Account books, 1792-1795.

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Account books, 1792-1795.

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Manuscript, in a single hand, of Horace Walpole's account with John Mitchell, recording Walpole's purchases of wood between 1792-1795. The accounts list wages paid to workmen for services such as cutting, scouring, felling acres, and mowing weeds; as well as payments for purchases of various kinds of wood such as broachwood, roundwood, fencing wood, timber, and brush faggots.

4 v. ; various sizes.

Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library

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Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797

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Dr. John Allen (1771-1843) was a political and historical writer. In 1791 he graduated with an MD from the University of Edinburgh. In 1801, in his capacity as a doctor, he accompanied Lord Holland to Spain, and on his return to England became a regular inmate of Holland House. Although he served in 1806 as under-secretary to the commissioners for treating with America, Allen is best known for his social life at Holland House, especially as documented in his diary. He also helped Lord Holland to...

Mitchell, John Hugh

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J. Mitchell owned a general mercantile store on French Prairie in the Willamette Valley. The site later became part of the town of Gervais. Accounts appear for several well-known citizens, such as Henry Failing, William Barlow, Antoine Lucier, and H. D. Boon. From the description of J. Mitchell account books, 1860-1881. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 36995911 John Mitchell was the agent for American Prisoners of War during the War of 1812. ...