Identity area
Reference code
WB/1/5
Title
Diary
Date(s)
- 01 Jan 1839 - 31 Dec 1839 (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 notes on the 'Corn Laws' and a detailed account of the Chartist riots across the country, describes the increasing poverty and decline in agriculture. There are also weather accounts for the whole year.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open.