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- 1830-1834, 1856, 1873-1883 (Creation)
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1 volume containing 88 leaves
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GB 0096 MS 689 1830-1834, 1856, 1873-1883 Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 88 leaves Unknown
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Bought from Dr.J.H.P. Pafford in 1966.
Manuscript volume of accounts containing half-yearly lists of debtors, chiefly in Penrith, but also in Whitehaven, Cumberland, with amounts due and when paid, 1830-1834. Also includes accounts for groceries and other personal expenditure, 1856 and 1873-1883, and a loose bill rendered to Lady Morshead for malt, dated 1830-1831, and made out in the name of John Robinson, who may also have kept the account book.
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English
6¼" x 4". Bound in vellum.
Collection level description.
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Nov 2001 Accounting Cumberland Debts England Europe Finance Financial administration Financial resources Penrith Robinson , John , fl 1830-1831 , [debt collector] UK Western Europe Whitehaven London
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Bought from Dr.J.H.P. Pafford in 1966.
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Manuscript volume of accounts containing half-yearly lists of debtors, chiefly in Penrith, but also in Whitehaven, Cumberland, with amounts due and when paid, 1830-1834. Also includes accounts for groceries and other personal expenditure, 1856 and 1873-1883, and a loose bill rendered to Lady Morshead for malt, dated 1830-1831, and made out in the name of John Robinson, who may also have kept the account book.
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Single item.
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Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Language of material
- English
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- Latin
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English
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English