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Fairfax, Rear Admiral Robert (1666-1725). (Manuscript)
1689 - 1710
FFX/3/3/11-21
Letter to his mother 1682 - 1688 (Manuscript)
1689 - 1710
FFX/6/1/1-11
Letter to his mother, concerning visiting London and seeing the Princess lying in State, June 1689 (1687?). (Manuscript)
1689-06 - ?
FFX/6/1/18
Letter to his mother, concerning not knowing when he will leave the 'Dery' River, Ireland, June 1689. (Manuscript)
1689-06 - ?
FFX/6/1/19
Letter to his mother, relating to 'discourse of wars with Scotland' August 1688. (Manuscript)
1688-08 - ?
FFX/6/1/14
Letter from uncle in Dublin, thanking him for a book, April 1710. (Manuscript)
1709-07 - ?
FFX/6/3/8
Letter from his uncle in Dublin, relating to winter ailments, January 1709. (Manuscript)
1709-01 - ?
FFX/6/3/6
Letter from his uncle in Dublin, relating to discovery of Colonel Fairfax's will, [ which appears to have some bearing on the purchase of the Bilborough estate] March (Manuscript)
1709-03 - ?
FFX/6/3/7
Letter from his uncle Fairfax relating to 'a lame thumb', undated. (Manuscript)
FFX/6/3/1
Letter to his mother, relating to war with Tripoli, September 1682. (Manuscript)
1682-09 - ?
FFX/6/1/3
First letter home from sea aged 15: Letter to his mother, concerning coming down to Gravesend from Blackwall, September 1682. (Manuscript)
1682-09 - ?
FFX/6/1/2
Letter to his mother, concerning 10s from Lady Stapleton, November 1681. (Manuscript)
1681-11 - ?
FFX/6/1/1
Letter from Mr Dixon, relating to the purchase of some wood, May 1719. (Manuscript)
1719-05 - ?
FFX/5/2/15
Letter from Mr Dixon, concerning a receiver appointed for Martin mass rents and arrears for the estate of the late Lord Fairfax, December 1718. (Manuscript)
1718-12 - ?
FFX/5/2/14
Letter to his mother, mentioning fox hunting with James II, December 1687. (Manuscript)
1687-12 - ?
FFX/6/1/10
Letter to his mother, (Manuscript)
1688 - ?
FFX/6/1/11
Letter to his mother, concerning his brother's baby daughter. [Very poor condition] (Manuscript)
1687-01 - ?
FFX/6/1/7
Letter from his uncle, relating to to winter ills, January 1712. (Manuscript)
1712-01 - ?
FFX/6/3/13
Letter from Mr Blackett, relating to Col Norcliffe, August 1714. (Manuscript)
1714-08 - ?
FFX/4/2/2
Second copy of ffx/4/1/9 (Manuscript)
1713-09 - ?
FFX/4/1/10
Letter concerning complaints against Fairfax's election at York, by his rival candidate, Mr Tobias Jenkins, September 1713. (Manuscript)
1713-09 - ?
FFX/4/1/8
Letter from Mr Cookes offering congratulations on 1713 election as MP for York, September 1713. (Manuscript)
1713-09 - ?
FFX/4/1/7
List of the electorate for York, 1713. (Manuscript)
1713 - ?
FFX/4/1/4
'A computation of expenses and profits of the ship Annabelle', undated. (Manuscript)
FFX/7/1/5
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