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1. An inventory of all the cloaths and household stuff or furniture of Ann Vinnice of Wrelton in the Parish of Middleton in the County of York ..., 1798 November 20.
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss File 37
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, signed by the four appraisers: John Marsingale, Theo. Nesfield, Thomas Helm, and John Skelton. Below the eight-line inventory and thier signatures is a list of 13 other persons receiving either a guineas or half guinea, persumably gifts from her estate
- Description:
- In English., Title from first page., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Vinnice, Ann.
- Subject (Topic):
- Households and House furnishings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An inventory of all the cloaths and household stuff or furniture of Ann Vinnice of Wrelton in the Parish of Middleton in the County of York ..., 1798 November 20.
2. Inventory of furniture in Coilsfield House, 1809 Nov
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 25
- Image Count:
- 119
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of an inventory of the furniture belonging to Lord Montgomerie in November 1809. The items are arranged by floor and room-by-room, including all living areas, bedrooms, dressing rooms, servants rooms, sundries, attics, kitchen, pastry, scullery, bake house, salt beef cellar, larder, laundry, garden, and stables; and include such items as all types of furniture, grates, cupboards, feather beds and "hair" beds, often with descriptions of the style or materials used
- Description:
- Hugh Montgomerie, twelfth earl of Eglinton (1739-1819), politician and army officer, was the son of Alexander Montgomerie (d. 1783) of Coilsfield, Ayrshire, the "Castle of Montgomerie" celebrated by Robert Burns., In English., Bookseller's label on inside front cover: Myers & Co. 80 New Bond Street, London W1., and Binding: half calf over marbled boards. On front cover: "General Inventory" printed in gilt on red morocco label.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Coilsfield House (Ayrshire, Scotland), Eglinton, Hugh Montgomerie, Earl of, 1739-1819., and Montgomery family.
- Subject (Topic):
- Households, House furnishings, Nobility, and Inventories
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Inventory of furniture in Coilsfield House, 1809 Nov
3. Inventory of the goods & chattles of Richard Phelps of the Parish of Awre, 1758 November 10.
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss File 49+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, signed by the two appraisers: Richard Blanck and W. Swayns Junior. Richard Phelps was a carpenter and coffin maker living in the Forest of Dean, Gloucester, above his workshop. The inventory contains a detailed listing of his tools as well as his household possessions -- furniture, cloths, kitchen wares and other household goods -- as well as his stock boards for his business. The docket title is dated 9th-10th [November] 1758 on the verso of the second leaf
- Description:
- In English., Purchased from Ken Spelman, August 2010., Caption title from first page., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Phelps, Richard, d. 1758.
- Subject (Topic):
- Households and House furnishings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Inventory of the goods & chattles of Richard Phelps of the Parish of Awre, 1758 November 10.
4. [Commonplace book], 1716-1730
- Creator:
- Kerr, Christian, 1679- .
- Call Number:
- Osborn c102
- Image Count:
- 242
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection primarily of arithmetic problems and conversion tables interspersed with a large number of verses, both satirical and sentimental, on such subjects as marriage, the sexes, love, and friendship. The collection includes directions for addition, subtraction, multiplcation, and division; tables of weights and measures; and directions for calculating the number of minutes in years. Many of the poems are occasional, including two addressed to Mrs. Christian Kerr on her birthday and two to Mr Kerr of Chatto on his 71st birthday. The volume also contains several further entries concerning the Kerrs' neighborhood, including a copy of "a circular advertisement for the Douffs in Kelso district, the consecration of the yew at Sunlaws." The collection also contains brief journal entries on significant events, including a murder, a burnt house, and memoranda on wages paid and Dos-a-dos, the volume contains more arithmetic problems; financial accounts; household inventories; lists of books in her possession; and a list of expenses concerning her legal "affair with Hardon beginning 1727."
- Description:
- Christian Kerr, Lady of Chatto and Sunlaws, was the daughter of William Kerr of Chatto and Sunlaws, and inherited her father's estates in preference to her brother. She married her cousin, Charles Kerr, but left no children. In 1759, she entailed the estates of Chatto and Sunlaws on William Scott of Thirlestain., In English., Laid in: copy of a letter, in the same hand, concerning business and family matters., The manuscript contains several crude drawings, especially of faces., On back flyleaf: "William Kerr," "Mrs. Christian Kerr Her Arithmetick Boock.", Author's name on decorated flyleaf. Her name also appears on p. 83, again decorated., and Binding: full parchment; leather ties. Handwritten financial account written on back cover.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain., England, Great Britain, Great Britain, and Kelso (Scotland)
- Subject (Name):
- Chatto and Sunlaws, Christian Kerr, Lady. and Kerr family.
- Subject (Topic):
- Accounts, Arithmetic, Study and teaching, English poetry, Households, Inventories, Occasional verse, English, Private libraries, Sentimentalism in literature, Verse satire, English, Women authors, Intellectual life, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], 1716-1730
