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Lot 216
West Yorkshire.- [Mitchell (John, of Royd House, Wadsworth)] Journal, autograph manuscript, original half calf, 1818-34.
Hammer Price: £600
Description
West Yorkshire.- [Mitchell (John, of Royd House, Wadsworth, Calderdale, 1783-1835)] Journal, autograph manuscript, 49pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, original half calf, worn, gilt spine, joints splitting but holding, sm. 4to, 15th May 1818 - 26th September 1834.
⁂ Early 19th century mistrust of vaccination: "On Saturday Evening the 17th of Octr 1829... my son Wm. Henry Mitchell of Convulsions, he had been inoculated for the Cow Pocks... he was never perfectly well after this, and it is supposed the Inoculation operated, but too powerfully on his Constitution." - John Mitchell.
Includes much religious content (James Taylor of the General Baptists at Heptonstall Slack), his health, the death of his son at the age of seven months and the death of his brother, William Henry Mitchell.
Description
West Yorkshire.- [Mitchell (John, of Royd House, Wadsworth, Calderdale, 1783-1835)] Journal, autograph manuscript, 49pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, original half calf, worn, gilt spine, joints splitting but holding, sm. 4to, 15th May 1818 - 26th September 1834.
⁂ Early 19th century mistrust of vaccination: "On Saturday Evening the 17th of Octr 1829... my son Wm. Henry Mitchell of Convulsions, he had been inoculated for the Cow Pocks... he was never perfectly well after this, and it is supposed the Inoculation operated, but too powerfully on his Constitution." - John Mitchell.
Includes much religious content (James Taylor of the General Baptists at Heptonstall Slack), his health, the death of his son at the age of seven months and the death of his brother, William Henry Mitchell.
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