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- 1623-1646 (Creation)
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2 production units.
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Biographical history
Daniel Harvey (1587-1647), a brother of the William Harvey who discovered the circulation of the blood, was a City merchant trading with the Levant. Among his customers was Henry Garraway (Lord Mayor 1639-40), sometime Governor of the Levant Company, of which Harvey was also a Court member.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/227-059 1623-1646 Collection 2 production units. Daniel Harvey and Co , merchants
Daniel Harvey (1587-1647), a brother of the William Harvey who discovered the circulation of the blood, was a City merchant trading with the Levant. Among his customers was Henry Garraway (Lord Mayor 1639-40), sometime Governor of the Levant Company, of which Harvey was also a Court member.
Purchased at auction in 2001.
Records of Daniel Harvey and Company, merchants, comprising a ledger and loose accounts found inside. The ledger shows trade in silk, velvet and other cloth with merchants in Aleppo, Constantinople [Istanbul], Genoa, Livorno, Naples, Rouen and Hamburg.
Chronological order.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
London Metropolitan Archives also holds later papers of the Harvey family of Chigwell, Essex. See CLC/460.
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.
January to May 2011. Middle East Turkey Marmara Istanbul Livorno Europe Western Europe Italy Genoa Silk Daniel Harvey and Co , merchants Trade (practice) Overseas trade Industry Manufacturing industry Textile industry Textiles Velvet Information sources Documents Business records People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Merchants Hamburg Germany Aleppo Syrian AR City of London London England UK Rouen France Naples
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Purchased at auction in 2001.
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Records of Daniel Harvey and Company, merchants, comprising a ledger and loose accounts found inside. The ledger shows trade in silk, velvet and other cloth with merchants in Aleppo, Constantinople [Istanbul], Genoa, Livorno, Naples, Rouen and Hamburg.
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Accruals
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Chronological order.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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London Metropolitan Archives also holds later papers of the Harvey family of Chigwell, Essex. See CLC/460.
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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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- English