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Anonymous manuscript entitled 'An Account of the Racings and other doings of the Shrewsbury Rowing Club commencing in 1861.'

Author: 
Shrewsbury Rowing Club
Publication details: 
Without date or place, but circa 1865.
£250.00

35 pages, 8vo. In very good condition. In purple pebbled cloth binding with yellow endpapers. In a number of different hands. The first entry, dated 19 May 1861, reads 'A Meeting of the Club was held at the "Fox" E. Tipton Esqre in the Chair to arrange and form the crews to race for the 4-oar Challenge Cup and were chosen as follows: [crews' names]'. The last entry is dated 7 September 1864. The last eleven pages consist of detailed descriptions of various boats and boat types (e.g. 'Heavy Dinghy 15 ft (Viscount Boyne)', 'Heavy Fishing Punt (Sir G.

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