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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'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Receipt from Mr Raisbeck to William Reed

Bills for mother's funeral

Print of a View of Manchester

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

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

Drawing depicting elements of construction of the iron bridge over the River Wear at Sunderland

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

Deed of admittance

Memorandum regarding letting buildings within the Sugar House premises

Copies of acquittances

Cash book

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

Ship plan entitled: Quarter deck and Fore Castle for the 36 Gun Ship building by Mr Barnard

Page 5 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: Gun deck for the 36 Gun Ship building by Mr Barnard in the River Thames

Written order of the Bishop of Durham to J Stapleton Raisbeck