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Account book recording personal expenditures and receipts

Posted on May 4, 2017 by km55
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Manuscript account in a single hand of personal expenditures and receipts between 1772 and 1775 for Sir Armine Wodehouse, both in Norwich and visits to London and elsewhere, offering insight to the life of an affluent and active public figure. In addition to wages for servants and laborers, the entries record expenses for travel and houskeeping; food and drink; personal expenses of every kind including ink and paper and books, hair care and other personal care items, clothing, rental on piane forte, clocks, framing for prints, chocolate, clocks, furnitures, etc.

  • Author: Wodehouse, Armine, 1714-1777.
  • Title: Account book recording personal expenditures and receipts, 1772 Jan -1775 July.

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LWL Mss Vol. 225

Acquired November 2016

Posted in Manuscripts | Tagged Account books, Cost and standard of living, Finance--Personal, Households, Lewis Walpole Library November 2016, Luxury, Quality of life | Leave a reply

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