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Diary of my trip to India, 1885-1886 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

A volume comprising the diary of J. C. probably from Blanefield, Scotland. The diary records a journey to India and Myanmar with a stop in Egypt spanning five months from November 1885 to April 1886.

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Carrie Curtis diary, 1928-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

Single volume diary of Carrie Curtis of Canaan, Connecticut. Diary details her day-to-day thoughts and acitivites over the course of a year, 1928-1929. Documents the experiences of a Connecticut women in the early 20th century.

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English recipe book, circa 1800-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

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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English recipe and commonplace book, 1830-1867 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

This volume contains 122 culinary, medicinal, and household recipes and 79 pages of accounts, poems, verse, and history notes written and compiled by Mrs. Prout Tuner[?] and other unidentified contributors between 1830 and 1867.

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Almira Elizabeth Lincoln Shaw cookbook, 1869-1891 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

This cookbook contains 285 recipes and was written and compiled by Almira Elizabeth Lincoln Shaw between 1869 and 1891 in Massachusetts.

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Mrs. Ira Carpenter cookbook, 1878

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

This volume contains 151 culinary recipes and was written and compiled by Mrs. Ira Carpenter in 1878. There are several hands present in this volume.

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American recipe book, circa 1920s (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

This volume contains 236 culinary, medicinal, and household recipes written and compiled by an unknown individual, possibly in New Jersey in the 1920s.

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Edward Ellingham notebook, 1835-1852 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

This notebook was kept and written in by Edward Ellingham (1811-1848) from 1835 to 1848 and by an unidentified individual from Ellingham's death through 1852. It contains music scores, accounts, pharmaceutical and veterinary recipes, records of the deaths and other life events of Ellingham's family and acquaintances, and notes relating to Ellingham's work as a farmer.

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William Hill recipe book, circa 1840-1884 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

This volume contains 84 handwritten medical, veterinary, and household recipes written and compiled by William Hill in the United States around 1840 through 1884.

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