Estate book of Cheshire estates, chiefly in Bucklow, Eddisbury and Northwich hundreds, comprising mainly rentals of Acton, Onston, Grange, Dutton, Preston on the Hill, Windy Weston, Bradshaw, Anderton and Sandiway, and miscellaneous accounts (for labouring, carpentering, surveying, plantation work, bricklaying, sawing, etc.) for the most part relating to the same.
Cheshire Estate Book
- Reference
- GB 133 Eng MS 1131
- Dates of Creation
- 1763-1775
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 282 x 230 mm. 1 volume (ii + 128 folios);
Scope and Content
Access Information
The manuscript is available for consultation by any accredited reader.
Acquisition Information
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from Shaw's Bookshop, Manchester, in August 1948.
Note
Description compiled by Jo Humpleby, project archivist.
Other Finding Aids
Catalogued in the Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, 1937-1951 (English MS 1131).