| Description | ‘A memorandum of my course of reading and study for the year 1852, William Waller, Retreat, York Oct 12 1852'. Includes a list of books and publications with newscuttings pasted in the book. Books studied includes medicine, religion, self-improvement, history, travel and philosophy. Includes a statement 'I William Waller attendant and for 6 months coachman left the retreat on Sunday the first of March 1857 after a service of 13 years and 3 months'. Also includes a loose printed poem by William Waller 'The Wedding Ring', 12 Jul 1856 |