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- 1753-1897 (Creation)
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48 production units.
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Biographical history
The firm of Davison, Newman and Company, grocers and importers of West-Indian produce, was founded in 1650. It was sitauted "at the sign of the three sugar loaves and crown", 14 Creechurch Lane, Leadenhall Street, London EC3. It was bought up by the West-Indian Produce Association Limited, on 1 January 1911. The registered trade name of the present firm retains the name of the original business.
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Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/B/066 1753-1897 Collection 48 production units. Davison, Newman and Co , grocers and importers of West-Indian produce
The firm of Davison, Newman and Company, grocers and importers of West-Indian produce, was founded in 1650. It was sitauted "at the sign of the three sugar loaves and crown", 14 Creechurch Lane, Leadenhall Street, London EC3. It was bought up by the West-Indian Produce Association Limited, on 1 January 1911. The registered trade name of the present firm retains the name of the original business.
The records were deposited by the Company and catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1954. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Papers of Davison, Newman and Company, grocers and importers of West-Indian produce, comprising mostly accounts, correspondence, legal papers and papers relating to land in Jamaica.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
A history of the Company by Owen Rutter, A brief history of the firm of Messrs Davison, Newman and Company: now incorporated with the West Indian Produce Association Limited, 1938, is available in the Printed Books Section of the Guildhall Library.
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.
November 2010 to January 2011. Davison , Newman and Co , grocers and importers of West-Indian produce Overseas trade Information sources Business records Documents People by roles Importers Trade (practice) Grocery trade People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Grocers City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Jamaica Caribbean
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The records were deposited by the Company and catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1954. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Papers of Davison, Newman and Company, grocers and importers of West-Indian produce, comprising mostly accounts, correspondence, legal papers and papers relating to land in Jamaica.
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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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