Archief GB 0096 AL409 - Bidder, George Parker: letter

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 0096 AL409

Titel

Bidder, George Parker: letter

Datum(s)

  • 1845 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Archief

Omvang en medium

1 sheet

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

Biografie

George Parker Bidder was born in Moretonhampstead, Devon. As a child, he was discovered to have an outstanding memory and a gift for mental arithmetic, which led to his being 'exhibited' throughout Britain; eventually, he was sponsored to study at the University of Edinburgh. After leaving Edinburgh in 1824, Bidder became a succesful civil engineer, working particularly on railways and telegraphs, and was an active member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the British Association of the Advancement of Science. His eldest son and grandson, both also named George Parker Bidder, were successful in the fields of law and marine biology respectively.

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GB 0096 AL409 1845 fonds 1 sheet Bidder , George Parker , 1806-1878 , civil engineer

George Parker Bidder was born in Moretonhampstead, Devon. As a child, he was discovered to have an outstanding memory and a gift for mental arithmetic, which led to his being 'exhibited' throughout Britain; eventually, he was sponsored to study at the University of Edinburgh. After leaving Edinburgh in 1824, Bidder became a succesful civil engineer, working particularly on railways and telegraphs, and was an active member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the British Association of the Advancement of Science. His eldest son and grandson, both also named George Parker Bidder, were successful in the fields of law and marine biology respectively.

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Purchased from E Hall, 1966.

Letter from George Parker Bidder of 24 Great George Street, Westminster to Hugh Ross, Esq, 2 Feb 1845. Asking him to call the following day, as Bidder wants 'to change one moiety of Mrs Ross's property into guaranteed Stock'. Autograph, with signature.

See hard copy catalogue.

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. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

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.

English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Compiled by Anya Turner.

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.

July 2008 Property Commodities Bidder , George Parker , 1806-1878 , civil engineer

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Purchased from E Hall, 1966.

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

Letter from George Parker Bidder of 24 Great George Street, Westminster to Hugh Ross, Esq, 2 Feb 1845. Asking him to call the following day, as Bidder wants 'to change one moiety of Mrs Ross's property into guaranteed Stock'. Autograph, with signature.

Waardering, vernietiging en slectie

Aanvullingen

Ordeningstelsel

See hard copy catalogue.

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

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. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

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.

Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels

Schrift van het materiaal

  • Latijn

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

English

Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

Toegangen

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Verwante materialen

Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen

Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

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Genre access points

Beschrijvingsbeheer

Identificatie van de beschrijving

Identificatiecode van de instelling

Senate House Library, University of London

Toegepaste regels en/of conventies

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.

Status

Niveau van detaillering

Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming

Taal (talen)

  • Engels

Schrift(en)

    Bronnen

    Voorwaarden voor raadpleging en gebruik