Manuscripts
Receipt book
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- Description
- This volume is a British mid-18th century medical and culinary receipts manuscript containing 46 pages of receipts in one hand and 42 pages of manuscript letters (loosely inserted). The letters were exchanged between women, many of whom were Catholic, and contain remedies for a variety of medical issues such as breast cancer, a sore eye, and more. Two of the letters were written by midwife Tryphena Barker and deal with childbirth.
- Production date
- 1700s.
- Call number
- mssHM 84024
- Provenance
- Purchased from Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, February 2020.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Rights
- The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
