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Notebook of agricultural accounts : Wiltshire Co. Eng
Title
Notebook of agricultural accounts : Wiltshire Co. Eng., 1740.
Physical Description
1 v. (ca. 52 p., some blank) ; 17 x 11 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Tipped in: clippings from a printed almanac for the year 1740, including chronologies of royalty, banking calendars, interest calculation tables, lunar and solar charts, eclipses and astrological charts, and liturgical holidays. One clipping reads: "London: Printed by James Roberts for the Company of Stationers."
Some pages written from back of volume in reverse.
Dated entries range from Jan 1739/40 to Dec 1740.
Binding: Middle Hill boards.
Shelf tag reads: 21795.
Spine reads, in ink: Memorandum Book [...] Wilts. 1740.
Provenance
Phillipps MS 21795. For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Summary
Manuscript notebook containing records of sale or purchase of livestock, horses, produce, groceries, and various items of clothing, jewelry, and housewares.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2005
References
Notebook of Agricultural Accounts, 1740. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Notebook of Agricultural Accounts, 1740. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Account books.
Almanacs. - England. - 18th century.
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