Farriers' and blacksmith' bills and receipts

Relating chiefly to the shoeing of horses but also documenting the purchase of ironmongery.

The earliest items are purely manuscript; the later material usually has printed letter-heading, often illustrative.

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.

A detailed typescript listing of MSS.7562-7569, with index, is available (Western MSS. Handlist No.29).