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- 1632-1636 (Creation)
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One production unit.
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Biographical history
William Hurt was a merchant of Bishopsgate and official of the East India Company, while his nephew Thomas Rogers was a factor for the Company. Although Hurt and Rogers were both employed by the East India Company, and Rogers' letters contain much about the Company's business, they appear to be private correspondence.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/227-098 1632-1636 Collection One production unit. Various.
William Hurt was a merchant of Bishopsgate and official of the East India Company, while his nephew Thomas Rogers was a factor for the Company. Although Hurt and Rogers were both employed by the East India Company, and Rogers' letters contain much about the Company's business, they appear to be private correspondence.
The letters were copied in 1992 for Guildhall Library by a private individual who owns the original letters which came from the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Letters to William Hurt from Thomas Rogers, writing from Surrat (Surat), Mesulapatam (Masulipatam) and Gulcondah (Golconda, now Hyderabad).
1 folder containing 13 sheets.
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
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. Information sources Documents Business records Enterprises Companies Merchant companies People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Merchants Trade International trade Overseas trade Trade (practice) East India Company India South Asia City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The letters were copied in 1992 for Guildhall Library by a private individual who owns the original letters which came from the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Letters to William Hurt from Thomas Rogers, writing from Surrat (Surat), Mesulapatam (Masulipatam) and Gulcondah (Golconda, now Hyderabad).
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1 folder containing 13 sheets.
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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