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- 1798-1860 (Creation)
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0.01 linear metres.
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Biographical history
The letters formed lot 235 in Sotheby's sale on 25 March 1974 and were bought by Mr Godfrey Groves, a keen collector of topographical material relating to North London. It is possible that at one time they formed part of the Gardner Collection of London topography, broken up in 1923.
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Archival history
GB 0074 ACC/2374 1798-1860 Collection 0.01 linear metres. Various.
The letters formed lot 235 in Sotheby's sale on 25 March 1974 and were bought by Mr Godfrey Groves, a keen collector of topographical material relating to North London. It is possible that at one time they formed part of the Gardner Collection of London topography, broken up in 1923.
The Greater London Record Office acquired the letters as part of the Groves Purchase of North London maps and prints in 1980, after the death of Mr Groves in 1978.
Collection of topographical material, comprising:
Letter of George Gaskin [1751-1829, rector of Stoke Newington] to Theodore Price at Woodstock, Oxfordshire concerning the division of parishes, 1798;
Letter of John Aiken [1747-1822, author] at Stoke Newington to Robert Southey at Keswick concerning biographical memoirs by Southey, 1807;
Letter of James Towill Rutt [1760-1841, politician] at Newington Green to T R Horwood promising to attend a service, 1832;
Letter of Mary Hart at 2 Clarence Cottages, Albion Road, Stoke Newington to Sir Francis Burdett, baronet reporting her efforts to obtain The Diversions of Purley, 1836;
Letter of C Hart at No 6 Terrace, Albion Road, Stoke Newington to Sir Francis Burdett, baronet at St James Place Piccadilly, sending him his copy of The Diversions of Purley, 1836;
Letter of J S Sayers at Stoke Newington to Miss Coutts sending a token gift in memory of his late mother, 1860;
Letter of William B Carpenter [1813-1885, naturalist] at 1 Clarence Terrace, Stoke Newington to Markham Thorpe sending corrections to a bill announcing some lectures, n.d;
Postal cover addressed to Mrs Mary Abney, n.d.
Letters in chronological order.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
English
Fit
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.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The Greater London Record Office acquired the letters as part of the Groves Purchase of North London maps and prints in 1980, after the death of Mr Groves in 1978.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection of topographical material, comprising:
Letter of George Gaskin [1751-1829, rector of Stoke Newington] to Theodore Price at Woodstock, Oxfordshire concerning the division of parishes, 1798;
Letter of John Aiken [1747-1822, author] at Stoke Newington to Robert Southey at Keswick concerning biographical memoirs by Southey, 1807;
Letter of James Towill Rutt [1760-1841, politician] at Newington Green to T R Horwood promising to attend a service, 1832;
Letter of Mary Hart at 2 Clarence Cottages, Albion Road, Stoke Newington to Sir Francis Burdett, baronet reporting her efforts to obtain The Diversions of Purley, 1836;
Letter of C Hart at No 6 Terrace, Albion Road, Stoke Newington to Sir Francis Burdett, baronet at St James Place Piccadilly, sending him his copy of The Diversions of Purley, 1836;
Letter of J S Sayers at Stoke Newington to Miss Coutts sending a token gift in memory of his late mother, 1860;
Letter of William B Carpenter [1813-1885, naturalist] at 1 Clarence Terrace, Stoke Newington to Markham Thorpe sending corrections to a bill announcing some lectures, n.d;
Postal cover addressed to Mrs Mary Abney, n.d.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Letters in chronological order.
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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
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English
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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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- English