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Letter from Mr Reynolds, Admiralty Office, relating to disagreement over prize money, May 1705., (Manuscript)
1705-05
FFX/3/2/2
Letter from Mr Reynolds, Admiralty Office, relating to disagreement over prize money, May 1705.
Letter from Pay Office, relating to delay of half pay, June 1725. (Manuscript)
1725-06
FFX/3/1/35
Letter from Pay Office, relating to delay of half pay, June 1725.
Letter from uncle in Dublin, thanking him for a book, April 1710. (Manuscript)
1710 - 04
FFX/6/3/9
Letter from uncle in Dublin, thanking him for a book, April 1710.
Letter from Mr Reynolds (Manuscript)
1704-03
FFX/3/2/1
Letter from Mr Reynolds, Admiralty Office, relating how prize office will not have finished its account of Lord Dursley's prize before Fairfax sails, March 1704.
Letter from his uncle in Limerick, relating to building at Newton rather than 'an old rotten house at York', September 1707. (Manuscript)
1707 - 06
FFX/6/3/4
Letter from his uncle in Limerick, relating to building at Newton rather than 'an old rotten house at York', September 1707.
Letter from Pay Office, relating to delay of half pay, December 1721. (Manuscript)
1721-12
FFX/3/1/31
Letter from Pay Office, relating to delay of half pay, December 1721.
Letter from Fairfax's uncle, concerning 'ill usage in the navy', February 1708 [alluding to his promotion being revoked and given instead to Lord Dursley]. (Manuscript)
1708 - 02
FFX/6/3/5
Letter from Fairfax's uncle, concerning 'ill usage in the navy', February 1708 [alluding to his promotion being revoked and given instead to Lord Dursley].
Letter from uncle in Dublin, relating to good wishes of Lord Rivers and Lieutenant Gen Erle, October 1706. (Manuscript)
1706 - 10
FFX/6/3/2
Letter from uncle in Dublin, relating to good wishes of Lord Rivers and Lieutenant Gen Erle, October 1706.
Letter from Pay Office, relating to delay of half pay, March 1721. (Manuscript)
1721-03
FFX/3/1/30
Letter from Pay Office, relating to delay of half pay, March 1721.
Letter from his uncle in Dublin, relating to the taking of a French privateer, June 1707. (Manuscript)
1707 - 06
FFX/6/3/3
Letter from his uncle in Dublin, relating to the taking of a French privateer, June 1707.
Two letters to his wife, relating to the taking of Gibraltar both before and after. (Manuscript)
1704 - 07
FFX/6/2/2
Two letters [with FFX/6/2/1] to his wife, relating to the taking of Gibraltar. The first letter, written just before the battle, mentions that Fairfax has left his Will with Captain Whittaker.…
Letter from Pay Office, relating to half pay to June 1720, February 1720. (Manuscript)
1720-02
FFX/3/1/28
Letter from Pay Office, relating to half pay to June 1720, February 1720 [1721?]
Letter from Pay Office, relating to receipt of half pay, October 1713. (Manuscript)
1713-10
FFX/3/1/6
Letter from Pay Office, relating to receipt of half pay, October 1713.
Letter from Pay Office, relating to 'Spittalfield affair', February 1714. (Manuscript)
1714 - 02
FFX/3/1/7
Letter from Pay Office, relating to 'Spittalfield affair', February 1714.
Letter from Mr Reynolds, Pay Office, relating to prize money, May 1705. (Manuscript)
1708-06
FFX/3/1/3
Letter from Mr Reynolds, Pay Office, relating to prize money, May 1705.
Letter from Mr Reynolds, Pay Office, relating to various amounts, February 1706. (Manuscript)
1706-02
FFX/3/1/4
Letter from Mr Reynolds, Pay Office, relating to various amounts, February 1706.
Letter from Mr Edward Jasper, relating to pension of Phillip Stapleton, April 1722. (Manuscript)
1722 - 04
FFX/5/2/17
Letter from Mr Edward Jasper, relating to pension of Phillip Stapleton, April 1722.
Letter from Mr. Brooksbank, relating to boundary of Catterton and Bilborough, York, January 1721. (Manuscript)
1721 - 01
FFX/5/2/16
Letter from Mr. Brooksbank, relating to boundary of Catterton and Bilborough, York, January 1721.
Letter from Mr Dixon, relating to Bill of £15, September 1718. (Manuscript)
1718 - 09
FFX/5/2/13
Letter from Mr Dixon, relating to Bill of £15, September 1718.
Letter from Mr Dixon, relating to the death of Mr Dunch and purchases for the Bilborough estate (includes enclosure FFX/5/2/12/2), July 1718. (Manuscript)
1718 - 07
FFX/5/2/12
Letter from Mr Dixon, relating to the death of Mr Dunch and purchases for the Bilborough estate (includes enclosure FFX/5/2/12/2), July 1718.
Letter from Pay Office, relating to affidavit and half pay for 1717, January 1718. (Manuscript)
1718-01
FFX/3/1/17
Letter from Pay Office, relating to affidavit and half pay for 1717, January 1718.
Letter to his mother, March 1688 . (Manuscript)
1688 - 03
FFX/6/1/12
Letter to his mother, March 1688 .
Letter from Pay Office, relating to half pay to October 1715. (Manuscript)
1715-10
FFX/3/1/15
Letter from Pay Office, relating to half pay to October 1715.
Letter from Pay Office, relating to pensions and delay in half pay to Dec 1715. (Manuscript)
1716-08
FFX/3/1/16
Letter from Pay Office, relating to pensions and delay in half pay to Dec 1715.
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