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D2375 - Harpur Crewe family of Calke Abbey - [12th-20th cent]
F - Family and personal papers
G - Records of Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet, his wife Frances and his daughter Frances
1 - Records of Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet
5 - Medical prescription and recipe records of Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet - late 18th cent-mid 19th cent
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D2375/F/G/1/5/2
Former Reference
D2375/M/35/2
Title
Doctor's prescription book, arranged in disordered alphabetical order to begin with and disordered chronological order
Date
Jan 1779-Jul 1783
Description
In one neat hand for period 1779-1780, in more cursive hand after 1780
After conservation repair in 2009-2010, the book was split into three parts, comprising (part 1) unbound pages containing prescriptions to patients, pages c.1-163, (part 2) unbound pages containing prescriptions to patients, pages c.161-494, with index at end, and (part 3) the original covers and binding
Extent
3 files
Level
File
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Harpur Crewe family of Calke Abbey
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