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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5854/1 |
| Former Reference | DL MS 10736 |
| Title | Account book of Samuel Phillips |
| Date | 1730-1745 |
| Description | Detailed record of receipts and payments: a wide range of personal transactions, including travel to and from London and various locations in East Midlands counties, including racecourses; purchase of wines and spirits and medicinal products; expenditure on the care and upkeep of horses: payments in relation to the estate of the author's late brother: one receipt is for the proceeds of selling the clothes of a late servant, Giovanny.
The name of the author does not appear in the book, but detailed entries about family members and locality indicate that the author is Samuel Phillips (c1710-1774) who inherited Garendon Hall, Leicestershire in 1737 on the death of his brother Sir Ambrose Phillips. |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Phillips family of Garendon Hall, Leicestershire |
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| Format | Document |