Shropshire, England, Farm and Household Ledger
Scope and Content
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.
Dates
- 1832 - 1867
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are written in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains a household and farming ledger owned by a Shropshire, England family, dating 1832-1867. Two articles and a letter report 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, and various receipes and remedies.
Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2016.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Shropshire, England, Farm and Household Ledger by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Shropshire, England, Farm and Household Ledger was completed in October 2022.
- Title
- Shropshire, England, Farm and Household Ledger, 1832-1867
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Miranda Christy, Graduate Assistant, and LM Rozema, Archivist
- Date
- 2022 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu