William Massie: "Orchard Book", 1852-1862

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Title:
William Massie: "Orchard Book", 1852-1862
Date:
1852 to 1862
Creator:
Description:
Bound volume, 226 pages, approximately 15x20cm, containing entries by William Massie about the various orchards and nurseries at Pharsalia. Notes record dates of planting, pruning, harvesting, and different yields. This volume does not appear to record names of enslaved people. Includes an index which lists the different crops represented: numerous types of apples, nectarines, cherries, plums, apricots, pears, grapes, blackberries, pearmains, cranberries, nuts, quinces, and others.
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Format:
volumes (documents by form)
Language:
English
Digital Collection:
Massie family papers, 1766-1920s.
Catalog Record:
https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE000868025
Source Collection:
Massie family papers, 1766-1920s
Series:
Bound volumes, 1780-1862
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • 93ff964b931e67f2cb0323a74a6fc3b3
  • 000868025
  • massiefamily
  • mfpst004005
  • ark:/87924/r4nz8cm9m
  • a6389d63-295d-4e01-96ad-493238289edf
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