George T. Mitchell commonplace book : manuscript.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, George T., compiler.

Contributor:

Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking.

Medicine.

Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts)

commonplace books.

financial records.

recipes.

Manuscripts, English -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Ben Kinmont, Bookseller (Sebastopol, CA), 2021.

Physical Description:

1 volume (42 leaves) : paper ; 26 x 20 cm + 1 booklet

Production:

United States, circa 1829-1840.

Other Title:

Cover title: Ledger. Geo. T. Mitchell.

Summary:

This volume contains recipes for ink, food, and cologne; cures for dysentery, indigestion, and rheumatism; poisons and their antidotes; weights and measurements; practical advice; the exchange rates from francs to dollars and from sterling to dollars; and bookkeeping notes which include the records of purchases such as sundries, sugar, and domestic cotton. The volume is bound in quarter leather over marbled paper wrappers and there are 4 leaves excised after p. 40. At the end of the volume there is a gathering of 20 pages laid in.

Notes:

Bookseller description laid in.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Fund.

Cited as:

George T. Mitchell Commonplace Book (Ms. Codex 2293). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

1527751761