush Pease !!!’, n.d. [1841]
453572	169925	D/St/C1/16/291	260690	I		1 paper	Note that ‘The Deputation’ is desirous of knowing whether or not John Bowes supports a fixed duty [on corn imports], n.d. [July 1841]
184467	169925	D/St/C1/16/292-293	260691	S	Political background (Corn Laws), 1841
453573	169925	D/St/C1/16/292	260692	I		1 paper	Memorandum of a resolution of a meeting of electors in Darlington held at the Sun Inn, Darlington, at which electors were urged to support candidates who support the present ministry and a fixed duty on corn, 17 June 1841
453574	169925	D/St/C1/16/293	260693	I		1 paper	‘Report of the Deputation appointed to wait upon John Bowes Esq., M.P. by the meeting of electors held in this place on the 15th instant’ – deputation requested his support for a fixed duty on corn; John Bowes re-asserted his support for a sliding scale, [June 1841]
626317	169925	D/St/C1/16/294-317	260694	S	Registration, 1840-1841
184468	169925	D/St/C1/16/294-298	260695	S	Registers, 1840-1841
453263	169925	D/St/C1/16/294	260696	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of register of the electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1836 – 7. Arranged by ward – Darlington and Stockton – then alphabetically by township within the ward, listing the voters in alphabetical order; giving voter’s name, abode, nature of his voting qualification and location of property/name of the tenant; updated to 1840 – 41; marked on cover ‘Mr. Bowes’ Committee Room Darlington, No. 1′
453264	169925	D/St/C1/16/295	260697	I		1 volume, printed, leather half-bound	Copy of register of the electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1838 – 9. Arranged by ward – Darlington and Stockton – then alphabetically by each township within the ward listing the voters in alphabetical order; gives each voter’s name, abode, nature of his voting qualification and location of his property; certain alterations and additions to the list [updated to 1840/41]
453265	169925	D/St/C1/16/296	260698	I		1 volume, printed, leather half-bound	Copy of register of the electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1839 – 40; corrected up to 1840/1 for Barnard Castle District; arranged by ward – Darlington and Stockton – then alphabetically by each township within the ward listing the voters in alphabetical order; gives each voter’s name, abode, nature of his voting qualification and location of his property.
453266	169925	D/St/C1/16/297	260699	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of register of the electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1840 – 41. Arranged by ward – Darlington and Stockton – then alphabetically by each township within the ward listing the voters in alphabetical order; gives each voter’s qualification and location of his property; marked on cover ‘Imperfect Register’; no alterations to text.
453267	169925	D/St/C1/16/298	260700	I		1 volume, printed, no binding	Copy of the register of the electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1840 – 41 Arranged by ward – Darlington and Stockton – then alphabetically by each township within the ward listing the voters in alphabetical order; gives each voter’s name, abode, nature of his voting qualification and location of his property/name of the tenant; no alterations to the printed text.
626326	169925	D/St/C1/16/299-307	260701	S	Lists of Voters, 1841
184469	169925	D/St/C1/16/299-303	260702	S	List of Voters by District, 1841
453575	169925	D/St/C1/16/299	260703	I		1 paper	List of voters registered in Barnard Castle Polling District but residing in the Middleton-in-Teesdale district, n.d. [1841]
453576	169925	D/St/C1/16/300	260704	I		1 file, printed	List of Persons entitled to vote … for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, in respect of property situate within the township of Barnard Castle, 29 July 1842
453577	169925	D/St/C1/16/301	260705	I		1 paper	List of voters in the townships of Eggleston, Forest and Frith, and Newbiggin in the polling district of Middleton-in-Teesdale, Darlington Ward, n.d. [1841]
453578	169925	D/St/C1/16/302	260706	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	List of persons entitled to vote in the election of two knights of the shire for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, in respect of property situate in the parish of Stanhope, July 1841 Gives alphabetical list of the names of each voter in the parish, his abode, nature of voting qualification and location of his property/name of tenant.
453579	169925	D/St/C1/16/303	260707	I		1 paper, printed	List of persons entitled to vote in the election of knights of the shire for the South Division of the County of Durham, in respect of property situate in the township of Staindrop, 31 July 1841. Gives alphabetical list of the names of each voter in the township, his abode, nature of voting qualification and location of his property/name of tenant.
184470	169925	D/St/C1/16/304-307	260708	S	List of Non-Resident Voters
453580	169925	D/St/C1/16/304	260709	I		11 papers	‘List of voters for the Southern Division of the County of Durham not resident within the County or in London’, 1841 Gives list of names of voters (haphazard arrangement), their place of abode, nature of voting qualification and location of the property entitling them to vote.
453581	169925	D/St/C1/16/305	260710	I		1 paper	List of voters resident in Richmond and neighbourhood; registered to vote in various districts, 21 June 1841
453582	169925	D/St/C1/16/306	260711	I		5 files	Lists of voters in the 1841 election for the Southern Division of the County of Durham residing at Newcastle, Gateshead, Cornsay, Sunderland, Shields, Monkwearmouth and Bishopwearmouth. Gives lists of names (haphazard arrangement), place of abode, nature of each man’s voting qualification and location of the property entitling him to vote.
453583	169925	D/St/C1/16/307	260712	I		1 paper	List of voters in the 1841 election for the Southern Division of the County of Durham residing in London, [1841]. List gives names (haphazard arrangement) and London address for each voter
184471	169925	D/St/C1/16/308-312	260713	S	Objected Votes, 1840-1841
453584	169925	D/St/C1/16/308	260714	I		6 papers and 1 file	Lists of objected votes in the polling district of Barnard Castle, principally for the townships of Barnard Castle and of Staindrop, 1841 – 1842
453585	169925	D/St/C1/16/309	260715	I		3 papers and 1 file	Lists of objected votes in the polling district of Stanhope, principally for voters in the townships of Stanhope, Wolsingham and Cornsay, 1841
453586	169925	D/St/C1/16/310	260716	I		1 paper	Copy list of objected votes in the polling district of Stockton, covering most of the townships within the district, 1841
453587	169925	D/St/C1/16/311	260717	I		61 papers, most printed	Notices of individual objection to inclusion of voters on the voting list for the South Durham division, covering all polling districts, August 1841
453588	169925	D/St/C1/16/312	260718	I		3 papers	Miscellaneous notes on objections to voters in the South Durham division, polling districts unspecified, 1841
184472	169925	D/St/C1/16/313-317	260719	S	Miscellaneous, 1841
453589	169925	D/St/C1/16/313	260720	I		1 paper	List of claims to [be added to the] register, Middleton-in-Teesdale polling district, n.d. [1841]
453590	169925	D/St/C1/16/314	260721	I		1 paper	List of numbers of voters per township ‘disqualified by death or otherwise’ from voting in the election, covering the wards of Darlington and of Stockton, n.d. [1841]
453591	169925	D/St/C1/16/315	260722	I		1 paper	‘List of persons requiring a qualification to entitle them to vote’, n.d. [1841]
453592	169925	D/St/C1/16/316	260723	I		3 papers	‘List of persons possessing qualifications but requiring to be registered’, covers all polling districts, n.d. [1841]
453593	169925	D/St/C1/16/317	260724	I		5 papers	Draft rules of the South Durham Reform and Registration Association, n.d. [1841]
626318	169925	D/St/C1/16/318-335	260725	S	Canvassing, 1841
184473	169925	D/St/C1/16/318-319	260726	S	Cards and letters requesting support, 1841
453594	169925	D/St/C1/16/318	260727	I		1 paper, printed	Printed letter from H. Pease, Mr. Bowes’ Central Committee Room, Darlington, notifying the recipient that polling will take place at the Sun Inn, Darlington, and requesting a vote in favour of Mr. Bowes, 5 July 1841
453595	169925	D/St/C1/16/319	260728	I		4 papers, printed	Election cards seeking support for Mr. Bowes in the forthcoming election, n.d. [1841]
184474	169925	D/St/C1/16/320-322	260729	S	Canvass books, 1840-1841
453597	169925	D/St/C1/16/320	260730	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	Copy of register of the electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1840 – 41. Arranged by ward – Darlington and Stockton – then alphabetically by each township within the ward listing the voters in alphabetical order; gives each voter’s name, abode, nature of his voting qualification and location of his property; marked ‘Barnard Castle Mr. Wheldon’ with some alterations; used partly as a canvass book.
453598	169925	D/St/C1/16/321	260731	I		1 volume, card bound	Canvass book for the 1841 South Durham election covering voters registered in the townships of Middleton-in-Teesdale, Eggleston, Newbiggin, Stanhope, Forest Quarter etc. (polling districts of Stanhope and of Middleton-in-Teesdale): gives each voter’s name, township in which each is registered, indication as to how each intends casting his vote and general observations.
