[Commonplace book], [ca. 1830-1840].

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[Commonplace book], [ca. 1830-1840].

Manuscript, in a single hand, contains about a thousand entries on a wide variety of subjects, including agriculture, science, heraldry, peerage, pedigrees, and poetry. Strathern notes his ownership of the notebook and his professional career as a law genealogist, and many of the entries are related to his profession. The volume includes illustrations of heraldic shields accompanied by explanations; the pedigrees of Michael Sadler, MP, and the actress Mrs. Jordan, also known as Dorothy Bland; and numerous notes on parish registers Strathern visited, especially as they pertain to destruction or mutilation of such registers. Elsewhere, he makes notes under such headings as The Earth; Human life; Slavery; Anatomical demonstrations; Manufacturies; To destroy moths; To make catsup; and A trick with cards. Other entries in the volume pertain to personal memoranda. Many of the entries are from Nottingham, including a recipe for French polish by Henry Wild M.D. of Nottingham and A poetical description of Nottingham. The manuscript also includes several illustrations. On p. 445-448 appear a series of pen and colored wash illustrations of stones, and on p. 290 is an illustration of "an easy iron chair" belonging to Dr. Cade of Spondon, Derby.

1 v. (ca. 500 p.) : ill. ; 18 x 11 cm.

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Strathern, William H. A. F.

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Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816

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Dorothy (Dora) Phillips Bland was born in London on November 22, 1761, into an acting family. She made her acting debut in Dublin, Ireland in November 1779, and her London acting debut at Drury Lane in October 1785. By this time she had received the stage name of "Mrs. Jordan" which she used for the remainder of her long stage career. Dorothy Jordan was the acknowledged greatest comedic actress of her time, just as Sarah Siddons, Jordan's not-so-friendly rival, was the acclaimed dramatic actress...