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Account book, wine
GB 0096 MS 747 · [1781-1812]

Manuscript account book kept by a wine merchant at Saumur (Maine-et-Loire), recording purchases of wine from farmers and proprietors in the Loire Valley, mostly for the period 1781-1793, but continuing up to 1812. The accounts are written in French, by several scribes (one of whom identifies himself as Tessie Boilesve, [1800]). Certain purchases, after 1800, are made 'pour la Flandre', 'pour la mer' and 'pour l'etranger'.

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GB 1556 WL 1335 · 1990s

The Antisemitic Biersteins papers, 1990s, include descriptions of the tankards from experts at museums in Frankfurt and Munich; photographs of the tankards; correspondence between Wiener Library staff and various institutions regarding the tankards.

Wiener Library
GB 0074 ACC/2305/20 · Collection · 1932-1979

Records of Arthur Cooper (Wine Merchant) Limited, including correspondence; share transfers; papers regarding mergers and name changes; papers relating to financial matters; memorandum and articles of association and annual reports with accounts.

Arthur Cooper (Wine Merchant) Ltd
Articles on tea and sugar
GB 0096 MS 883 · 18th century

Copies of articles written in the 18th century:

  1. 'The Natural History of Tea', beginning: 'Tea, which throws some people into vapours, affects their complexion...'. The article cites as authorities 'Dr. Waldsmith' [Johannes Waldschmid?], and 'Dr. Hermenane', and refers to directions for making tea 'on pp.123, 124, and 161 on the first volume of this magazine'.
  2. 'Historical and Medical Observations on Sugar', beginning: 'Sugar was originally the product of the East Indies'.
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ASHFORD VALLEY
GB 0074 ACC/2305/49 · Collection · 1948-1964

Records of Ashford Valley Cyders Limited, manufacturers of cider, including Directors' meeting and general meeting minutes; memorandum and articles of association; and certificate of incorporation.

Ashford Valley Cyders Ltd , manufacturers of cider
GB 0120 MSS.550, 3083-3086 and 6079-6080 · mid 15th century - mid 18th century

These papers comprise the manuscript collection of F[rederick] Bacon Frank (1827-1911). They include a medieval medical miscellany (MS.550), material by or relating to the 17th century Yorkshire physician Nathaniel Johnston (MSS.3083-3086 and 6080), and some Bacon family administrative documents (MS.6079). One item relating to Nathaniel Johnston that did not form part of the Bacon Frank collection has been catalogued with it for convenience (MS.3086).

Johnston , Nathaniel , 1627-1705 Bacon family
GB 0074 ACC/2305/01-4 · Collection · 1801-1964

Production records of Barclay Perkins and Company Limited, including Bottling Department Committee minutes; brewing books; ale brewing books; lager brewing books; summaries of beer gyles (a gyle is the quantity of beer or ale brewed at one time); financial calculations relating to the cost of brewing; sugar and caramel books; stock records; papers relating to the production of lager including laboratory test results and complaint book; plans; and brewers' records.

Barclay Perkins and Co Ltd , brewers
GB 0120 MSS.1164-1165 · c 1800-1823

Two volumes of notes, on medical and chemical books, and on diseases and their treatment, c 1800-1823.

de Villiers , F. T. , Bidault , 1775-1824 , physician
GB 0074 ACC/2305/02-3 · Collection · 1963-1971

Sales and production records for Blue Nile Brewery Limited, including wine and spirit trade files; sales files and technical consultancy agreement.

Barclay Perkins and Co (Sudan) Ltd , brewers Blue Nile Brewery Ltd
GB 0074 ACC/2305/09-2 · Collection · 1922-1924

Production records of the Camden Brewery Company Limited, including brewing book and notes on materials.

Camden Brewery Co Ltd
GB 0074 ACC/2305/03-1 · Collection · 1900-1960

Corporate records of Camwal Limited, soft drinks manufacturers, including share records; articles of association and reports.

