Detailed Signed Autograph Manuscript Account, entitled 'Valuation of Smithies Bridge Estate belonging to Major A. H. Baldwin'.

8vo: 12 pp. Very good, in original blue cloth account book of twelve leaves, with title on label on front board. Label of Waterlow & Sons inside front cover. The entries spread across six sets of two facing pages, all ruled with red printed lines and in boxes and with the following seven categories printed at the head: 'No. on Plan'; 'DESCRIPTION.'; 'State of Cul[ivatio]n.'; 'Value per Acre'; 'Statute | A. R. P. [i.e. acreage]'; 'Value. | £ s. d.'; 'REMARKS.' The first entry, 'House Outbuildings, Garden &c', has the following under 'REMARKS': 'The House is old and does not meet modern requirements, but is in nice tenantable order'. Another entry ('Dan Briggs'), carries the comment 'Field on Grindle low side of Ribble, part of North E. Side of fence quite down, part of this is very liable to flood. Very badly washed by River & wants weiring full length of River side'. The value is carried forward, and the account ends, 'I have very carefully gone over this Farm and I estimate the top Market Value at £6335. | [signed] William S. Airey | Land Agent Whalley | 15 April 1904'.