Peck Collection

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NEIMME/Peck/1/61/Ponteland. Rental of Ponteland [Pont Island] Estate. 30 Aug 1732.

 

Creator:  Peck, Richard, d 1747, colliery viewer

Creation dates: 1685 – 1735

Extent and Form: 82 folios

Physical characteristics: Vellum bound volume, 37 x 24cm. labelled Presented by J.P. Aynsley and Richard Feck’s View Book on front. Note inside front cover “Robert Aynsley, Birtley, 21 June 1877, from his grandfather John Carr, Unstone Colliery, Near Dronfield”. (Derbyshire) “J.P. Aynsley, Coal Trade Offices, Newcastle upon Tyne”.

Scope and Content

Containing reports, valuations, estimates and boring accounts of Richard Peck and others, 1685 – 1735.
19th Century list of contents at the back signed “N. Wood”

List of items: Peck list
Transcription: NEIMME-Peck-1

Related Material
For an additional report book see For/1/5 and for further information about Richard Peck see History of Northumberland, Vol 13 p.203 and some brief notes on Sitelines: Tyne and Wear’s Historic Environment Record website.

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