18th Century — Old Varieties

Highland Cattle

February 28, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

Native to western Scotland, the Highland breed of cattle is one of Britain's oldest, distinctive and best known breeds, with written records dating …
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18th Century Pear

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September 14, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

We have had a request from Jamie who is trying to transcribe a letter of 1735, in which the writer seems to have given a variety of pear tree to the …
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Highland Cattle

18th Century Pear

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