Diary and commonplace book of Wallis Dunn of York, tea-dealer
Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 4781
Held at the Weston Library
(pp. 188-366) are blank. The diary is kept intermittently, and comprises mainly brief descriptions of tours in the north of England, including regular visits to Swaledale and Teesdale. There are various notes on business and property matters, and on religion and local history, including:
- (pp. 36-7) a description of the interior of Raby Castle, County Durham, 1810
- (pp. 95-6, 100-1) schedules of fixtures and fittings of Dunn's houses in Micklegate and Ousegate, York, 1812
- (p. 159) a schedule of deeds relating to Dunn family properties, 1735-1817
- (pp. 169-75) brief descriptions of industrial enterprises in the West Riding and Lancashire and of the poor in Manchester and Rochdale, 1819
- (p. 180) copy of the will of John Dunn of Scruton, North Riding of Yorkshire, father of Wallis Dunn, d. 1819
Dates
- Creation: 1809-1821
Extent
370.0 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 4781
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 9879
Abstract
Diary and commonplace book of Wallis Dunn of York, tea-dealer
Biographical / Historical
Wallis Dunn (fl 1809-1821) was a tea dealer of York.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, D. P. White, cat. 56, 457 (1993)
Physical Facet
Binding: blind-ruled vellum
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Diary and commonplace book of Wallis Dunn of York, tea-dealer
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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Weston Library
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