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Account book and commonplace book : manuscript
Title
Account book and commonplace book : manuscript.
Production
West Yorkshire, England, 1783-circa 1820.
Physical Description
1 volume (circa 80 pages) ; 16 cm
Language
English
Notes
Title on cover: “Horsfall’s book”.
Binding: parchment wrapper with metal clasp and compartment lined with marbled paper.
Several pages cut away.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Dean Cooke Rare Books Ltd. on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2020.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Joseph Horsfall (1741-), of West Yorkshire, England, married Anna Hodgson Horsfall (1736-1823). Their son Charles Horsfall (1776-1846), was a merchant and slave owner in Jamaica.
Summary
Manuscript accounts in an unidentified hand, possibly by Joseph Horsfall (1741-), 1783-1788. Accounts list income from bonds, notes, and mortgages, most relating to debtors and properties in West Yorkshire, including “Sir Rowland Winn,” Nostell Priory, possibly Sir Rowland Winn, 6th baronet (-1805); “John Horsfall,” Dewsbury; and “Halifax Turnpike.” Accounts are followed by manuscript copies of poems, in another unidentified hand, including excerpts from poems of George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron, and Richard Cumberland, published circa 1790s-1810s.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 09, 2021
References
Account book and commonplace book, 1783-circa 1820. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Account book and commonplace book, 1783-circa 1820. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Account books - England - West Yorkshire - 18th century.
Commonplace books - England - West Yorkshire - 18th century.
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