453599	169925	D/St/C1/16/322	260732	I		1 volume, card bound	‘South Durham Election. Alphabetical list of townships in Darlington Ward So[uth] West Division, So[uth] East Division, No[rth] West Division and Stockton Ward So[uth] West Division and No[rth] East Division with No. of Registered voters in each township etc’; gives summary tables of total voters in each Division, number of plural and split votes, and ‘No. of votes Mr Bowes ought to have’, n.d. [1841]
184475	169925	D/St/C1/16/323-330	260733	S	Canvassing returns (arranged where possible by polling district), 1841
453600	169925	D/St/C1/16/323	260734	I		24 papers, printed	Canvassing returns for townshps within the polling district of Barnard Castle covering most townships within the district. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
453596	169925	D/St/C1/16/324	260735	I		21 papers and 1 file, printed	Canvassing returns for townships within the polling district of Bishop Auckland covering most townships within the district. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
453601	169925	D/St/C1/16/325	260736	I		51 papers, most printed	Canvassing returns for townships within the polling district of Darlington covering most townships within the district. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
453602	169925	D/St/C1/16/326	260737	I		7 papers, printed	Canvassing returns for townships within the polling district of Middleton-in-Teesdale covering most townships within the district. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
453603	169925	D/St/C1/16/327	260738	I		8 papers, most printed	Canvassing returns for townships within the polling district of Sedgefield covering most townships within the district. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
453604	169925	D/St/C1/16/328	260739	I		19 papers, most printed	Canvassing returns for townships within the polling district of Stanhope covering most townships within the district. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
453605	169925	D/St/C1/16/329	260740	I		12 papers, most printed	Canvassing returns for townships within the polling district of Stockton covering most townships within the district. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
453606	169925	D/St/C1/16/330	260741	I		32 papers and 1 file	Miscellaneous canvassing returns covering all the polling districts within the Southern Division of County Durham, includes certain summaries of the canvass undertaken in certain townships. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
184476	169925	D/St/C1/16/331-335	260742	S	Canvassing of non-resident voters, 1841
453607	169925	D/St/C1/16/331	260743	I		16 papers, most printed	Canvassing returns for voters entitled to vote in the South Durham election resident outwith the constituency but within County Durham, principally at the following places: Sunderland [polling district], Lumley, Chester-le-Street, Silksworth, Durham City and elsewhere within the County. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
453608	169925	D/St/C1/16/332	260744	I		9 papers and 2 files	Canvassing returns for voters entitled to vote in the South Durham election resident in London who were assigned to various polling districts within the division. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
453609	169925	D/St/C1/16/333	260745	I		2 papers, printed	Canvassing returns for voters entitled to vote in the South Durham election resident in the counties of Cumberland and of Westmorland. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
453610	169925	D/St/C1/16/334	260746	I		4 papers, printed	Canvassing returns for voters entitled to vote in the South Durham election resident in Yorkshire, particularly in the North Riding. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
453611	169925	D/St/C1/16/335	260747	I		41 papers, most printed	Canvassing returns for voters entitled to vote in the South Durham election but resident outwith the constituency; covers voters both within County Durham and other parts of England and Scotland; some sheets lack indication of voting intention. Gives indication as to how each man intends to cast his vote; also gives name, address, township of registration of each voter and other appropriate observations, 1841
626319	169925	D/St/C1/16/336-408	260748	S	Poll, 1841
184477	169925	D/St/C1/16/336-341	260749	S	General organisation of the poll, 1841
453613	169925	D/St/C1/16/336	260750	I		1 paper	Agreement between the agents of Mr. Farrer, Lord Harry Vane and Mr. Bowes and W.E. Wooler, the Undersheriff of Durham, concerning the place of erection of polling booths and their organization, 29 June 1841
453614	169925	D/St/C1/16/337	260751	I		1 paper	Draft agreement [by the three candidates] concerning arrangements for refreshments and organisation of the polling of voters in Bishop Auckland district, n.d. [c.June 1841]
453615	169925	D/St/C1/16/338	260752	I		1 paper	Copy of agreement between the agents of John Bowes, Lord Harry Vane and James Farrer concerning polling arrangements during the election, especially involving expenses and refreshments for the voters, 3 July 1841
453616	169925	D/St/C1/16/339	260753	I		1 paper, printed	Names of parishes, townships and places allotted to each booth in polling districts in the election for the Southern Division of County Durham, July 1841
453612	169925	D/St/C1/16/340	260754	I		1 paper	List of townships voting at Darlington Polling Place with list of booths to be used and numbers on the register for each township, n.d. [July 1841]
453617	169925	D/St/C1/16/341	260755	I		2 papers	List of polling districts for townships in South Division, n.d. [1841]
184478	169925	D/St/C1/16/342-348	260756	S	Bowes’ preparations for the Poll, 1841
453618	169925	D/St/C1/16/342	260757	I		1 paper	Memorandum drawn up by Henry Pease of a resolution of John Bowes’ Committee held at the Sun Inn, Darlington, that a meeting of deputations from each district should be summoned to organize the poll , 30 June 1841
453619	169925	D/St/C1/16/343	260758	I		1 paper	Memorandum of resolution by John Bowes’ Central Committee for the organization of publication in Darlington of summary returns for the poll in each district, n.d. [June 1841]
453620	169925	D/St/C1/16/344	260759	I		2 papers	Resolutions of Mr. Bowes’ Central Committee giving instructions to each polling district, 7 July 1841
453621	169925	D/St/C1/16/345	260760	I		1 paper	List of John Bowes’ officials at each polling booth at the various polling districts, n.d. [1841]
453622	169925	D/St/C1/16/346	260761	I		1 paper, printed	List of non-resident voters who are to vote at Middleton-in-Teesdale polling district. n.d. [1841]
453623	169925	D/St/C1/16/347	260762	I		1 file, printed	Register for the use of Mr. Bowes’ Agent in the Polling Booth, Middleton-in-Teesdale with list of people to be objected to and those dead, July 1841
453624	169925	D/St/C1/16/348	260763	I			Note of questions permissable for the returning officer to put to a voter at the polling booth, and a list of persons to be objected to at Booth no. 1 in Darlington, n.d. [June 1841]
626327	169925	D/St/C1/16/349-408	260764	S	Poll day records, 1841
184479	169925	D/St/C1/16/349-379	260765	S	Polling Check Books and Check Tickets, 1841
453643	169925	D/St/C1/16/349	260766	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling Place: Barnard Castle Booth No. 1’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], [9 July] 1841
453644	169925	D/St/C1/16/350	260767	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling Place: Barnard Castle Booth No. 2’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], 9 July 1841
453645	169925	D/St/C1/16/351	260768	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling Place: Bishop Auckland Booth No. 1’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], 9 July 1841
453646	169925	D/St/C1/16/352	260769	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling Place: Bishop Auckland Booth No. 2’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], 9 July 1841
453647	169925	D/St/C1/16/353	260770	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book, South Durham, 1841. Polling Place: Bishop Auckland Booth No. 3’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], 9 July 1841
453648	169925	D/St/C1/16/354	260771	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling Place: Darlington Booth No. 1’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], [9 July] 1841
453649	169925	D/St/C1/16/355	260772	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling Place: Darlington Booth No. 2’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], [9 July] 1841
453650	169925	D/St/C1/16/356	260773	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling place: Darlington Booth No. 3’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], [9 July] 1841
453651	169925	D/St/C1/16/357	260774	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling place: Middleton-in-Teesdale Booth No. [ ]’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], 9 July 1841
453652	169925	D/St/C1/16/358	260775	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling place: Stanhope Booth No. 1’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], [9 July] 1841
453653	169925	D/St/C1/16/359	260776	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling place: Stanhope Booth No. 2’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], [9 July] 1841
453654	169925	D/St/C1/16/360	260777	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling Place: Stockton Booth No. 1’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], [9 July] 1841
453655	169925	D/St/C1/16/361	260778	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling place: Stockton Booth No. 2’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], 9 July 1841
453626	169925	D/St/C1/16/362	260779	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	‘Check Book. South Durham, 1841. Polling place: Stockton Booth No. 3’ Counterfoils give name of each voter at the polling place and indicates [for whom each has cast his vote], 9 July 1841
453627	169925	D/St/C1/16/363	260780	I		1 volume, printed with MS. emendations, leather on a card binding	Part of the register of electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, [1841]. Used as a check book for ‘Booth No. 1’ for voters from Barnard Castle, Cleatlam, Cockfield and Gainford in the 1841 election; the names of those who have cast their vote are crossed out, and indicates for whom each has cast his vote.
453628	169925	D/St/C1/16/364	260781	I		1 volume, leather half bound	‘Durham County Election. Southern Division. Barnard Castle Polling Place’ Gives names of the voters arranged alphabetically within each township in the polling district, the abode of each voter and his voting number, but no indication given for whom the vote has been cast; details copied from official register but not as detailed, 1841. In first section of book (tied together) same area covered; gives indication of votes [promised/cast].
453629	169925	D/St/C1/16/365	260782	I		1 volume, card bound	‘Bishop Auckland. Booth No. 1. Copy Register’ Gives name, abode, voting number, nature of voting qualification and situation of the property of each voter; comments where no vote has been cast; gives two sets of columns, each headed B.V.F., indicating [votes promised and votes cast], 1841
453625	169925	D/St/C1/16/366	260783	I		1 volume, card bound	‘Bishop Auckland. Booth No. 2’, [polling register] Gives name, abode, voting number, nature of voting qualification and situation of the property of each voter; comments where no vote has been cast; gives two sets of columns, each headed B.V.F., indicating [votes promised and votes cast], 1841
453630	169925	D/St/C1/16/367	260784	I		1 volume, card bound	‘[Bishop Auckland Booth] No. 3’, [polling register]. Gives name, abode, voting number, nature of voting qualification and situation of the property of each voter; comments where no vote has been cast; gives two sets of columns, each headed B.V.F. indicating [votes promised and votes cast], 1841
453631	169925	D/St/C1/16/368	260785	I		1 volume, leather half bound	‘Durham County Election. Southern Division. Bishop Auckland Polling Place.’ Gives names of the voters arranged alphabetically within each township in the polling district, the abode of each voter and his voting number; also gives two columns, each headed B.V.F., indicating votes promised and votes polled, 1841. In first section of book (tied together) same area covered; gives indication of votes [promised/cast].
