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D7027 - Rowland Cotton of Bellaport, Shropshire, clerk to Sir John Every of Egginton, baronet - 1731
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D7027/1
Title
Diary of Rowland Cotton
Date
1731
Description
The diary contains entries regarding appointments, correspondence and visits made, making mention of many notable Derbyshire families, including the Coke and Harpur families. It also includes printed observations for each month of the year giving husbandry and medical advice; eclipses of the year; a table of monarchs up to the year 1731, a geographical description of the world and a description of the highways of England and Wales.
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File
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Rowland Cotton of Bellaport, Shropshire, clerk to Sir John Every of Egginton, baronet
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