GB 0096 MS 627 - Carte, John

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0096 MS 627

Title

Carte, John

Date(s)

  • 1793-1815 (Creation)

Extent and medium

2 volumes

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

No information available at present.

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

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.

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
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.

Access points

Description control area

Institution identifier

Senate House Library, University of London

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