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Two manuscripts in French bound in one volume entitled: "Essai sur les fers coules Pour le Roy" and "Memoire sur la fonte et la Moulage des Bombes "

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

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

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

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

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

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

Journal entitled: "Coal Journal book or Journall Scituation of the Coals of Bogie begun at Sir John Wemyss's death 19th January 1719"

Bound manuscript entitled: "Principles of Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Optics etc"

'James Burrow's Arithmetick MDCCXXXVIII'

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

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'

[Letter] London [to] Mr Goodrich, Portsea or at Mr Peake's Dockyard, Portsmouth/ Sam[ue]l Rehe. [He has received, for Goodrich, the Society of Arts' premium of £65]

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

Legal document entitled 'Article and Schedule of Deeds relating to my Dwelling House'

Legal document entitled 'Abstract and Schedule of Deeds relating to T S Raisbeck's Dwelling house being Copyhold'

Copies of acquittances

Letter from Mr N Swainston to Mr James Raisbeck, later addition written by William Grundy.

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

Torn note referring to a payment of £5.0.0

Note regarding £18.0.0 received from J S Raisbeck for £800.0.0 on the Sugar House mortgage to Cuthbert Burrell

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

Legal agreement between Thomas Meeke and Katherine Turner

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

Legal document confirming Thomas Raisbeck's status as an attorney

Legal agreement regarding transfer of land known as Corn Close, near Saltholm from John Wells and John Benton to Thomas Rudd

Petition for Thomas Raisbeck, City of Durham to Dormer Parkhurst Esq, Chancellor of the County Palatine of Durham and Sadberge

Bills paid by Mr Raisbeck to Mrs Bone

Legal agreement regarding the transfer of land from John Humble to Robert Hilton in the Ropery, West Little Field; messuage, garden/orchard, curtilag and 2 stables; and The Garth

Petition of John Stapylton Raisbeck

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'

Deed of admittance

Memorandum regarding the transfer of property

Pages 14 and 15 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1

Article of agreement between William Raisbeck and James Raisbeck

Articles of agreement between James Raisbeck and William Raisbeck

Testament to Thomas Raisbeck by Thomas Rudd

Act for better regulation of attorneys and solicitors

Note referring to partnership between Thomas Raisbeck and John Rudd

Legal agreement between Lamelot Hilton and Thomas Meeke

Legal agreement between Anne Meeke and Thomas Raisbeck

Legal document regarding Thomas Raisbeck's appointment as a solicitor

Legal document granting Thomas Raisbeck the authority to act as Attorney in the County Palatine of Durham

Legal document granting John Stapylton Raisbeck authority to take oaths in various counties in County Durham, York, Kingston upon Hull and Cumbria

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Volume entitled: "A Course of Experimental Philosophy by S Triboudet Demainbray in the year 1755"

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Letter from Joseph Priestley to Emanuel da Costa

3 sheets

French technical drawings relating to Newcomen atmospheric engine erected at Fresnes, near Conde in northern France

200

'An Explanation of the Pendulum Bucket Engine, invented & executed in a Working Model'

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French technical drawing: Elevation d'une cheminee dans laquelle on a pratique un poele propre a bruler de la houille