Birmingham Almanack for 1850

Scope and Content

Volume titled 'Reynolds' Original Birmingham Almanack and Prophetic Messenger for 1850', likely printed by a Birmingham non-conformist family.

Volume has been used for financial record keeping and includes a record of purchases and sales for 1850-1855, which indicate a rural economy at this time. The back cover includes the name of the likely creator, John Wickham. Some pages of the volume include non-standard spellings, possibly local dialect spellings.

Access Information

Open, access to all registered researchers.

Acquisition Information

Presented, June 2019

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