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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

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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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