Notebook, 1823-1860 (watermark 18[?2]1), of Henry Jones, a farmer at Penrhôs, Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire, containing mostly medicinal recipes (ff. 2, 6-8, 9 verso-10 verso, 13, 14, 15 verso-18, 19 verso-24, 25 verso) and veterinary recipes (ff. 1 recto-verso, 3 recto-verso, 5, 8 verso-9, 11-12 verso, 13 verso-14, 15, 21 verso).
Also included are recipes for yeast (ff. 24 verso-25 verso), a few religious notes (ff. 5 verso-6), and notes, dated 21 January 1823, relating to sword exercise, closely corresponding to the Adjutant-General's Office, Regulations and Instructions for the Cavalry Sword Exercise (London, 1819), p. 89 (ff. 18 verso-19).
Henry Jones, Penrhôs, medical notebook
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 NLW MS 24087A
- Dates of Creation
- 1823-1860
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English Latin Welsh Welsh, English, some Latin.
- Physical Description
- iii, 28 ff. (ff. i-iii and 26-28 are modern flyleaves) ; 170 x 105 mm.
Bound in quarter cloth over boards, [?1970s]; 'MS HENRY JONES (1799-1886)' (ink on spine); John Cule book plate inside front cover.
- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Note
Title based on contents.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
A few small tears repaired with minimal loss of text.
Custodial History
Given to Cule in 1971 by Edgar Thomas, Reading, whose father was Henry Jones's nephew (see Thomas's letter, 16 March 1971, tipped in inside back cover).
Additional Information
Published