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St. Katharine's Farm, Eastville: Accounts and correspondence

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8109

Scope and Contents

The collection contains account books relating to the operations of St Katherine's Farm. There are books listing sums inwards and outwards, 1819-1829; the debit and credit of Samuel Tusting, 1821-1870; and the account current, 1819-1823, and sums outwards, 1819-1821, of Thomas Clater. These papers are supplemented by bundles and loose papers, 1805-1852, comprised of financial records, such as additional accounts, bills, receipts, cheques, and details of pay and expenditure; building plans; leases; records of operations; details of stocks and shares; and plans for a threshing machine.

Dates

  • Creation: 1810-1870

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

2 archive box(es) (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the Department of Applied Biology, Cambridge, 1975.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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