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- 1666-1714 (Creation)
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34 production units.
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Biographical history
Thomas Bowrey, sea captain and free merchant, was probably of a Wapping family and born c 1650. Between 1669-1688 he travelled and traded extensively in the East Indies. He returned to London in 1688 and, in 1691, married his cousin, Mary Gardiner (d 1715), the daughter of a Wapping apothecary. In 1691 he became a younger brother of Trinity House. He and his wife lived the rest of their life in Wellclose Square, Wapping. He published the first dictionary of English and Malay in 1701. He died in 1713.
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GB 0074 CLC/427 1666-1714 Collection 34 production units. Bowrey , Thomas , d 1713 , sea captain and merchant
Thomas Bowrey, sea captain and free merchant, was probably of a Wapping family and born c 1650. Between 1669-1688 he travelled and traded extensively in the East Indies. He returned to London in 1688 and, in 1691, married his cousin, Mary Gardiner (d 1715), the daughter of a Wapping apothecary. In 1691 he became a younger brother of Trinity House. He and his wife lived the rest of their life in Wellclose Square, Wapping. He published the first dictionary of English and Malay in 1701. He died in 1713.
Business and personal papers were presented to Guildhall Library by Colonel Henry Howard in 1931. These are catalogued as Ms 3041. Further papers were deposited by the library of Lloyd's of London in 1988. These are catalogued as Mss 24176-24178. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Papers of Thomas Bowrey, sea captain and merchant, including ledger; correspondence; diaries; drawings; charts; and maps; relating to travel and trade in India, Africa, Holland, France, Batavia (Jakarta) and Persia (Iran); the "Coffree" language of Delagoa and the Telenga language; shipping insurance and Lloyd's coffee house; whaling; and piracy.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Further papers still are held by the India Office Library.
For printed material see Hakluyt Society 2nd series vols. 12 and 58.
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.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Personal papers Social problems Criminals Pirates Trade International trade Archives Personal archives Law Legal systems Civil law Intellectual property Piracy State security Armed forces Naval personnel Sailors Merchant seamen Languages Foreign languages Fisheries Whaling People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Merchants Organizations Military organizations Primary documents Documents Information sources Overseas trade Trade (practice) Maritime insurance Insurance Finance Crime Bowrey , Thomas , d 1713 , sea captain and merchant Jakarta Jakarta Reya Indonesia South East Asia France Western Europe India South Asia Iran, Islamic Republic Middle East Persia Netherlands Holland Africa Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Business and personal papers were presented to Guildhall Library by Colonel Henry Howard in 1931. These are catalogued as Ms 3041. Further papers were deposited by the library of Lloyd's of London in 1988. These are catalogued as Mss 24176-24178. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Papers of Thomas Bowrey, sea captain and merchant, including ledger; correspondence; diaries; drawings; charts; and maps; relating to travel and trade in India, Africa, Holland, France, Batavia (Jakarta) and Persia (Iran); the "Coffree" language of Delagoa and the Telenga language; shipping insurance and Lloyd's coffee house; whaling; and piracy.
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Accruals
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Access only to holders of a History Card. Please see staff if you require a card.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
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- Latin
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English
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Further papers still are held by the India Office Library.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Social problems
- Trade
- Trade » International trade
- Archives
- Law
- Law » Legal systems
- Civil law
- Civil law » Intellectual property
- Civil law » Intellectual property » Piracy
- State security
- State security » Armed forces
- Languages
- Languages » Foreign languages
- Fisheries
- Personnel
- Organizations
- Documents » Primary documents
- Documents
- Information sources
- Finance » Insurance
- Finance
- Crime
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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