This collection contains a household and farming ledger owned by a Shropshire, England family, dating 1832-1866. Inside the front cover, there is a letter and two Times articles, dated December 3, 1866 and March 1, 1867, reporting the discovery of coal in Shropshire. The ledger also contains financial records, notes on wine making and farming, instructions for care of cattle and pest control, charts on crop rotation and fruit trees, discussion of liquor and wine merchants from Chicago and New York, and various receipes and remedies. A paper label "W. Dawson & Sons 121, Canon St., City, London, England" is pasted on back board.