453632	169925	D/St/C1/16/369	260786	I		1 volume, printed with MS. emendations, card bound	‘Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1840 – 41’. Used as check book recording how each voter cast his vote in the polling district of Darlington; marked ‘Mr. Wheldon’ on outer cover.
453633	169925	D/St/C1/16/370	260787	I		1 volume, leather half bound	‘Durham County Election. Southern Division. Stanhope Polling Place’ [polling register]. Gives names of the voters arranged alphabetically within each township in the polling district, the abode of each voter and his voting number; gives one column, headed B.V.F., indicating the votes [polled], 1841. In first section of book (tied together) same area covered; gives indication of the votes [promised].
453634	169925	D/St/C1/16/371	260788	I		1 volume, printed with MS. emendations, leather bound	‘Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1840 – 41’. Used as a check book recording how each voter cast his vote in certain townships in the polling districts of Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland and Darlington only; gives an extra (manuscript) column, headed B.V.F., indicating the votes polled;marked on outer cover ‘private’; on title page ‘Mr. Bowes’.
453635	169925	D/St/C1/16/372	260789	I		1 file, printed with MS. emendations	‘Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1840 – 41’ Used as a check book recording how certain voters in Stanhope parish cast their votes; names of those [who voted] are crossed out; no record is made of how votes were cast; marked on outer cover ‘Booth No. 1’.
453636	169925	D/St/C1/16/373	260790	I		1 file, printed	Copy of Register of the Electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1840 – 41. Marked on outer cover ‘Booth No. 2’, covering voters for a part of Stanhope parish and Cornsay township; rest of volume is tied together; not used as a check book for polling; no names crossed out or list of votes registered.
453637	169925	D/St/C1/16/374	260791	I		28 papers and 2 files	Check tickets for voters in Barnard Castle polling district, with covering letter from T. Richardson, [July] 1841
453638	169925	D/St/C1/16/375	260792	I		21 papers and 3 files	Check tickets for voters in Bishop Auckland polling district, [1841]
453639	169925	D/St/C1/16/376	260793	I		22 papers and 3 files	Check tickets for voters in Darlington polling district, July [1841]
453640	169925	D/St/C1/16/377	260794	I		3 papers and 1 file	Check tickets for voters in Middleton-in-Teesdale polling district, 10 July 1841
453641	169925	D/St/C1/16/378	260795	I		15 papers and 1 file	Check tickets for voters in Sedgefield polling district, [July 1841]
453642	169925	D/St/C1/16/379	260796	I		13 papers and 2 files	Check tickets for voters in Stanhope polling district, [July 1841]
184480	169925	D/St/C1/16/380-392	260797	S	Refreshments, 1841
453836	169925	D/St/C1/16/380	260798	I		1 paper	Note of agreement between the three candidates concerning the giving of refreshment tickets to voters, n.d. [June 1841]
453837	169925	D/St/C1/16/381	260799	I		1 paper	Draft minute that those subscribing will not take advantage of arrangements for refreshments in Bishop Auckland [no names mentioned in this draft], n.d. [June 1841]
453838	169925	D/St/C1/16/382	260800	I		1 paper	Copy agreement to arrange for refreshments to be provided for Stanhope voters, 3 July 1841
453839	169925	D/St/C1/16/383	260801	I		1 paper	Account of total of refreshment expenses in [Stanhope], 9 – 10 July 1841
453841	169925	D/St/C1/16/384	260802	I		2 papers	Note of payment of doorkeepers at Refreshment Tickete Room and a portion of board at ‘Ticket Office’, polling district unspecified, n.d. [October 1841]
453842	169925	D/St/C1/16/385	260803	I		73 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets for Barnard Castle polling district, giving each voter’s name and how vote was cast, 9 – 10 July 1841
453843	169925	D/St/C1/16/386	260804	I		276 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets for Bishop Auckland polling district, giving each voter’s name and polling number, [9 – 10 July] 1841
453844	169925	D/St/C1/16/387	260805	I		1 file, printed	Refreshment tickets for voters in the township of Hartlepool, giving each voter’s name and polling number, 9 – 10 July 1841
453840	169925	D/St/C1/16/388	260806	I		70 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets for Sedgefield polling district, giving each voter’s name and polling number, [9 – 10 July] 1841
453845	169925	D/St/C1/16/389	260807	I		5 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets for voters in the township of Staindrop, giving each voter’s name, polling number and indication as to how vote was cast, 9 – 10 July 1841
453846	169925	D/St/C1/16/390	260808	I		102 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets for Stanhope polling district, giving each voter’s name and polling number, [9 – 10 July] 1841
453847	169925	D/St/C1/16/391	260809	I		106 papers, printed	Refreshment tickets for unspecified polling districts for those who voted for Bowes and Bowes/Vane, 9 – 10 July 1841
453848	169925	D/St/C1/16/392	260810	I		40 papers, printed	Breakfast tickets giving voters’ names only, no place or polling district mentioned; marked ‘1/2 of these to Lord Harry’, n.d. [1841]
184481	169925	D/St/C1/16/393-395	260811	S	Voting Tickets, 1841
454011	169925	D/St/C1/16/393	260812	I		24 papers, printed	Voting tickets giving booth number, township, voter’s name and voting number on the register for townships within Darlington polling district, n.d. [1841]
454012	169925	D/St/C1/16/394	260813	I		61 papers, printed	Voting tickets giving booth number, township, voter’s name and voting number on the register for townships within Middleton-in-Teesdale polling district, n.d. [1841]
454013	169925	D/St/C1/16/395	260814	I		5 papers, printed	Voting tickets giving booth number, township, voter’s name and voting number on the register for residents within some townships within the Sedgefield polling district, n.d. [1841]
184482	169925	D/St/C1/16/396-405	260815	S	State of The Poll, 1841
454014	169925	D/St/C1/16/396	260816	I		6 papers	[Final state of the poll] arranged by township irrespective of polling division; gives number of votes cast for Bowes, Vane and Farrer in each township within the division, also gives number of registered votes and number of votes not accounted for, n.d. [1841]
454015	169925	D/St/C1/16/397	260817	I		4 papers, printed	Gross states of the poll at various times during the course of the polling, covering [all polling districts], n.d. [9 – 10 July] 1841
454016	169925	D/St/C1/16/398	260818	I		11 papers	Miscellaneous notes relating to the state of the poll, covering all polling districts, n.d. [1841]
454017	169925	D/St/C1/16/399	260819	I		2 papers	Figures giving the state of the poll at Barnard Castle, n.d. [9 – 10 July 1841]
454018	169925	D/St/C1/16/400	260820	I		6 papers	Figures giving the state of the poll at Bishop Auckland, n.d. [9 – 10 July 1841]
454019	169925	D/St/C1/16/401	260821	I		5 papers	Figures giving the state of the poll at Darlington, 9 – 10 July 1841
454020	169925	D/St/C1/16/402	260822	I		14 papers	Figures giving the state of the poll at Middleton-in-Teesdale, 9 – 10 July 1841
454021	169925	D/St/C1/16/403	260823	I		4 papers	Figures giving the state of the poll at Sedgefield, 10 July 1841
454022	169925	D/St/C1/16/404	260824	I		1 paper	Figures giving the state of the poll at Stanhope, [9 – 10 July 1841]
454023	169925	D/St/C1/16/405	260825	I		7 papers	Figures giving the state of the poll at Stockton, 9 – 10 July 1841
184483	169925	D/St/C1/16/406-408	260826	S	Miscellaneous, 1841
454024	169925	D/St/C1/16/406	260827	I		4 papers	List of persons who have not voted, Darlington District, n.d. [1841]
454025	169925	D/St/C1/16/407	260828	I		1 volume, printed, card bound	The Proceedings and Poll at the election for two knights of the shire to represent in Parliament the Southern Division of the County of Durham, as taken … 9th and 10th July 1841 … also the speeches on the day of nomination and at the declaration of the poll, 1841 Also gives list of all the voters, their address, voting qualification and property entitling them to vote, and gives indication as to who voted for whom.
454026	169925	D/St/C1/16/408	260829	I		1 file	‘Particulars of Split Tickets etc. paid for by Mr. Bowes but to be repaid by Lord Harry Vane’, details arranged by polling area. Columns give the number and name of the voters concerned, observations about ticket, expenses etc., and amount spent, 1841 Seven related papers enclosed
626320	169925	D/St/C1/16/409-475	260830	S	Financial records, 1841
626328	169925	D/St/C1/16/409-467	260831	S	The Financing of the Bowes Campaign, 1841
184484	169925	D/St/C1/16/409-416	260832	S	Cash Books, 1841
454027	169925	D/St/C1/16/409	260833	I		1 volume, card bound	1841 South Durham Election. Cash book for the Bishop Auckland polling district: gives voting number, name and abode of each voter, and amount of money paid to those who [promise] to vote for Bowes, Bowes/Vane or Bowes/Farrer; also gives a column headed ‘B.V.F.’ indicating for whom each [intends to] cast his vote, 1841
454028	169925	D/St/C1/16/410	260834	I		1 volume, card bound	Account of expenses relating to John Bowes’ election campaign for the South Durham election, 1841. Arranged by polling district. Gives amounts of cash payments to voters, money spent on ribbons, given to innkeepers, paid out on refreshment tickets, etc. Comments written in on behalf of the election committee as to whether bills will be paid or not. Bill numbers given. Volume constitutes first stage in series of accounts of miscellaneous election expenses.
