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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D2849/1/1 |
| Title | Household account book for residence in [Hirapur, West Bengal] India |
| Date | 1938-1948 |
| Description | Includes wages of household staff, receipted with a signature or fingerprint. The staff are: bearer, cook, ayah [nanny/nursemaid], mesalchi [masalchi: kitchen assistant], dhobi [laundry man/maid], sweeper. |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | John A Dunning of Pinxton, and India (fl 1938-1964), works chemist |
| Term | Colonialism |
| British Empire |
| Archivist Note | This item was originally wrongly catalogued as 'Wages book of the Indian Iron & Steel Comapny's Hirapur Works (Bengal, India)'. Catalogue corrected by SC 08/05/2024. |