Household account book of Elizabeth Maitland.
The accounts relate to Balgarvie House, Cupar, [Fife], which she occupied during her widowhood. The very detailed accounts comprise itemised costings of the wide range of outlays of the household covering food and drink, cloth, haberdashery, shoes, fuel, soap, household utensils, ironmongery, building materials, stationery, books and newspapers, chandlery, charitable donations, stipends and gifts to the church, animal feedstuffs, veterinary costs, transport, wages of domestic servants and fees to tradesmen.