454030	169925	D/St/C1/16/411	260835	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	Account of expenses relating to John Bowes’ election campaign for the South Durham election, 1841. Arranged by polling district. Gives amounts of cash payments to voters, money spent on ribbons, given to innkeepers, paid out on refreshment tickets, etc. Right hand pages record actual payments (after some have been disallowed and some reduced). Bill numbers given. Volume constitutes second stage in series of accounts of miscellaneous election expenses.
454031	169925	D/St/C1/16/412	260836	I		1 volume, leather half bound	Account of expenses relating to John Bowes’ election campaign for the South Durham Election, 1841. Arranged by polling district. Gives amounts of cash payments to voters, money spent on ribbons, given to innkeepers, paid out on refreshment tickets etc. Neat copies of amounts claimed, amounts paid, and remarks for what purpose the money was required. Bill numbers given. Volume constitutes third and final stage in series of accounts of miscellaneous election expenses.
454032	169925	D/St/C1/16/413	260837	I		1 volume, leather bound	1841 South Durham election. ‘Abstract of bills and expenses incurred by Mr. Bowes’ committee’. Arranged by polling district; gives jotted notes, 22 June – 21 December 1841
454033	169925	D/St/C1/16/414	260838	I		1 volume, vellum bound	Cash book for the 1841 South Durham election arranged by voting area [of agent]. Receipts on left, payments on right, 13 October 1841 – 3 September 1842
454029	169925	D/St/C1/16/415	260839	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘Petty Cash’ account of receipts and expenditure (various expenses) of R[ ] W[ ] Hurrell, in account with Thomas Wheldon, for the 1841 South Durham election, 15 September 1841 – 13 October 1842. Two related papers enclosed.
454034	169925	D/St/C1/16/416	260840	I		1 volume, card bound	‘South Durham Election. Minutes taken by R.W. Hurrell upon examination of accounts for the respective committees’. Notes on various aspects of work of the Bowes local election committees including expenses, refreshment tickets, allowed and disallowed payments etc., 1841
184485	169925	D/St/C1/16/417-422	260841	S	Accounts of John Bowes’ Agents, 1841
454308	169925	D/St/C1/16/417	260842	I		36 papers	South Durham election agents’ accounts for expenses incurred in the Bowes campaign sent to Thomas Wheldon (sometimes in letter form, usually with receipt of payment) from the following agents (and the area covered by each): J. Hutchinson (Durham), William Rymer (Darlington), P.H. Stanton (Newcastle, Gateshead and Shields), David Fairbank (Darlington), Henry Ornsby (Darlington), Ottiwell Tomlin Jnr. (Richmond), John Garwood (Hartlepool), Charles Ord (Stockton), T. Richardson (Barnard Castle), John Helmer (Barnard Castle), W. Kidson (Sunderland), R. Pulman (Stockton), William Hepple (Bishop Auckland), Richard Thompson ([Auckland]), William Brignal ([Durham]), Richard Bowser ([Bishop Auckland]), William Myers ([Darlington]) and Thomas Hepworth (London), June 1841 – March 1843 Original bundle; numbered 1 – 18
454309	169925	D/St/C1/16/418	260843	I		5 papers	Summary of election accounts: showing amounts claimed, paid and outstanding in each election division, with miscellaneous election accounts of agents, 1841
454310	169925	D/St/C1/16/419	260844	I		2 papers	Account of payment by John Dean in Staindrop of election expenses; and account of moneys paid to Dean to defray election bills with covering letter from [R. Waymouth Hurrell], Barnard Castle, 16 October and 27 October 1841
454311	169925	D/St/C1/16/420	260845	I		1 paper	Note of J.D. Holmes account with Thomas Wheldon, Bishop Auckland, 10 March 1842
454312	169925	D/St/C1/16/421	260846	I		1 paper	Anonymous account of expenses incurred in canvassing at Tanfield and vicinity, June – July 1841
454313	169925	D/St/C1/16/422	260847	I		1 paper	List of expenses claimed by the various agents of Mr. Bowes for work undertaken during the election campaign, n.d. [1841]
626329	169925	D/St/C1/16/423-467	260848	S	Bills, 1841-1843
184486	169925	D/St/C1/16/423-442	260849	S	Series of ‘Election Bills’, 1841		Note: The series of election bills principally contains bills, but may include summary accounts of bills to be paid, related notes, etc.
454314	169925	D/St/C1/16/423	260850	I		102 papers and 3 files	Election bills, Barnard Castle district, 1841
454315	169925	D/St/C1/16/424	260851	I		135 papers	Election bills, Bishop Auckland district, 1841
454316	169925	D/St/C1/16/425	260852	I		11 papers	Election bills, Bishop Middleham, 1841
454317	169925	D/St/C1/16/426	260853	I		6 papers	Election bills, Bishop Wearmouth, 1841
454318	169925	D/St/C1/16/427	260854	I		15 papers	Election bills, Coundon, Crook and Etherley Lane, 1841
454319	169925	D/St/C1/16/428	260855	I		250 papers and 3 files	Election bills, Darlington, 1841
454320	169925	D/St/C1/16/429	260856	I		21 papers	Election bills, Ferryhill, 1841
454321	169925	D/St/C1/16/430	260857	I		40 papers	Election bills, Durham, 1841
454322	169925	D/St/C1/16/431	260858	I		6 papers	Election bills, Hamsterley, 1841
454323	169925	D/St/C1/16/432	260859	I		47 papers	Election bills, Hartlepool, 1841
454324	169925	D/St/C1/16/433	260860	I		60 papers	Election bills, Middleton in Teesdale, 1841
454325	169925	D/St/C1/16/434	260861	I		8 papers	Election bills, Newcastle, 1841
454326	169925	D/St/C1/16/435	260862	I		102 papers and 1 file	Election bills, Sedgefield, 1841
454327	169925	D/St/C1/16/436	260863	I		37 papers	Election bills, Shildon, 1841
454328	169925	D/St/C1/16/437	260864	I		64 papers	Election bills, Staindrop, 1841
454329	169925	D/St/C1/16/438	260865	I		148 papers	Election bills, Stanhope, 1841
454330	169925	D/St/C1/16/439	260866	I		109 papers and 1 file	Election bills, Stockton, 1841; two bundles labelled ‘paid accounts’ and ‘unpaid’
454331	169925	D/St/C1/16/440	260867	I		43 papers	Election bills, West Auckland, 1841
454332	169925	D/St/C1/16/441	260868	I		20 papers	Election bills, Witton-le-Wear, 1841
454333	169925	D/St/C1/16/442	260869	I		60 papers	Election bills, Wolsingham, 1841
184487	169925	D/St/C1/16/443-464	260870	S	Miscellaneous Bills, 1841-1843
454334	169925	D/St/C1/16/443	260871	I		6 papers	Bills for providing transport during the election campaign and on the polling days, 24 June – 10 July 1841
454336	169925	D/St/C1/16/444	260872	I		1 paper	Account of William Hope for cost of providing refreshments during the election campaign, 25 June – 9 July 1841
454337	169925	D/St/C1/16/445	260873	I		1 file	Account book of expenses for horses in election, June – July 1841
454338	169925	D/St/C1/16/446	260874	I		12 papers	Bills of Edward Smith, Hardwick & Commercial Inn, Sedgefield, June – July 1841
454339	169925	D/St/C1/16/447	260875	I		1 volume, card bound	Account book of election expenses, P. Wilson, Sun Inn, Darlington, 22 June – 22 July 1841
454335	169925	D/St/C1/16/448	260876	I		6 papers	Receipts for election travelling expenses by voters, 7 July 1841
454340	169925	D/St/C1/16/449	260877	I		23 papers	Mr. Lawson’s account of travelling expenses for voters, with related receipts for expenses and refreshment tickets, July 1841
454341	169925	D/St/C1/16/450	260878	I		12 papers	Lists of travelling expenses of voters, July 1841
454342	169925	D/St/C1/16/451	260879	I		1 paper	[Unnamed] printer’s scale of charges according to size of sheet of paper, n.d. [July 1841]
