Ledger for the Duke of Grafton, 1774 Aug 22-Nov 18.

1 v. (30 leaves) ; 38 x 25 cm.

English

Purchased from Myers, April 1940.

This material is available for research.

Manuscript account book, in a single hand, containing a record of the foodstuffs bought and consumed by Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton and his family at Wakefield Lodge, London, and Euston. Each page lists dishes consumed by My Lord Duke, My Lady Duchess, and family; and records items bought from such food purveyors as the butcher, the poulterer, the fishmonger, and the butterman.

January 23, 2008

Ledger for the Duke of Grafton, 1774. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.

Ledger for the Duke of Grafton, 1774. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.