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G. and E. Irving receipt book, 1830-1854 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
An oblong leather-bound volume with a clasp containing recipes for cooking and domestic household use in addition to information on woodworking and other miscellanous information.

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British household recipe book, circa 1840s (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (242 pages)
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This volume contains 164 culinary and 21 household and medicinal recipes likely compiled in England in the 1840s.

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Family cookbook, 1829-1896 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (122 pages)
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This volume contains 96 mostly culinary recipes created and compiled by two individuals between 1829 and 1896 in Northumberland, England.

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British family collection of recipes, 1747-1807 (inclusive)

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.2 linear feet (1 box)
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This collection dates from 1747 to 1807 and consists of culinary, household, and medicinal recipes written and compiled in England, likely by one family or household. There is a vellum bound recipe book, a stitched recipe booklet, and numerous loose sheets with recipes, many of which are to or by the Nicholls family.

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Henrietta F. Butler cookbook, 1826-1831 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 130 culinary and 1 household recipe and was created and compiled by Henrietta F. Butler between 1826 and 1831 in Kensington, London, England.

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William Pybus book of recipes, remedies, and experiments, 1815-1816 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume was written and compiled by William Pybus in England between 1815 and 1816. It contains 382 recipes, remedies, processes, experiments, and inventions, mostly attributed to English scientific and miscellanea journals from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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British recipe book, 1827-1832 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 94 culinary, medicinal, and household recipes written and compiled by an unknown creator in England between 1827 and 1832.

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Maria Catharina Neuwieller cookbook, circa 1830s (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 302 culinary recipes and was written and compiled by Maria Catharina Neuwieller possibly in British Guyana and the Netherlands in the 1830s.

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William Huxtable notebook with Dr. Newbolt medical recipes, circa 1840s-1887 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 86 pharmaceutical recipes by Dr. Newbolt, likely compiled by William Huxtable in South Molton, Devon, England from around the 1840s through 1887. This volume also contains summary financial accounts of the compiler's father and details of a property dispute between Huxtable and Thomas Ridler.

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Eliza Dwight Pierce cookbook, 1847-1892 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 94 recipes written and compiled by Eliza Dwight Pierce (1799-1878) in Greenfield, MA between 1853 and 1892 and two pages of financial accounts dating from 1947 to 1948.

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Hannah Flinders recipe and commonplace book, 1802-1809 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 63 recipes and fifty-three pages of poems, verse, and grammar lessons written and compiled by Hannah Flinders in England between 1802 and 1809.

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Thomas Ormsby recipe book, 1780-1813 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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Thomas Ormsby was a member of a prominent Irish family living in Ballinamore House in County Mayo, Ireland. This volume contains culinary, medicinal, and household recipes compiled by Thomas Ormsby and probably other members of the family from at least 1780 to 1813. Culinary recipes include both sweet and savory dishes, and use a diverse set of ingredients, many of which were not native to Ireland.

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Family recipe book, circa 1849-1861 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (218 pages)
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This volume contains 200 culinary recipes written and compiled approximately between 1849 and 1861 in England. The recipes were primarily written by two unidentified hands.

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Walker family recipe book, 1837-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (184 pages)
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This volume contains 229 culinary, household, and medicinal recipes created and compiled between 1837 and 1915 by E. and N. Walker of Belper, Derbyshire, England.

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Sperling family recipe book, 1799-1816 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 166 culinary, household, and medicinal recipes and was created and compiled between 1799 and 1816 in England. The primary contributor was possibly Sarah Ann Grace Sperling (1770-1850), but there are numerous hands present.

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Cookbook, not before 1803

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 65 culinary recipes and was likely created in England by unknown creators starting in 1803.

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Jonathan Spencer pharmacopoeia, not before 1810

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume was created and compiled by Jonathan Spencer, a dentist, pharmacist, and physician from Lancashire, England, starting as early as 1810. It contains 133 pharmaceutical recipes, organized semi-alphabetically by remedy type.

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Limehouse recipe book, not before 1822

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 206 culinary, medicinal, and household recipes written and compiled by Mrs. Jolip[?] in Limehouse, England as early as 1822, and likely into the 1830s. Based on this location, it seems as if the creator could have been from a middle or working-class background. The beginning portion of this volume contains mathematics exercises and practice and the remainder of the volume consists of culinary, medicinal, and household recipes.

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

Extent:
1 volume
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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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Hare family recipe book, circa 1785-1811 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume was written and compiled by John Hare of Canterbury, Kent, England, and gifted to his son, James Hare on 22 March 1785. There is a second hand present, indicating that James Hare continued to contribute recipes to the volume. This volume contains 135 recipes, mostly for medical remedies, attributed both to "J. Hare" and to numerous notable English and European medical figures from the 17th and 18th centuries.

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