454343	169925	D/St/C1/16/452	260880	I		1 paper	List of ‘Carriage accounts’ for expenses incurred during the South Durham Election, n.d. [August 1841]
454344	169925	D/St/C1/16/453	260881	I		1 paper	List of bills not sent for certain townships within the Bishop Auckland polling district (viz. Bishop Auckland, Crook, Etherley Lane, Witton-le-Wear, Hamsterley, Shildon), 1 September 1841
454345	169925	D/St/C1/16/454	260882	I		1 paper	List of places from which election bills have been sent with amounts involved given in pencil (total: £8064 9s.8d.); covering all areas within the division, 6 September 1841
454346	169925	D/St/C1/16/455	260883	I		1 paper	Account of election expenses due to Elizabeth Simpson, 24 August – 8 October 1841
454347	169925	D/St/C1/16/456	260884	I		46 papers	Vouchers relating to the payments made by Mr. Bowes’ Finance Committee at Darlington, 1841
454348	169925	D/St/C1/16/457	260885	I		6 papers	Lists of London voters to whom expenses have been paid, 1841
454349	169925	D/St/C1/16/458	260886	I		1 paper	List of payments to London voters in the South Durham election, n.d. [1841]
454350	169925	D/St/C1/16/459	260887	I		4 papers	List of payments to be made and objectionable bills, n.d. [1841]
454351	169925	D/St/C1/16/460	260888	I		1 paper	Bill and receipt from Thomas Bowser to John Bowes for payment of wine, July 1841 – January 1842
454352	169925	D/St/C1/16/461	260889	I		2 papers	Bill and receipt from the Newcastle Courant for printing Mr. Bowes’ election address, 1841 – 1842
454353	169925	D/St/C1/16/462	260890	I		1 paper	Bill with receipt from T. Hoggett, printer, Durham, for stationery, 22 May 1843
454354	169925	D/St/C1/16/463	260891	I		1 paper	Bill with receipt from W. Ainsley, printer, Saddler Street, Durham, for printing cards for the election, 22 May 1843
454355	169925	D/St/C1/16/464	260892	I		1 paper	Receipt by Phillip Palphramond to John Bowes for £65 for election expenses in 1841, 3 July 1843
184488	169925	D/St/C1/16/465-467	260893	S	Miscellaneous, 1841-1843
454356	169925	D/St/C1/16/465	260894	I		1 file	Cheque book of Darlington District Banking Co. used payment of election expenses; some used stubs remaining, some unused cheques still remaining, May 1842 – September 1844
454357	169925	D/St/C1/16/466	260895	I		1 paper	Receipt for £500 to be placed in Mr. Bowes’ election account with the Darlington Banking Company, 8 October 1842
454358	169925	D/St/C1/16/467	260896	I		1 file	Draft minutes on the winding up of the election accounts, 27 March 1843
184489	169925	D/St/C1/16/468-472	260897	S	Vane/Bowes Shared Account, 1841
454359	169925	D/St/C1/16/468	260898	I		1 file	‘An account of refreshment tickets, travelling expenses, conveyances etc. of electors to be paid equally by Lord Harry Vane and John Bowes, Esq., but which have been wholly discharged by Mr. Watson as agent of Lord Harry Vane in Barnard Castle’; gives name of innkeeper, name of voter, and accounts of sums due to each proprietor in total, and the proportion Mr. Bowes is required to pay, 1841
454360	169925	D/St/C1/16/469	260899	I		1 paper	Account of money due from John Bowes to Lord Harry Vane as his half payment for joint conveyance bills, n.d. [October 1841]
454361	169925	D/St/C1/16/470	260900	I		1 paper	Split vote account of voters in and near London, to be paid equally, by Lord Harry Vane and John Bowes, [17 December] 1841
454362	169925	D/St/C1/16/471	260901	I		1 paper	Miscellaneous account between Mr. Bowes and Lord Harry Vane concerning election expenses, 1842
454363	169925	D/St/C1/16/472	260902	I		1 paper	List of people to whom sums of money have not been paid by John Bowes, but have been paid by [Lord Harry] Vane, n.d. [October 1841]
184490	169925	D/St/C1/16/473	260903	S	Vane Agents’ Pay, 1841
455226	169925	D/St/C1/16/473	260904	I		1 paper	‘Scale of charges to Lord H[arry] Vane’s Law Agents’; gives names, areas of responsibility and amount to be paid to each agent; signed by J. Ward and Henry Donkin, Durham, 25 November 1841
184491	169925	D/St/C1/16/474-475	260905	S	Expenses for all Candidates, 1841-1842
455227	169925	D/St/C1/16/474	260906	I		1 paper	Memorandum of agreement on scale of expenses to be paid to outvoters and division of split-voters’ expenses between John Bowes, Lord Harry Vane and James Farrer, 3 July 1841
455228	169925	D/St/C1/16/475	260907	I		4 papers	Sheriff’s bill of expenses incurred at the South Durham election and two covering letters from W.E. Wooler, Durham, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning payment of a proportion of these expenses by each candidate, July 1841, 9 January 1842 and 20 April 1842
626321	169925	D/St/C1/16/476-526	260908	S	Correspondence, 1841-1846
626330	169925	D/St/C1/16/476-520	260909	S	Correspondence to Thomas Wheldon, 1841-1842
184492	169925	D/St/C1/16/476-479	260910	S	Correspondence from Influential People, 1841-1842
455229	169925	D/St/C1/16/476	260911	I		7 papers	Letters from W.E. Wooler (undersheriff of Durham), Durham, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning the following topics: declining a retainer for Mr. Bowes because of his official position, the organization of polling and a recommendation that more attention be paid to Wolsingham, sundry aspects of election organization including payment of various expenses, 6 June – 22 November 1841
455231	169925	D/St/C1/16/477	260912	I		4 papers	Letters from W.H.M. Witham, Lartington, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning the following topics: John Bowes’ position on the Corn Laws, Mr. Watson’s intention to vote for John Bowes and Lord Harry Vane, William Dale of Catterick and election organization, the uselessness of canvassing tenants of Sir. C. Clifford and voting organization at Coniscliffe, 9 June – 21 June 1841 and n.d. [June 1841]
455232	169925	D/St/C1/16/478	260913	I		4 papers	Letters from William Hutt at Gibside and at the Committee Room, Stockton, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning the following matters: Lord Londonderry’s ‘pranks’, the election at Gateshead, James Farrer, fraudulent voting by supporters of James Farrer and disturbances at polling booths (including copy of a protest sent to Farrer), discusses ‘H’s contribution to the election arrangements, 27 June – 17 July 1841
455233	169925	D/St/C1/16/479	260914	I		6 papers	Letters from John Bowes at Gibside, Richmond and London to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning the election expenses of John Thwaites and of Christopher Finlay, and other miscellaneous election business, 9 April – 15 November 1842
626331	169925	D/St/C1/16/480-503	260915	S	Correspondence from Election Agents (arranged alphabetically by geographical area), 1841
184493	169925	D/St/C1/16/480-483	260916	S	Auckland, 1841
455230	169925	D/St/C1/16/480	260917	I		24 papers	Letters from Richard Bowser, an election agent for the Auckland polling district, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration and expenditure; includes a letter (dated 17 June 1841) in which Bowser describes the support of the Bishop of Durham and of Shafto and expresses hope that Sir Robert Eden will support John Bowes; refers to possibility of Lord Eldon’s brother-in-law’s candidature and sees West Auckland as ‘the seat of the conspiracy’; 8 June – 8 October 1841 and n.d.
