Account book of Arthur Brooke [manuscript], 1678-1696.

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Account book of Arthur Brooke [manuscript], 1678-1696.

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Contents: disbursements, 1678-1680, 1694-1696, 1695, 1682-1694, and receipts, 1682-1692, of A. [Arthur] Brooke of Oakley Magna, Northamptonshire. Many entries relate to the farming of his estate and to work done on it. Interspersed are occasional notes on occurrences and a few bonds and agreements.

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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872

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