Diary
Alexander Peckover, 1st Baron Peckover of Wisbech, LLD, FLS, FRGS (1830-1919)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1857
Materials
Paper
Measurements
3.25 x 4.75 x 0.25 in
Collection
Peckover House, Cambridgeshire
NT 782245.19
Summary
Marshall's gentleman pocket book by Alexander Peckover, 1857. Few diary entries but there are weekly accounts. Of interest - Sept 19 "Gifts - ES - Barometer 4.10", "Travel ex Hitchin 2", March 14 "Papa wrote to Jos Sharples about Eliza", opposite page entries for "House ex" "Harecroft" "Furniture ex", April 13 "The happiest day in my life, Eliza is mine". Back pages have furniture, china and silver lists, book lists and address lists. Red leather cover. Front flap extends to back and tucks under flap. Sticker "AP, 5,1857" on front. "Alex Peckover, 20 Nov 1856" inside. Scuffed and worn. Box 17A
Marks and inscriptions
Front: "AP, 5, 1857" Front inside: "Alex Peckover, 20 Nov 1856"
Makers and roles
Alexander Peckover, 1st Baron Peckover of Wisbech, LLD, FLS, FRGS (1830-1919), writer