455234	169925	D/St/C1/16/481	260918	I		1 paper	Letter from William Hepple, an election agent for the Auckland polling district, Committee Room, [Bishop Auckland], to Thomas Wheldon, [Barnard Castle], requesting further refreshment tickets, 7 July 1841
455235	169925	D/St/C1/16/482	260919	I		4 papers	Letters from John Wood Peacock, an election agent for the Auckland polling district, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration and expenditure, 27 November 1841 – 21 January 1843
455236	169925	D/St/C1/16/483	260920	I		1 paper	Letter from John Whaley, John Bowes’ Committee Room, Bishop Auckland, an election agent for the Auckland polling district, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, forwarding a letter from the Bishop of Durham in support of John Bowes, 20 June 1841
184494	169925	D/St/C1/16/484	260921	S	Barnard Castle, 1841
455237	169925	D/St/C1/16/484	260922	I		2 papers	Letters from Thompson Richardson, [an election agent for] Barnard Castle polling district, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, accepting a retainer for John Bowes and referring to local agitation, 9 June 1841 and n.d. [1841]
184495	169925	D/St/C1/16/485-489	260923	S	Darlington, 1841-1842
455238	169925	D/St/C1/16/485	260924	I		5 papers	Letters from David Fairbank, an election agent for Darlington, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, on various aspects of election administration and expenditure, includes a letter principally concerning John Bowes’ stand on the Corn Laws, and a letter from Joseph Dodds deputizing for Fairbank during an illness, 7 June – 8 September 1841 and n.d. [1841]
455239	169925	D/St/C1/16/486	260925	I		14 papers	Letters from William Rymer, an election agent for Darlington, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration and expenditure, includes some references to the issue of the Corn Laws, includes a letter (16 July 1841) reporting rumour that John Bowes is to be raised to the peerage, 12 June – 9 October 1841
455240	169925	D/St/C1/16/487	260926	I		5 papers	Letters from William Myers, an election agent for Darlington, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election, administration and expenditure, includes description of a meeting at the Sun Inn [Darlington] to choose a Whig candidate to oppose John Bowes, 12 – 30 June 1841
455241	169925	D/St/C1/16/488	260927	I		15 papers	Letters from William Baty, an election agent for Darlington, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration and expenditure, includes some references to the issue of the Corn Laws, 13 June – 23 November 1841
455242	169925	D/St/C1/16/489	260928	I		2 papers	Letters from Henry W. Ornsby, an election agent for Darlington, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning financial matters involved in the 1841 election campaign, 15 September 1841 – 2 September 1842
184496	169925	D/St/C1/16/490-492	260929	S	Durham, 1841-1842
455243	169925	D/St/C1/16/490	260930	I		3 papers	Letters from J. Hutchinson, [an election agent for Durham], to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration and expenditure, 14 – 30 June 1841
455244	169925	D/St/C1/16/491	260931	I		19 papers	Letters from J. Burrel (including some in conjunction with [ ] Shafto), an election agent for Durham, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration and expenditure, 14 June 1841 – 4 June 1842 and n.d. [1841/42]
455245	169925	D/St/C1/16/492	260932	I		14 papers	Letters from William Brignal, an election agent for Durham, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election admininstration and expenditure, 27 June 1841 – 1 June 1842
184497	169925	D/St/C1/16/493-494	260933	S	Hartlepool, 1841
455246	169925	D/St/C1/16/493	260934	I		1 paper	Letter from J. Cumming, an election agent for Hartlepool, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning the support for John Bowes’ campaign in Hartlepool, 10 June 1841
455247	169925	D/St/C1/16/494	260935	I		14 papers	Letters from John Garwood, an election agent for Hartlepool, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration, canvassing and expenditure, 11 June – 11 October 1841
184498	169925	D/St/C1/16/495	260936	S	London, 1841
455248	169925	D/St/C1/16/495	260937	I		8 papers	Letters from Thomas Hepworth, principally from Ely Place, London, an election agent for London, to his uncle, Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration including canvassing, 18 June – 25 July 1841
184499	169925	D/St/C1/16/496	260938	S	Middleton-in-Teesdale, 1841
455249	169925	D/St/C1/16/496	260939	I		5 papers	Letters from the election agents of Middleton (J.D. Stagg, Thomas Magee and Thomas Walton) to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration and expenditure, 9 June – 18 October 1841
184500	169925	D/St/C1/16/497	260940	S	Newcastle, Gateshead, Shields, 1841
455251	169925	D/St/C1/16/497	260941	I		12 papers	Letters from P.H. Stanton, Newcastle upon Tyne, an election agent for Newcastle, Gateshead and Shields, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration and expenditure including canvassing, 18 June – 15 October 1841
184501	169925	D/St/C1/16/498	260942	S	Richmond, 1841
455252	169925	D/St/C1/16/498	260943	I		3 papers	Letters from [Ottiwell] Tomlin, Richmond, election agent for Richmond, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning canvassing during the election campaign, and election expenses, 23 June – 28 September 1841 and n.d. [1841]
184502	169925	D/St/C1/16/499	260944	S	Staindrop, 1841
455253	169925	D/St/C1/16/499	260945	I		8 papers	Letters from W. Dean, Staindrop, the election agent for Staindrop, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration and expenditure, also discusses local canvassing, 23 June – 21 October 1841
184503	169925	D/St/C1/16/500	260946	S	Stanhope, 1841
455250	169925	D/St/C1/16/500	260947	I		4 papers	Letters principally from George Crowhall, Newhouse, an election agent for Stanhope, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration and expenditure and discusses canvassing, 22 June – 4 September 1841
184504	169925	D/St/C1/16/501	260948	S	Stockton, 1841-1846
455254	169925	D/St/C1/16/501	260949	I		20 papers	Letters from Charles Ord, Stockton, and from R[ ] Pulman, Stockton, election agents for Stockton, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle and to John Bowes, concerning various aspects of election administration and expenditure, particularly the issue of the Corn Laws, 8 June – 25 November 1841 and n.d. [1841], and 20 September 1846
184505	169925	D/St/C1/16/502	260950	S	Sunderland, 1841-1842
455255	169925	D/St/C1/16/502	260951	I		10 papers	Letters from John Kidson, W.W. Burne and George Hardcastle, election agents for Sunderland, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning various aspects of election administration and expenditure, including canvassing matters, 10 June 1841 – 10 June 1842
184506	169925	D/St/C1/16/503	260952	S	Weardale, 1841
455256	169925	D/St/C1/16/503	260953	I		5 papers	Letters from John Helmer, Romaldkirk and Stanhope, and Jonathan Roddam, St. John’s Chapel, election agents for Weardale, concerning election administration especially the canvass, 22 June – 7 July 1841 and [no day] 1841
184507	169925	D/St/C1/16/504-512	260954	S	Correspondence to John Bowes (dealt with by Thomas Wheldon), 1841
455257	169925	D/St/C1/16/504	260955	I		5 papers	Letters from Charles Walker, Richard Terry, G.W. Horsington, William Greenwell and John Garthorn to John Bowes, principally promising their support for John Bowes in the forthcoming election, including the resolution that the liberal electors of Stockton intend voting for John Bowes, 18 June – 3 July 1841
455258	169925	D/St/C1/16/505	260956	I		10 papers	Letters from John Angus, W. Burnett, Charlton Elliot, John Garwood, Charles Gollop, J. Longstaff and Thomas Robinson to John Bowes, principally concerning the payment of expenses incurred during the election campaign, and complaints that Wheldon has not paid expenses or that the full sum requested by tradesmen, minor agents etc. has not been met, 20 December 1841 – 2 March 1846
455259	169925	D/St/C1/16/506	260957	I		1 paper	Letter from John Green, Wolsingham, to John Bowes, giving his support to J.B. despite his opinion on the Corn Laws and urging a canvass of Weardale, 21 July 1841
455260	169925	D/St/C1/16/507	260958	I		1 paper	Letter from Robert Harvey, 227 Oxford Street [London] to John Bowes, declining to vote for him, 26 June 1841
455261	169925	D/St/C1/16/508	260959	I		1 paper	Letter from Charles Morton, Lambton, to [John Bowes], stating his intention of sending voters from Hetton to the poll, 29 June 1841
455262	169925	D/St/C1/16/509	260960	I		1 paper	Letter from M. Crawford, Plowden Buildings, Temple, London, to John Bowes, expressing regret at being unable to return to Durham to vote, 2 July 1841
455263	169925	D/St/C1/16/510	260961	I		1 paper	Letter from Lord Howick, Alnwick, to [John Bowes], giving information that a voter qualified for South Durham has been found by his own canvas in Belford, 3 July 1841
455264	169925	D/St/C1/16/511	260962	I		1 paper	Letter from Charles Morton, Lambton, to [John Bowes], concerning the absence of two outvoters in South Durham as they are due to support Lord Howick in Northumberland, 9 July 1841
455265	169925	D/St/C1/16/512	260963	I		1 paper	Letter from Charles Morton, Lambton, to [John Bowes], expressing his determination to track down one non-resident voter and send him to his place of poll, 9 July 1841
