RefNoMS/527/2/16/245
LevelItem
TitleNote from Dr [John?] Brown to the Board of Education
Date27 August 1917
DescriptionIs glad that action is being taken on the chestnut collecting -- suggests that the chestnuts not be stored in baskets, sacks or heaps as they may 'swell and be liqufied' -- notes that the husks of the chestnuts contain 'potash', of which there is a shortage.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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