Manuscript Location

Duke University, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Place of Origin

United States ➔ New York ➔ New York

Date of Composition

circa 1855

Description

The author of this recipe book wrote two addresses on the back endpaper of the notebook. She originally wrote Philadelphia, then crossed this out and wrote New York City, on 144 East 13th Street, Between 2nd and 3rd Avenue. On the same page she added the date August 27, 1855. The notebook is 36 pages, but there are recipes on only a handful of pages.