Documents include:

Counterpart of lease, 1783, between William Lord Byron and Samuel Truman for Hay Nook Farm, Newstead

Note of deeds, circa 1800, for Newstead

Contract, 1812, for the sale of Newstead from Lord Byron to Thomas Claughton

Respondents’ case, circa 1823, for House of Lords hearing in case between Lord Byron and James Dearden over Rochdale lands

Accounts, 1798-1804, for Newstead

List, circa 1808, of tenants fees paid for farms at and surrounding Newstead

Statement, circa 1810, of Lord Byron’s bank account for Newstead

Bill, 1811, for services rendered to Lord Byron concerning Newstead

Invoice and receipt, 1825, for works undertaken on Newstead

Inventory, circa 1795, of rental properties and land owned by the Byron family in the parish of Rochdale

Inventory, circa 1808, of tenants of Newstead land owned by Byron family

Leases, notices of leave to tenants and other documents concerning Lord Byron’s properties, chiefly at Newstead

Chronological notes, circa 1802, on Byron family and their properties

Draft statement, 1819, confirming the removal of an inscribed window pane from Newstead

Translation of a Latin inscription of a grant of Edward 1st. Original embossed on parchment possibly held at Newstead

Images and articles, 1824 to 1934, concerning Newstead and Southwell

‘Particulars and Conditions of Sale of the Venerable Abbey and Baronial Residence of Newstead’: 1860

Sale schedule, for Newstead Abbey.