Shropshire, England, Farm and Household Ledger

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Shropshire, England, Farm and Household Ledger, 1832-1867, Ms2022-066, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

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.
Language:
The materials in this collection are written in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Shropshire, England, Farm and Household Ledger, 1832-1867, Ms2022-066, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

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.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2016.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Shropshire, England, Farm and Household Ledger was completed in October 2022.