Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1613-1813 (Creation)
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15 production units.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Sir John Chapman was a mercer who held office as Alderman of London. He was a Sheriff 1678-79 and Lord Mayor 1688-89, dying while in office.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/433 1613-1813 Collection 15 production units. Various.
Sir John Chapman was a mercer who held office as Alderman of London. He was a Sheriff 1678-79 and Lord Mayor 1688-89, dying while in office.
These records were purchased by Guildhall Library in 1954 and were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in the same year. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Collection of title deeds and legal documents relating to the estates of Sir John Chapman and of his family and descendants.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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. Right to property Civil law Property ownership Information sources Documents Deeds Title deeds Property Property transfer People People by roles Property owners Property law St Clement Danes City of Westminster London England UK Western Europe Europe Clapton Hackney City of London Whitechapel Tower Hamlets Civil and political rights Legal systems Law Human rights
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These records were purchased by Guildhall Library in 1954 and were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in the same year. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection of title deeds and legal documents relating to the estates of Sir John Chapman and of his family and descendants.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Conditions governing access
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English