184508	169925	D/St/C1/16/513-520	260964	S	Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1841-1847
455266	169925	D/St/C1/16/513	260965	I		1 volume, leather quarter bound	Letter book of election agents for John Bowes (Thomas Wheldon, R. Weymouth Hurrell etc.) concerning principally the 1841 election for the South Division of the County of Durham; covers all aspects of the election campaign – committees, finance, canvassing etc., 5 June 1841 – 6 July 1847
455267	169925	D/St/C1/16/514	260966	I		13 papers	Letters from H.R.E. Wright, Stockton, Thomas Belk, Hartlepool, Thomas Newsman, Redcar, John Nixon, Darlington, Benjamin Ord, Rushyford, R.W. Bainbridge, Dufton near Appleby, Co. Westmorland, Richard Barnes, Barnard Castle, Christopher Rymer, Wolsingham and [ ] Dent, Shortflatt Tower, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, turning down retainers offered by John Bowes and refusing to act as agents for John Bowes in the forthcoming election, 7 June – 1 July 1841
455268	169925	D/St/C1/16/515	260967	I		9 papers	Letters from G.B. Wharton, William Watson and John Trotter, election agents for Lord Harry Vane to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, arranging election meetings, canvassing affairs and other aspects of election administration, 8 June 1841 – 25 January 1842
455269	169925	D/St/C1/16/516	260968	I		45 papers	Letters from various correspondents to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, offering their support for John Bowes in the forthcoming election in various capacities, 9 June – 5 July 1841
455270	169925	D/St/C1/16/517	260969	I		23 papers	Letters from various correspondents, principally organizers of canvassing, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, mainly relating to miscellaneous aspects of canvassing in various polling districts, 15 June 1841 – 9 July 1842 and n.d. [1841]
455271	169925	D/St/C1/16/518	260970	I		11 papers	Letters from John Nixon, Darlington, and from other correspondents to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning the ‘Registration Association’ and objected votes, 21 June 1841 – 3 October 1843
455273	169925	D/St/C1/16/519	260971	I		44 papers	Letters from various correspondents to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, principally concerning the payment of election expenses, including some aspects of election administration, 10 July 1841 – 6 December 1843
455274	169925	D/St/C1/16/520	260972	I		2 papers	Letters from R. Weymouth Hurrell, Darlington and Richmond, to Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, concerning aspects of financial administration and election expenses incurred during the election campaign, 21 September 1841 and 13 December 1842
184509	169925	D/St/C1/16/521-524	260973	S	Correspondence to Other Agents, 1841-1842
455275	169925	D/St/C1/16/521	260974	I		30 papers	Letters from William Brignall, Henry Pease, Thos. Wheldon, John Turnbull of Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, J. Hutchinson, W. Stephenson and others to John Helmer, solicitor, Romaldkirk, Messrs. Burrell & Shafto, solicitors, Durham, and other minor local agents acting for John Bowes on various matters relating to election administration: polling arrangements, state of the poll, canvassing, refusing to cast vote, voting objections etc., 21 June – 6 December 1841 and n.d. [1841]
455272	169925	D/St/C1/16/522	260975	I		4 papers	Letters from John Bowes, Streatlam Castle, Richard Bowser, Bishop Auckland, T. Richardson, Barnard Castle and from Thomas Wheldon, Darlington, to Thomas Hepworth, Ely Place, London, the election agent in London for John Bowes, concerning various aspects of election campaign administration including arrangements for the transportation of voters from London, 5 – 6 July 1841
455276	169925	D/St/C1/16/523	260976	I		6 papers	Letters from J. Burnett, Sunderland, G. Caldcleugh, Durham, Thomas Adamson, Sedgefield, R. Weymouth Hurrell, Barnard Castle, Whitfield Burnett, Shildon and from Thos. Adamson, Sedgefield, to William Brignal, solicitor, Durham, John Peacock, Bishop Auckland, Richard Bowser, Bishop Auckland, John Pease, George P. Harrison, Piercebridge and J. Dean, minor local election agents acting for John Bowes, on financial matters, principally concerning the settling of election expenses, 9 October 1841 – 24 October 1842
455277	169925	D/St/C1/16/524	260977	I		6 papers	Letters from John Dean, Gerard Salvin, Burn Hall, J.M. Wood Peacock, John Roddam, Weardale, William Johnson, Frosterley and from Richard Bowser, Bishop Auckland, to R. Weymouth Hurrell [chairman of the Bowes Finance Committee], principally concerning election account business, 24 November 1841 – 22 October 1842
184510	169925	D/St/C1/16/525-526	260978	S	1845-1846
455278	169925	D/St/C1/16/525	260979	I		1 file, printed	Copy of Register of the electors for the Southern Division of the County of Durham, 1845 – 1846
455279	169925	D/St/C1/16/526	260980	I		1 paper, printed	Part of an address by John Bowes to his constituents concerning protective duties on agriculture, and public loans for drainage, 7 February 1846
626306	169925	D/St/C1/16/527-550	260981	S	Literary and artistic interests (including the Bowes Museum), 1869-1840s		See also Multiple and unidentified estate administration – inventories of possessions
184511	169925	D/St/C1/16/527-533	260982	S	Bowes Museum, 1845-1916		See also Strathmore v Vane, Western and Glamis – 1885, Legal Cases and Disputes (Streatlam)
455280	169925	D/St/C1/16/527	260983	I		1 paper	Summaries of museum account payments, 1869 – 1873
455281	169925	D/St/C1/16/528	260984	I		1 paper	‘Estimates for the grand staircase for the Mansion and Museum at Barnard Castle’, October 1871
455282	169925	D/St/C1/16/529	260985	I		1 paper	List of insurances on 99 cases of furniture and paintings at Streatlam Castle [for the Bowes Museum], March 1874
455283	169925	D/St/C1/16/530	260986	I		5 papers, 1 booklet	Correspondence between P. Cunliffe Owen, Director, South Kensington Museum [Science Museum], London SW, and the Director of the Bowes Museum relating to the loan of scientific apparatus for an exhibition about to be held at Kensington, with several enclosures, 17 February 1876
455284	169925	D/St/C1/16/531	260987	I		1 file	List of paintings removed from Streatlam to the Bowes Museum, December 1879
455285	169925	D/St/C1/16/532	260988	I		French, 1 paper	Description of an Italian painting by Domenico Capriolo [for the Bowes Museum], n.d. [1870s]
455286	169925	D/St/C1/16/533	260989	I		1 volume, printed, unbound	Handbook to the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, with a history and detailed description of the Museum and its contents, 1916
184512	169925	D/St/C1/16/534-543	260990	S	French books and extracts from French newspapers, 1752-1860s
455287	169925	D/St/C1/16/534	260991	I		French, 1 volume, card bound	Idee de la Personne, de la maniere de vivre, & la Cour du Roi de Prusse, June 1752
455288	169925	D/St/C1/16/535	260992	I		French, 2 papers, printed	Newspaper cutting, ‘Le Clerc de Rapporteur’, 3 – 4 October 1861
455289	169925	D/St/C1/16/536	260993	I		French, 91 papers, printed	Prose and plays taken from a French newspaper, October 1861 – September 1863
455290	169925	D/St/C1/16/537	260994	I		French, 2 papers, printed	Newspaper cutting, ‘Les Brigands: Episodes de l’histoire contemporaine de Naples et des Etats romains’, 26 – 30 July 1862
455291	169925	D/St/C1/16/538	260995	I		French, 59 papers, printed	Newspaper cuttings, ‘Jean Diable par Paul Feval’, 1 August – 7 November 1862
455292	169925	D/St/C1/16/539	260996	I		French, 4 papers, printed	Newspaper cuttings, ‘Une Femme de Conseiller Au Parlement Au Dixseptieme Siecle’, 10 – 19 October 1862
455293	169925	D/St/C1/16/540	260997	I		French, 3 papers, printed	Newspaper cuttings, ‘Souvenirs de la Justice Criminelle Sous Le Directoire: Le Faux Quaterne’, 31 October – 4 November 1802
455294	169925	D/St/C1/16/541	260998	I		French, 2 papers, printed	Newspaper cutting, ‘Le Diner D’Un Premier President Du Parlement de Paris Au Seizieme Siecle’, 9 – 11 September 1864
455295	169925	D/St/C1/16/542	260999	I		French, 5 papers, printed	Newspaper cuttings, ‘Le Chemins De La Vie par Alfred de Brehat’, 11 – 17 October, n.y. [1860s]
455296	169925	D/St/C1/16/543	261000	I		French, 9 papers, printed	Newspaper cuttings, ‘La Famille Stauffen par Jacques Arnaud’, 12 – 21 September, n.y. [1860s]
184513	169925	D/St/C1/16/544-550	261001	S	Miscellaneous, 1819-1850s
455297	169925	D/St/C1/16/544	261002	I		1 file	Drawing book of John Bowes containing various country scenes, drawings of horses, etc., n.d. (watermark 1819)
455298	169925	D/St/C1/16/545	261003	I		1 volume, card bound	‘The Old Maid or Barbrous Love, a Comedy in Two Acts’ [written by John Bowes], 14 September 1829
455299	169925	D/St/C1/16/546	261004	I		1 paper, printed	Casts of ‘A Cure for the Heart-Ache’ and ‘Bombastes Furioso’ starring John Bowes, 17 December 1830
455301	169925	D/St/C1/16/547	261005	I		1 paper	List of books purchased by John Bowes from the library of the late R. Surtees, esq., of Mainsforth, 1836
455302	169925	D/St/C1/16/548	261006	I		2 files	‘The Devonshire Heiress, a farce in two Acts’ [written by John Bowes], n.d. [1830s]
455303	169925	D/St/C1/16/549	261007	I		3 files, printed	The Minstrel, a Selection of the most admired National Airs… for Simpson’s Improv’d patent double flageolet, in 3 parts, part 1 dedicated to John Bowes, by John Simpson, n.d. [1840s]
455300	169925	D/St/C1/16/550	261008	I		2 papers	Lists of French and Italian authors, written by John Bowes, n.d. [mid 19th c.]
626307	169925	D/St/C1/16/551-596	261009	S	Racing activities, 1835-1920
626310	169925	D/St/C1/16/551-586	261010	S	Accounts, 1835-1885
184514	169925	D/St/C1/16/551-555	261011	S	Miscellaneous accounts, 1835-1878
455304	169925	D/St/C1/16/551	261012	I		1 volume, card bound	Account of racing and stable receipts and expenditure, 9 February 1835 – 23 March 1837
455305	169925	D/St/C1/16/552	261013	I		2 papers	Accounts of Frank Butler, jockey, with John Bowes for racing and stable expenditure and wages, 16 April 1853 – 1854
455306	169925	D/St/C1/16/553	261014	I		1 paper	Copy account of Robert Hunter, Vane Arms Hotel, Stockton, with John Bowes for keep of men and horses during race meetings, August 1840 – August 1878
455307	169925	D/St/C1/16/554	261015	I		1 paper	Summary of racing account ‘as rendered to Meeting’ showing racing and stable expenditure, 1872 – 1874
455308	169925	D/St/C1/16/555	261016	I		2 papers	Accounts of James Perrer, trainer, with John Bowes for wages and boys’ board, 6 April 1874 – 6 July 1875
184515	169925	D/St/C1/16/556-573	261017	S	John Bowes’ accounts with C. and J. Weatherby, 1843-1877
455309	169925	D/St/C1/16/556	261018	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, sub-scriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, April 1843 – February 1847
455310	169925	D/St/C1/16/557	261019	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, April 1847 – October 1849
455311	169925	D/St/C1/16/558	261020	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, November 1849 – 1852
455312	169925	D/St/C1/16/559	261021	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, December 1853 – December 1856
455313	169925	D/St/C1/16/560	261022	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, April – December 1857
455314	169925	D/St/C1/16/561	261023	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, January – December 1858
455315	169925	D/St/C1/16/562	261024	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, April 1859 – December 1860
455316	169925	D/St/C1/16/563	261025	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, May 1861 – August 1862
455317	169925	D/St/C1/16/564	261026	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, August – October 1862
455318	169925	D/St/C1/16/565	261027	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, March – November 1863
455319	169925	D/St/C1/16/566	261028	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, December 1863 – December 1864
455320	169925	D/St/C1/16/567	261029	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, January – October 1865
455321	169925	D/St/C1/16/568	261030	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, January – October 1866
455322	169925	D/St/C1/16/569	261031	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, January – October 1867
455323	169925	D/St/C1/16/570	261032	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, January – October 1868
455324	169925	D/St/C1/16/571	261033	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, April – December 1869
455325	169925	D/St/C1/16/572	261034	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, May – October 1870
455326	169925	D/St/C1/16/573	261035	I		1 volume, vellum bound	‘John Bowes in account with C. and J. Weatherby’ detailing expenditure on horse duties, subscriptions, etc. and stakes and winners; arranged by race meeting, January – December 1877
184516	169925	D/St/C1/16/574-575	261036	S	‘Training Accounts’, 1845-1878
455327	169925	D/St/C1/16/574	261037	I		26 files and 8 papers	‘Training account and bills’; Account of John Scott (and his executors) with John Bowes for racing and stable expenditure, arranged by horse, 1845 – 1872
455329	169925	D/St/C1/16/575	261038	I		7 files	‘Training accounts’; Account of John H. Peart with John Bowes for racing and stable expenditure, arranged by horse, 1872 – 1878
184517	169925	D/St/C1/16/576-580	261039	S	John H. Peart’s Accounts, 1879-1884
455330	169925	D/St/C1/16/576	261040	I		1 volume, leather half bound	Accounts of John H. Peart with John Bowes for race meeting expenditure, 18 February – 24 December 1879, and account of Ralph John Dent’s receipts and expenditure for the Malton stables, 14 December 1879 – 6 June 1887
455331	169925	D/St/C1/16/577	261041	I		1 volume, card bound, 8 files and 18 papers	Accounts of John H. Peart with John Bowes for race meeting expenditure, with vouchers, 29 March 1880 – 31 December 1881
455328	169925	D/St/C1/16/578	261042	I		31 papers and 3 files	Accounts of John H. Peart with John Bowes for race meeting expenditure with vouchers, January 1882 – July 1883
455332	169925	D/St/C1/16/579	261043	I		1 volume, card bound	Account of John H. Peart with John Bowes for race meeting expenditure, with details of performances of the Wold Cottage Stud, 9 February 1882 – 6 March 1884
455333	169925	D/St/C1/16/580	261044	I		1 file	Account of John H. Peart with John Bowes for race meeting expenditure, with details of performances of the Wold Cottage Stud, 12 April – 14 October 1884
184518	169925	D/St/C1/16/581-586	261045	S	‘Malton Accounts and Vouchers’, 1879-1885
455334	169925	D/St/C1/16/581	261046	I		31 papers	‘Malton Accounts’ comprising vouchers for various expenses relating to the racehorses and stables, with covering letters to Ralph John Dent, January 1879 – January 1880
455335	169925	D/St/C1/16/582	261047	I		27 papers and 3 files	‘Malton Vouchers’ for various expenses relating to the racehorses and stables, February – March 1880
455336	169925	D/St/C1/16/583	261048	I		43 papers and 4 files	‘Malton Vouchers’ for various expenses relating to the racehorses and stables, April – December 1880
455337	169925	D/St/C1/16/584	261049	I		86 papers and 1 file	‘Malton Vouchers’ for various expenses relating to the racehorses and stables, January – December 1881
455338	169925	D/St/C1/16/585	261050	I		100 papers and 5 files	‘Malton Vouchers’ for various expenses relating to the racehorses and stables, January – December 1882, July 1883
455339	169925	D/St/C1/16/586	261051	I		68 papers and 8 files	‘Malton Vouchers’ for various expenses relating to the racehorses and stables, January – December 1884, December 1885
184519	169925	D/St/C1/16/587-589	261052	S	Memoranda, 1839-1853
455340	169925	D/St/C1/16/587	261053	I		1 volume, leather bound	John Bowes’ betting books for the Derby, St. Leger, Cesarewitch, etc., detailing the horses on which the bets are laid, the sums bet and the persons with whom the bets are made, 1839 – 1843
455341	169925	D/St/C1/16/588	261054	I		1 file and 33 papers	John Bowes’ betting books for the Derby, St. Leger, Cesarewitch, etc., detailing the horses on which the bets are laid, the sums bet and the persons with whom the bets are made, 1843 – 1844
455342	169925	D/St/C1/16/589	261055	I		1 volume, leather bound	John Bowes’ betting books for the Derby, St. Leger, Cesarewitch, etc., detailing the horses on which the bets are laid, the sums bet and the persons with whom the bets are made, 1844 – 1853
184520	169925	D/St/C1/16/590-596	261056	S	Miscellaneous, 1832-1920
455343	169925	D/St/C1/16/590	261057	I		1 item, in box	Horseshoe with blue and white ribbons, with paper horseshoe and message ‘… May luck never leave the Horse shoe, Whilst Bowes has his battle to fight … Iron courage vanquished foes, Heart and honour brought in Bowes’, 18 – 28 December 1832
455344	169925	D/St/C1/16/591	261058	I		1 paper	Memorandum that Valentine Heaviside will enter a mare named Ceres in the ‘Plough and Harrows’ colours (race not specified), 20 August 1833
455345	169925	D/St/C1/16/592	261059	I		1 paper	Receipt of John Scott for his £600 moiety of ‘Hetman Platoff’, 20 June 1840
455346	169925	D/St/C1/16/593	261060	I		1 paper	List of John Bowes’ winners in 1864 with the names of the stable lads, 1864
455347	169925	D/St/C1/16/594	261061	I		2 papers, printed	Stud card of ‘Westwick’ and ‘The Spy’ at Mr. J. Pearson’s, Cross Keys, Drighouses, York, both bred by John Bowes, 1871
455348	169925	D/St/C1/16/595	261062	I		1 file and 1 paper	Assignment of John H. Peart’s goods to John Bowes to secure £3,000 and interest with certificate of registration in Queen’s Bench and authorisation of J. Holmes to John H. Peart to hold property assigned to John Bowes, 12 January 1876 – 12 March 1879
455349	169925	D/St/C1/16/596	261063	I		8 papers, printed	Article by Charles Richardson of Land’s End, East Molesey on light horse breeding, citing John Bowes’ stud at Streatlam, n.d. [c.1920]
184521	169925	D/St/C1/16/597-607	261064	S	Miscellaneous, 1829-1876
455350	169925	D/St/C1/16/597	261065	I		1 file, printed	‘Livre de poste’, Hotel de Belle Vue, Brussels, containing Saints Days, details of postal administration, etc., 1829
455351	169925	D/St/C1/16/598	261066	I		French, 1 file, printed	Guide to Brussels, with plan, 1830
455352	169925	D/St/C1/16/599	261067	I		1 paper	Appointment of John Bowes of Streatlam Castle as Lieutenant Colonel in the Durham Militia, 14 September 1835
455353	169925	D/St/C1/16/600	261068	I		2 papers	Petition by the inhabitants of Lune and Holwick township [to John Bowes] for his support for the removal of Laithe chapel and the erection of two chapels in Lunedale and Holwick Village, n.d. [1836]
455354	169925	D/St/C1/16/601	261069	I		1 paper, printed	Notice of Darlington Agricultural Association’s exhibition of stock and awards, Vice-President John Bowes, 8 October 1838
455355	169925	D/St/C1/16/602	261070	I		1 paper, printed	Notice of Smithfield Club Christmas stock show to be held on 14th – 17th December 1838, sent to John Bowes, 1838
455356	169925	D/St/C1/16/603	261071	I		1 volume, leather bound	Copy letter book containing correspondence between Alexander William Kinglake (friend of John Bowes), E.M. Fitzgerald and their seconds concerning their intended duel, 21 February – 9 March 1846
455357	169925	D/St/C1/16/604	261072	I		1 paper, printed	‘Superior Posting from York to Paris’ giving distances and journey, n.d. [mid 19th c.]
455359	169925	D/St/C1/16/605	261073	I		11 papers, some in French and German	Letters from various people to Josephine Bowes (and replies) concerning staff, and plants for Gibside, 16 October 1852 – 11 July 1871
455360	169925	D/St/C1/16/606	261074	I		8 papers	Petition presented to John Bowes by inhabitants of Cotherstone, Lartington and neighbourhood complaining about their problems in attending Church of England services. They state that Romaldkirk Church is too far away, that there is no church in Cotherstone, only dissenting chapels, and that they do not want to pay tithe rent charges to the rector of Romaldkirk when they cannot attend his Church; they ask for their own church in or near Cotherstone, 26 April 1876
455361	169925	D/St/C1/16/607	261075	I		1 paper	Journal of [John Bowes] visit to Alnwick Castle, n.d. [19th c.]

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Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: Family (part 5) John and Josephine Bowes

Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: Family (part 5) John and Josephine Bowes records

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