Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1793-1815 (Creation)
Extent and medium
2 volumes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
No information available at present.
Repository
Archival history
These volumes were formerly deposited in the Bedfordshire Record Office (Ref: DXX 168/90-1).
GB 0096 MS 627 1793-1815 Collection (fonds) 2 volumes Carte , John , fl 1793-1815 , glazier
No information available at present.
These volumes were formerly deposited in the Bedfordshire Record Office (Ref: DXX 168/90-1).
Bought from Stanley Crowe in 1964.
Two manuscript volumes containing accounts of John Carte of Ampthill, giving details of work done as a glazier, and, less frequently, as a plumber and decorator, 1793-1811. Customers are named, as are their places of residence, mostly in the immediate vicinity of Ampthill. Inserted loosely are four bills addressed to Carte for plumbing equipment and glass supplied from Birmingham and London, 1810-1815.
2 volumes
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English
192 x 160mm
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. Oct 2001 Accounting Ampthill Bedfordshire Building materials Building services Carte , John , fl 1793-1815 , glazier Construction engineering England Europe Finance Financial administration Glass UK Western Europe London
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bought from Stanley Crowe in 1964.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two manuscript volumes containing accounts of John Carte of Ampthill, giving details of work done as a glazier, and, less frequently, as a plumber and decorator, 1793-1811. Customers are named, as are their places of residence, mostly in the immediate vicinity of Ampthill. Inserted loosely are four bills addressed to Carte for plumbing equipment and glass supplied from Birmingham and London, 1810-1815.
System of arrangement
2 volumes
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Finding aids
Collection level description.
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Rules and/or conventions used
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.
Language(s)
- English