Contains (1) transcripts of legal documents originally dated 1764-1771, and (2) miscellaneous veterinary, medical and household recipes, mainly of Yorkshire origin, ca.1785-1809.
A commonplace book once in the possession of the Farside family
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 447
- Dates of Creation
- ca.1785-1809
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. (47 ff.) With patterned leather binding and loose boards, being the remainder of the volume whence MS 438 had been detached; ff.1-2 and 43v-47 are blank. Written in several hands.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The compiler of the commonplace book is unknown
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Messrs Morphets of Harrogate, May 1979
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
For a fuller description see the entry in the typescript catalogue