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Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D2375/F/G/1/5 |
Title | Medical prescription and recipe records of Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet |
Date | late 18th cent-mid 19th cent |
Description | Including several records containing prescriptions of Dr Erasmus Darwin, who had established a successful medical practice in Lichfield, travelling extensively to treat patients, including Sir Henry Harpur and Lady Frances Harpur, whom he treated possibly as early as 1764: he moved to Radbourne Hall near Derby in 1783
This document is number 48 in Derbyshire Record Office's "50 Treasures" selection. For more information, click the link below. |
Extent | 26 items/volumes |
Level | SubSubSeries |
Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
Archive Creator | Harpur Crewe family of Calke Abbey |
Copies | Digital copies of most of these items can be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
Term | Recipes |
Useful Links | https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/02/23/treasure-48-erasmus-darwins-prescription-notebooks/ |
Archivist Note | Some of the documents in F/G/1/5/11-22 were re-ordered, as it was found that two documents had been given the same number of F/G/1/15/11 and some minor adjustments were required in the ordering and numbering. [NJB 12/1/2022] |
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