Appendix 5
Elizabeth Shackleton's Servant Information Network, 1770–1781
A Letters sent or received by Elizabeth Shackleton when attempting to procure servants for Alkincoats and Pasture House
B Letters Elizabeth Shackleton sent to or received from other employers seeking servants
C Servants seeking character references
Appendix 6
Purchasers of Parker Rabies Medicine, 1767–1777
Table 1
Participants in Elizabeth Shackleton's Social Interactions, as Recorded in Her Diaries for 1773 and 1780
Table 2
The Parker, Whitaker and Barcroft Correspondence Networks
Table 3
Elizabeth Shackleton's Social Encounters at Home, 1773 and 1780
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