Author: WOOTTEN, FRED ROBERT
Title: Farmer's account book and diary, 1846-1856 / Fred Robert Wootten
Description: -. 1846-1856 1846. First Edition. Fair to good copy in the original vellum-covered boards. Age-toned and worn. with some surface loss. Farmer's name on spine and front cover. Pages dust-toned with some scattered spots of foxing. Remains quite well-preserved. Further scans. images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 1 pages; A rare and original 19th century farmer's account book and diary. Unpaginated. 16 x 10 cm. Contents include handwritten entries regarding farm management and accounts. The dates range from 1846-1856. About 1/3 of the book is filled with entries. Some pages are loose. Includes one page that looks like the end of a letter and signed 'Fred Robert Wootten. Comberton. Cambridgeshire.' One entry reads 'My dear sister Hannah Wootten died aged 18 years. buried in Comberton Churchyard. February 5th 1847.' Subjects: Farming -- Agriculture -- 19th century -- History -- Local history -- Comberton. Cambridgeshire -- Sources -- Diaries -- Wootten family history -- Genealogy -- Ancestry.Weight in Kg appr.:

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