Letters from William Hall, agent at Scorborough, and Thomas Atkinson, architect at York, to Sir Charles Hotham (later Thompson).

Reference No:
U DDHO3/48/1
Dates:
17 Jan 1769 - 19 Apr 1776
Description:

Subjects include:

Chiefly estate business, plus building of the new hall at South Dalton (1771 - 1776)

Sale of estate of William Wise at Holme (8.1.71)

T.A.'s Plans for new hall: 'I shall soon have a Keel load of stone ready upon the banks of the river at Tadcaster' (4.2.71)

Effects of frost and snow on building progress (7.2.72 etc.)

Prosecution of man at York for sheep stealing (24.3.72)

Gamekeeper had sent a trout to Sir C.T. (28.4.72)

W.H. now also looking after Sir George Osburn's estate (2.6.72)

Falsgrave Inclosure (18.1.74)

Proposal to drain low ground and Carrs by the R.Hull and to widen & cleanse the River (13.2.74)

Elections at Beverley (22.4.74, 7.5.74, 4.2.76, 13.2.76, 3.2.76)

Discussion with T.A. at York about material for the new Hall floors (7.3.76)

Goodmanham Inclosure Commissioners' proposals regarding road from Dalton to Market Weighton (17.3.76, 19.4.76)

W.H.'s horse-riding accident (19.4.76)

Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
40 items
Language:
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Papers of the Hotham Family of Scorborough and South Dalton