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Medicinal and household recipe book, 1808-1834 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
An unbound volume comprised chiefly of a collection of medicinal recipes to alleviate or cure various ailments and diseases by an unknown compiler living in England. The recipes contained in the volume span the years from 1808 to 1834.

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Richard Fairbrother commonplace book, 1813-1834 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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Volume comprising religious poems, elegies, songs, and excerpts compiled by Richard Fairbrother of Norfolk England, spanning the years from 1813 to 1834.

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George Poyntz Ricketts letter book, 1803-1815 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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An oversize letter book containing the expense accounts, and outgoing letters of George Poyntz Ricketts who worked in India for the East India Company. The letters in the volume span the years from 1803 to 1815.

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Joseph Gilbert recipe book, 1812-1863 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (+ 2 leaves)
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A volume comprised of culinary and medicinal recipes, weights and measurements, directions for making an ice house, and geography. The volume was written by Joseph and Ellen Gilbert of Derbyshire, England and spans the years from 1812 to 1863.

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Receipt and account book, 1805-1825 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (+ 2 leaves)
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A volume comprising culinary recipes and accounts for girl's education at a school in Nocton, LIncolnshire, England spanning the years from 1805 to 1825. The volume was presumably written by Eleanor Agnes Hobart Countess of Buckinghamshire (Pickering & Chatto).

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English recipe book, circa 1800-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 103 culinary, household, and medicinal recipes created and compiled by an unknown creator in England in the early 19th century.

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