The Account Books of Richard Wigglesworth of Conistone & his sons 1683-1719, edited by Peter Leach

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The Account Books of Richard Wigglesworth of Conistone and his sons 1683-1719, transcribed and edited by Peter Leach

RichardWigglesworth was a substantial yeoman farmer from Upper Wharfedale.  He occupied a position of considerableimportance in the village of Conistone and was sufficiently educated to write.His surviving records, in the form of accounts and memoranda of various kinds,cover a range of topics including farming and labour, building and property,and public offices of the manor, township and parish. This volume includes atranscript of the accounts as well as a subject guide to the text and an indexto the personal names that appear in the accounts.