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LevelFonds
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)MS249
TitleCommonplace book of Richard Eaton
Extent1 volume
Date1830-1833
DescriptionVolume titled by the author 'A Scrap-Book containing scraps, original and select' with a contents list. The volume contains copies of writings and poems, including those of Burns and Byron, as well as accounts of the author's trips to York and Dovedale.
Access ConditionsAccess to all registered readers
LanguageEnglish
Finding AidsThis is a preliminary description and will be enhanced at a future date. For further information please contact Special Collections.
Access StatusOpen
Creator NameEaton, Richard, b. 1815, of Derbyshire
Administrative HistoryRichard Eaton (b.1815) was the son of Richard Eaton, Governor of the County Gaol in Derby until 1832. The family lived in the Governor's House situated within the prison but later went to live in Ashover, Derbyshire.
Custodial HistoryMSS 4/v/15
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