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Printed broadside of a royal proclamation offering one hundred pounds reward money for discovering the arsonists of the outhouses at Norwood Hall, Yorkshire. Printed by the King's Printers, Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan. Marked on the verso: Vouchers (1790), Mr John March Master, Mr Thomas Pote Mr Henry Baldwin Wardens. Signed by George IV as Prince Regent.

Commission to Henry Raleigh, Knight, Gentleman, appointing him lieutenant, to serve in the Land Forces. Signed by Queen Victoria.

• A Pedigree of the Family of Nichols by John Bowyer Nichols (photocopies).
• A Short History of the House of Nichols, 1699-1939.
• Letter from Dunstone 23 July 1949, reminiscing on time at Nichols printing firm.
• Various pieces of correspondence and notes on the history of the Nichols family and firm (20th century).
• Letters of John Gough Nichols to Samuel Bentley, 1860-1861.
• Letter of John Nichols offering portraits of Steele and Prior, 7 Jan 1800.
• Volume with cuttings, portraits, and letters of the Nichols family.

(i) invoice for Paul Vaillant as warden, 4 Oct 1768.
(ii) letter from W. B. Vaillant about his ancestor the eighteenth-century master of the Company, Paul Vaillant, 3 Jul 1938.
(iii) printed booklet on the history of the Vaillant family, 1932.

Copy of the Lords' letter of 24 October 1611 to the Keeper of Records in the Tower, regarding the printing of the statutes of the realm. Signed F. Ellesmere, R. Salisbury, Exeter, W. Knollys, Tho: Parry. With two additional copies, dated 1711.

Proposal to share lots in 150 Bridgman's Conveyances and 100 Dalton's Justice. Signed by the following booksellers: A Bettsworth, J Baltey, C Rivington, F Clay, John Knapton, John Osborne, J Stagg, J Worrall.

Fragment of a letter.

Letter addressed to Maria Barnes from Mary Clay, sharing family news.

Letter from Mr Gregg of the Skinners' Company regarding the rebuilding of the Protestant Public School in Derry.

Letter to Lord Mayor concerning summons to meet Lord Mayor.

Letter from Charles Dickens to Richard Bentley. With apologies that he cannot be in London on Wednesday.

Letter addressed to the clerk, Rivington, from Edmund Waller, that the portrait of his father was painted by Henry Cook. With a transcript.

Manuscript of John Renton, Master of the Cormandel, describing her foundering. [undated]

Letters from Edward Arber to C. R. Rivington with documents relating to subscriptions to Arber's transcription of the Company Registers and a list of documents in the archive.