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Diary

Diary with basic notes on people Pybus is contacting, appointments and when he has seen smoke or fumes in his area of Spital tongues.

Diary

Consists of the diary of William Brewis.

Includes a detailed agricultural account for the year 1834 along with weather reports and trade fair details. There are also several notes on the wider politics of the UK and Europe, and an intimate account of William Brewis' experience of Trigeminal neuralgia.

Diary

Consists of the diary of William Brewis.

Includes detailed agricultural accounts for the year 1838, and an account of Queen Victoria's coronation and country-wide celebrations. The diary also documents Lord Durham's expedition to Canada to settle the ongoing unrest regarding Independence and his subsequent trial in Parliament.

Diary

Consists of the diary of William Brewis.

Includes agricultural accounts for the year 1840, with emphasis on the livestock disease pandemic. There are also notes on Queen Victoria's marriage, the assassination attempt of Prince Albert by Edward Oxford and the birth of Princess Victoria.

Diary

Consists of the diary of William Brewis.

Includes a partial account of the year 1850. The diary is written in William Brewis' own hand up until January 31st when he died of Pleuro-Pneumonia. The running of the farm and accounts continues for the remainder of the year, but is completed by someone else, possibly one of his brothers.

Diary

Consists of the diary of William Brewis.

Includes a detailed agricultural account for the year 1833 and also mentions matters of politics with regards to Irish unrest, Church and State Reform bills and economic downturn. Other cultural insights include an account of 'Deaf Burke's fight against Simon Byrne and accounts of Prime Minister Earl Grey.

Diary

Consists of the diary of William Brewis.

Includes a detailed agricultural account for the year with emphasis on the decline of prices and continued unrest regarding the Corn Laws. The diary also mentions the birth of Prince Albert (King Edward VII).

Diary

Consists of the diary of William Brewis.

Includes a detailed account for the agricultural year 1846, including the Newcastle agricultural fair. There is also a description of the events in the first 'Anglo-Sikh' War and the resignation of Sir Robert Peel as Prime Minister. The expansion of the east coast mainline to Edinburgh is mentioned in depth.

Diary

Consists of the diary of William Brewis.

Includes an agricultural account for the year 1847 with an emphasis on the downturn in corn and wheat prices in Europe and the UK. There are also notes on wider world politics and the war between Mexico and America.

Diary

Consists of the diary of William Brewis.

Includes an agricultural account of the year 1849, with emphasis on falling prices. Brewis records many personal tragedies and deaths of close relatives. He also discusses the European wars between French and Italians and internal fighting in Germany, and outlines Queen Victoria's state visit to Ireland and Scotland.

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