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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D2849/1/1
TitleHousehold account book for residence in [Hirapur, West Bengal] India
Date1938-1948
DescriptionIncludes 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.
Extent1 volume
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorJohn A Dunning of Pinxton, and India (fl 1938-1964), works chemist
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TermColonialism
British Empire
Archivist NoteThis 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.
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