Diary
Eliza Sharples, Mrs Alexander Peckover (1831 - 1862)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1854
Materials
Paper
Measurements
3.25 x 4.75 x 0.25 in
Collection
Peckover House, Cambridgeshire
NT 782245.16
Summary
Diary yearbook by Eliza Sharples, 1854 - Title page missing. Daily diary and weekly cash accounts, of interest - May 12 met "E Peckover in Brighton", "18 of 8 mo" - "Met with William Peckover and Alexander Peckover at Ponty Mynach and they drank tea with us on our return to Aberystwith in the evening." Black leather cover, stickers on front "ES, 14, 1854" and "1854". "Eliza Sharples" inside. Gilt edged pages. Botanical specimen, in paper, in front inside pocket. Poor condition. Cover and spine are loose, specimen has caused cover to bulge. Box 17A CSAS: Eliza 1b
Marks and inscriptions
Front: Stickers "ES, 14, 1854" and "1854" Front inside: "Eliza Sharples"
Makers and roles
Eliza Sharples, Mrs Alexander Peckover (1831 - 1862), writer