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William A. Baker Recipe Book
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV R1
Scope and Contents
Recipe book, 1806-1815, of William A. Baker, of Winchester, Va., containing recipes for beer, wine, and liquor as well as formulae for varnish, sealing wax, cosmetics, medicinal remedies, ink, and dyes. The volume also includes pen and ink sketches (tinted with watercolor) showing the construction of a piano with detailed notes and genealogical data concerning the Foster and Baker families.
Dates:
1806-1815
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
David Crawford Record Book
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV T5 Oversize
Scope and Contents
Records, 1814-1815, of David Crawford, [U. S.] deputy collector of revenue in Shenandoah County, Va. for the eighth collection district of Virginia. The volume includes abstracts of duties on licences granted for distilleries; duties on retailers of wine, liquors and foreign merchandise; duties on sales at auction; and duties on carriages.
Dates:
1814-1815
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center