The recorder of Birmingham. A memoir of Matthew Davenport Hill. With selections from his correspondence (1878). This book, "The recorder of Birmingham A memoir of Matthew Davenport Hill", by Rosamond Davenport Hill, Florence Davenport Hill, is a replication of a book originally published before 1878. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.