[Rent book. Swiss. 1751-1758].
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1751 - 1758
Materials
Place of origin
Bern
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3090578
Summary
A manuscript account book covering the period 1751-1758 and detailing capital rent loans and interest agreements between a wide selection of individuals. Each loan is dated in the left hand margin from 1751-1758. The first [13] unfoliated leaves are blank, the remainder contain an index. The loans are made between individuals from Swiss towns South of Bern (i.e.: Stiffisberg, Heimberg, Niederbleiken). Paper is watermarked with a crozier (i.e.: made in Basel).
Bibliographic description
[2],58,[21] leaves . fol.. Binding: Eighteenth-century quarter vellum; marbled paper over boards.