Call Number:

Ms. Codex 2293

Repository:

University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

Extent:

.1 linear feet (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

George T. Mitchell commonplace book, 1829-1840, Ms. Codex 2293, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania

Date:

1829-1840 (inclusive)

Form:

Commonplace books, Financial records, and Recipes

Abstract:

Nothing is known of George T. Mitchell who created this commonplace book and recipes during the mid 19th century. This volume contains recipes for ink, food, and cologne; cures for dysentery, indigestion, and rheumatism; poisons and their antidotes; weights and measurements; practical advice; the exchange rates from francs to dollars and from sterling to dollars; and bookkeeping notes which include the records of purchases such as sundries, sugar, and domestic cotton.

Nothing is known of George T. Mitchell who created this commonplace book and recipes during the mid 19th century.

This volume contains recipes for ink, food, and cologne; cures for dysentery, indigestion, and rheumatism; poisons and their antidotes; weights and measurements; practical advice; the exchange rates from francs to dollars and from sterling to dollars; and bookkeeping notes which include the records of purchases such as sundries, sugar, and domestic cotton. The volume is bound in quarter leather over marbled paper wrappers and there are 4 leaves excised after p. 40. At the end of the volume there is a gathering of 20 pages laid in.