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The Coal Viewer and Engine Builder's Practical Companion by John Curr

Autograph Journal and Recipe Book

Volume entritled: "Elements of Plane Geometry and also The Mensuration of both Superficies and Solids"

Credo notebook of Joseph Clement

A Description of the Pneumatic Apparatus made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams, Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty

Sketchbook, inscribed 'G Cayley 1796'

Volume entitled: "Some Account, of the Work's done by Captain John Perry"

Volume entitled: "Apothecary's Memorandum Book"

Volume entitled: "The Description and Use of a Terrestrial Planetarium, including the Orbits of Mercury and Venus commonly called an Orrery"

Principles of Mechanics by George Adams

Letter from Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg to Mattw. Boulton Esq.

A Course of Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Chemistry

'James Burrow's Arithmetick MDCCXXXVIII'

Manuscript entitled: "The Golden Fortress of Hermes and the words of the Little Peasant in French" by Johan Walch

Bound volume entitled: "A System of Practical Geometry"

Manuscript entitled: "Grundliche Anleitung zur Chemie Part II Section II"

Volume entitled: "Illumni sui Charissimi Josephi Ball calculorum Rationem experimens Libellus Quemq"

Typescript copy of 'Anson's list of H.M. Royal Navy 1747-1750'

Account book of the firm of Thomas Farmer & Co., Kennington Green

Volume entitled: "The Method of Building, Rigging, Apparelling and Furnishing his Majesty's Ships of Warr, according to their Rates - with The Exact Proportion and Charge of all Things requisite thereunto"

Volume bearing the title "Le Trésor des Trésors" (The Treasure of the Treasures)

Ship plan entitled: Disposition of the Frame for the 36 Gun Ship building by Mr Barnard, River Thames

A Description of an Apparatus for explaining the Principles of Mechanicks made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams, Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty

Instructions to the illustrator of 'A description of an apparatus for explaining the principles of mechanicks made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams'

Pamphlet entitled ‘The Report of Mess. Brindley and Whitworth, engineers, concerning the practicability and expence [sic] of making a navigable canal, from Stockton by Darlington to Winston in the county of Durham'

Ship plan entitled: Profile Draught for the 36 Gun Ship building by Mr Barnard

Articles of agreement between John Claxton, Jacob Harrison and Thomas Raisbeck

Ship plan entitled: A Draught for Building by Contract by Mr Barnard in the River Thames a Ship to carry 36 Carriage Guns

Design for an atmospherical engine steam cylinder with air pump, condenser and winding machinery

Drawing depicting elevation of the engine and longitudinary section of the engine house for an atmospherical steam engine

Note referring to partnership between Thomas Raisbeck and John Rudd

Elevation and plan of a crane capable of lifting from five to six tons

Printed insurance policy for the Laudable Society for the Benefit of Widows

Testament to Thomas Raisbeck by Thomas Rudd

Lithograph depicting east view of the cast iron bridge under construction over the River Wear at Sunderland

Drawing of the first steam engine erected at Portsmouth Yard (Sadler's Engine)

Page 4 of indenture entitled 'Conveyance of Lands in Stockton held by Lease for three Lives under the Bishop of Durham Mr. Reeve Mr. Thomas Smith and Mr. Rutter to Mr Samuel Smith

Ship plan entitled: Upper deck for the 36 Gun Ship building by Mr Barnard, River Thames

Printed certificate of the contract for the redemption of land tax in the name of Mrs Sarah Raisbeck

Obligation between Benjamin Davison and William Raisbeck

Plan and section proposed for repairing the Old North Dock at Portsmouth

Engraving depicting profile of a bridge proposed to be built of granite over the River Thames

Drawing of the dam and setting for the wharf at South Dock Pier in Portsmouth

Ground plan of the engine house and framing for the 'Hon'ble the Commissioners of the Navy'

Receipt from Mr Raisbeck to William Reed

Legal agreement regarding transfer of land from Thomas Rudd to Joseph Claxton and Margaret Claxton at Corn Close

Legal document granting John Stapylton Raisbeck authority to take oaths in various counties in Durham, York, Kingston Upon Hull and Newcastle Upon Tyne

Print of a View of Manchester

Ship plan entitled: Orlop for the 36 Gun Ship building by Mr Barnard in the River Thames

Cross section of the engine house and longitudinal section of the boiler for the 'Hon'ble the Commissioners of the Navy'