Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1766-1849 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
6 production units.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Edward Grace and Company, later Grace and Jepson, brokers and merchants, traded in slaves, oil and other commodities, in Gambia, Senegal and the West Indies. The firm had premises at 27 Exchange Alley, Cornhill and later, as Grace and Jepson, at 8 Park Cross Street, Leeds.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/078 1766-1849 Collection 6 production units. Edward Grace and Co , brokers and merchants
Edward Grace and Company, later Grace and Jepson, brokers and merchants, traded in slaves, oil and other commodities, in Gambia, Senegal and the West Indies. The firm had premises at 27 Exchange Alley, Cornhill and later, as Grace and Jepson, at 8 Park Cross Street, Leeds.
The archives were presented to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1967 by the Business Archives Council. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of Edward Grace and Company, brokers and merchants, comprising correspondence and accounts.
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 City of London.
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.
November 2010 to January 2011. Business people Foreign traders Information sources Documents Business records Social structure Slavery People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Merchants Edward Grace and Co , brokers and merchants Gambia West Africa Africa City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Senegal Caribbean
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The archives were presented to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1967 by the Business Archives Council. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of Edward Grace and Company, brokers and merchants, comprising correspondence and accounts.
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
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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