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Letter to his mother, March 1688 - 1689 (Manuscript)
1689 - 1710
FFX/6/1/13-19
Letters received by Fairfax, mainly concerning the possession of the Bilborough estate, 1716 - 1722. (Manuscript)
1716 - 1722
FFX/5/2
Correspondence relating to the elections at York in 1713, to which Fairfax was elected to the seat. (Manuscript)
1713 - 1713
FFX/4/1
Letters received by Fairfax from agents nd solicitors, chiefly concerning the purchase of the Bilborough estate, 1702 - 1716. (Manuscript)
1702 - 1716
FFX/5/1
Letters from his Uncle Thomas Fairfax 1706 - 1712 (Manuscript)
1689 - 1710
FFX/6/3/1-12
Letters from his uncle, Thomas Fairfax in Ireland. (Manuscript)
1706 - 1710
FFX/6/3
Letter to his mother, December [torn over date], but mentions the 'late deceased King'. (Manuscript)
1685
FFX/6/1/6
List of voters for the City of York, undated (Manuscript)
FFX/4/1/2
Memo describing more fully the alleged irregularities of the York election, undated. (Manuscript)
1713 - 09 - 07
FFX/4/1/5
Loose seal from a letter, undated. (Manuscript)
FFX/7/1/7
Number not used (Manuscript)
1689 - 05
FFX/6/1/17
List of 'particular friends in Yorke', 39 names. [Undated but probably 1714] (Manuscript)
FFX/4/2/12
A series of letters from Mr March concerning the purchase of an estate 1716. (Manuscript)
1689 - 1710
FFX/5/1/10-18
Letters to his mother 1681-1690. (Manuscript)
1681 - 1690
FFX/6/1
A series of memo;s by Fairfax most of which are undated. (Manuscript)
1689 - 1710
FFX/3/3/1-10
Series includes several letters of congratulation from friends and supporters on his seat of York in 1713 and lists of the electorate of York and copies of the petition sent to Parliament by Mr Tobias Jenkins. (Manuscript)
1713 -1716
FFX/4
Memorials written by Fairfax seeking half pay and promotion after his promotion to vice Admiral of the Blue was revoked following the death of Sir Cloudsley Shovell (1707). (Manuscript)
1708 - 1710
FFX/3/3
A series of minutes of court martials and accounts of engagement with the French.. (Manuscript)
1689 - 1710
FFX/2/2/8-14
Letters received by Fairfax from the Admiralty Pay Office, 1718 - 1720 (Manuscript)
1689 - 1710
FFX/3/1/20-29
A series of letters from Mr Dixon. (Manuscript)
1689 - 1710
FFX/5/2/10-17
Letters received by Fairfax from the Admiralty Pay Office, 1721 - 1725 (Manuscript)
1689 - 1710
FFX/3/1/30-35
Naval commissions of Captain Robert Fairfax 1689- 1708. Also included is a commission to preside over courts martial, (1706). (Manuscript)
1689 - 1708
FFX/1
Orders from Sir Thomass Dikes, Admiral Hughes and Sir Cloudsley Shovell between 1706 (Manuscript)
1689 - 1710
FFX/2/1/11-20
Letters received by Fairfax from the Admiralty Pay Office, 1704 - 1714. (Manuscript)
1689 - 1710
FFX/3/1/1-8
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