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Cambs Folklore

A typed document titled Cambs Folklore with red ink underlining and handwritten corrections throughout the text.

Cambs Folklore

Typed document page numbered 2 listing various Cambridgeshire folklore traditions regarding birth, courtship, and marriage.

Cambs Folklore

Typewritten document on paper page number 3 listing folklore entries about death, daily work, farm work, and harvest customs.

Cambs Folklore

A typed document titled Building Customs, listing folklore practices with some text underlined in red ink.

Cambs Folklore

Typewritten document on paper listing historical folklore cures for various medical conditions, with some handwritten edits.

Cambs Folklore

Typewritten page listing folk remedies for various illnesses and injuries, with many headings and phrases underlined in red ink.

Cambs Folklore

Typewritten document page listing folk remedies for ague, with some text underlined in red ink and handwritten corrections.

Cambs Folklore

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