1820 08 04 : Ploughman’s wages at Baronwood
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 3:31PM
Petra Mitchinson in BIRNEY, Cumberland, DIXON Lancelot Story, Farming, MUSGRAVE Philip Christopher 8th Bart.


Update on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 7:26PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

04 Aug 1820. PLOUGHMAN’S WAGES AT BARONWOOD. A superbly fresh, small very neat and clean wages receipt. 6” x 7”. Edenhall Augt. 4 . 1820 Received of Sir C. J. MUSGRAVE Bart by payment of L S DIXON the sum of Four Pounds 16 for Eight weeks service as ploughman at Baron Wood from the 9 of June till this day at 12/ per week, by me his James X BIRNEY £ 4 “ 16 “ 0 mark

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