Identity area
Reference code
WB/1/12
Title
Diary
Date(s)
- 01 Jan 1847 - 31 Dec 1847 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 volume, paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1778-1850)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open.