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- 1879-1932 (Creation)
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4 production units.
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Biographical history
The firm of George White and Company, tea and (briefly) rubber brokers, first appears in trade directories in 1873 with premises at 23 Rood Lane. In 1904 the firm entered into partnership with Wilton Bartleet, an English tea broker working in Colombo, trading there as George White, Bartleet and Company (the London operation continued as before). The partnership with Bartleet was dissolved in 1912, but George White and Company continued to act as Bartleet's London agents. In 1910, the firm branched into rubber broking. However, this part of the business appears to have been hived off in 1927 with the creation of George White, Yuille and Company Limited, rubber brokers.
George White and Company changed its name to George White and Company (Tea Brokers) Limited in 1931, and to George White, Sanderson (Tea Brokers) Limited in c 1965. It merged in 1973 with Gow, Wilson Limited, tea, rubber and produce brokers of 82 Middlesex Street.
The firm of George White, Yuille and Company Limited disappears from trade directories after 1963; its subsequent history is unknown.
George White and Company and successors had premises: 23 Rood Lane (1873-1878); 2 Great Tower Street (1879-1887); 31/32 Fenchurch Street (1888-1930); 37/38 Fenchurch Street and 3 Mincing Lane (1931-41); Plantation House, Fenchurch Street (1942-1943); 112/113 Fenchurch Street (1944-53); Dunster House, Mincing Lane (1954-1969); and 80 Clifton Street (1970-2).
George White, Yuille and Co Ltd had premises: 31/32 Fenchurch Street (1928-9); 3 Mincing Lane (1930-59); 29 Mincing Lane (1960); and 48 Fenchurch Street (1961-1963).
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These ledgers are believed to be the only surviving records of George White & Company. They were rescued from the firm's offices in Fenchurch Street after the building was bombed during the Second World War.
GB 0074 CLC/B/096 1879-1932 Collection 4 production units. George White and Co , tea and rubber brokers
The firm of George White and Company, tea and (briefly) rubber brokers, first appears in trade directories in 1873 with premises at 23 Rood Lane. In 1904 the firm entered into partnership with Wilton Bartleet, an English tea broker working in Colombo, trading there as George White, Bartleet and Company (the London operation continued as before). The partnership with Bartleet was dissolved in 1912, but George White and Company continued to act as Bartleet's London agents. In 1910, the firm branched into rubber broking. However, this part of the business appears to have been hived off in 1927 with the creation of George White, Yuille and Company Limited, rubber brokers.
George White and Company changed its name to George White and Company (Tea Brokers) Limited in 1931, and to George White, Sanderson (Tea Brokers) Limited in c 1965. It merged in 1973 with Gow, Wilson Limited, tea, rubber and produce brokers of 82 Middlesex Street.
The firm of George White, Yuille and Company Limited disappears from trade directories after 1963; its subsequent history is unknown.
George White and Company and successors had premises: 23 Rood Lane (1873-1878); 2 Great Tower Street (1879-1887); 31/32 Fenchurch Street (1888-1930); 37/38 Fenchurch Street and 3 Mincing Lane (1931-41); Plantation House, Fenchurch Street (1942-1943); 112/113 Fenchurch Street (1944-53); Dunster House, Mincing Lane (1954-1969); and 80 Clifton Street (1970-2).
George White, Yuille and Co Ltd had premises: 31/32 Fenchurch Street (1928-9); 3 Mincing Lane (1930-59); 29 Mincing Lane (1960); and 48 Fenchurch Street (1961-1963).
These ledgers are believed to be the only surviving records of George White & Company. They were rescued from the firm's offices in Fenchurch Street after the building was bombed during the Second World War.
The records were presented to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 2007 by a descendant of Herbert Buchanan Yuille, a partner in the firm of George White and Company from around 1904.The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of George White and Company, tea and rubber brokers, comprising ledgers.
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. Documents Business records People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Merchants Industry Manufacturing industry Rubber industry and trade Trade (practice) Food trade Tea trade Information sources Tea Plant products Agricultural products George White and Co , tea and rubber brokers City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The records were presented to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 2007 by a descendant of Herbert Buchanan Yuille, a partner in the firm of George White and Company from around 1904.The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Records of George White and Company, tea and rubber brokers, comprising ledgers.
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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 City of London.
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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