Identity area
Reference code
WB/1/14
Title
Diary
Date(s)
- 01 Jan 1849 - 31 Dec 1849 (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 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.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open.