| Description | The Gentleman's, Tradesman's and Farmer's Complete Pocket Companion and Annual Accompt-Book' (The diary is a printed edition and contains dated personal entries and accounts. At the back of the diary there are pages of notes such as; ' Gave my son an order upon W.D. Brown for £ 121. 12. 3. to be paid at No. 13 and placed to my debit, but was paid by my son for the use of the house given to Woodward & the remainder was paid by him and J.Watt to Woodward as per agreement.' and 'An Estate to be sold on the 27th Feb at the Hall tavern in the borough of Richmond in Yorkshire, with a new erected mansion comprising 4000 acres of land. 592 acres are situated within three miles N:W of the town of Richmond. Half ye purchase money may lie upon mortgage.' |