Hendron and Newton Dickson Household Recipe Book, ca. 1850s

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Manuscript Location
Virginia Tech
Holding Library Call No.
Acc 2022-020
Manuscript Cookbooks Survey Database ID#
1934
Place of Origin
United States ➔ West Virginia
Date of Composition
ca. 1850s
Description
This recipe book was compiled in Virginia (now West Virginia) by Hendron Dickson (1830–1853) and his brother Newton Dickson (1831–1905). The book includes both culinary and medical recipes. Some clippings and papers are glued into the book.