Camwal Ltd , mineral water manufacturer Chemists Aerated and Mineral Waters Association Ltd Cantrell and Cochrane (Southern) Ltd , soft drinks manufacturers
GB 0074 ACC/2305/03-2 · Collection · 1960-1967

Financial records of Camwal Limited, soft drinks manufacturers, comprising balance sheets and profit and loss accounts.

Camwal Ltd , mineral water manufacturer Chemists Aerated and Mineral Waters Association Ltd Cantrell and Cochrane (Southern) Ltd , soft drinks manufacturers
GB 0074 ACC/2305/03-4 · Collection · [1900]-1961

Records of Camwal Limited, soft drinks manufacturers, comprising register of deeds and other documents relating to properties owned by the company.

Camwal Ltd , mineral water manufacturer Chemists Aerated and Mineral Waters Association Ltd Cantrell and Cochrane (Southern) Ltd , soft drinks manufacturers
GB 0074 ACC/2305/03-5 · Collection · 1893-1954

Records of Camwal Limited, soft drinks manufacturers, including volume of press cuttings and photographs of staff and premises.

Camwal Ltd , mineral water manufacturer Chemists Aerated and Mineral Waters Association Ltd Cantrell and Cochrane (Southern) Ltd , soft drinks manufacturers
GB 0074 ACC/2305/03-3 · Collection · 1953-1961

Records of Camwal Limited, soft drinks manufacturers, including price structure policy papers; sales meetings papers; papers relating to the merger with Cantrell and Cochrane; trade returns; and papers on the proposed sale of Cantrell and Cochrane (Southern) Limited to Schweppes.

Camwal Ltd , mineral water manufacturer Chemists Aerated and Mineral Waters Association Ltd Cantrell and Cochrane (Southern) Ltd , soft drinks manufacturers
CARLOS AND THRALE
GB 0074 ACC/2305/21 · Collection · 1957-1961

Records of Carlos and Thrale Limited, wine and spirits merchants, comprising agenda book for board meetings with rough minutes/notes and articles of association.

Carlos and Thrale Ltd , wine and spirits merchants
GB 0101 ICS 101 · 1802-c1990 [predominantly 1802-1845]

The records comprise deeds and legal, administrative and financial papers relating to the Castle Wemyss Estate, Jamaica, 1802-1845, belonging (during the period covered by the papers) successively to Gilbert Mathison, Simon Halliday and Rev Walter Stevenson Halliday. The deeds and legal papers record the ownership of the estate and financial claims upon it by other parties, as well as compensation claims under the Abolition Act. They include the title deeds to the estate 1802-1845; together with correspondence and other papers concerning financial claims upon it (particularly an annuity payable to Catherine Mathison, widow of Gilbert) 1830-1845, compensation payable under the Abolition Act 1834-1835, and the fate of the estate in 1843-1845 when it was no longer viable financially.
The administrative and financial papers illustrate the management of a West Indian sugar estate by attorneys on behalf of absentee landlords, and the process of shipping the sugar and rum produced back to London for sale by a firm of merchants. A fairly complete series of correspondence between Simon Halliday and his attorneys and merchants survives for the period 1823-1828, giving many details of the practical problems of managing a sugar estate and of ensuring an adequate performance by the attorneys. There are many reports on the progress of crops, as well as references to maintenance work required, the need for new cattle (a continuing problem on the Castle Wemyss estate) and the work and health of the slaves. There is further detailed information on the slaves in a series of returns; in addition there are lists of them in the title deeds to the estate after 1807 (following the abolition of the slave trade). There are references to specific events involving the slaves in the correspondence and/or the returns: for example, the case of Catalina alias Susannah Mathison who induced an abortion by taking Vervain and Contrayerva in 1824; and allegations of mistreatment of the slaves by one of the overseers, in 1827.
The correspondence of 1823-1828 also includes letters between Halliday and the firms of merchants he used in London to sell his produce. The state of the sugar and rum markets are regularly discussed, and both attorneys and merchants report on the despatch and receipt of shipments of sugar and rum, on which the successful running of the estate depended. There is one instance of a ship being wrecked and part of the cargo lost.There are also financial accounts, both of the attorneys and of the merchants, which illustrate the returns and financial problems of the estate.

Mathison , Gilbert Farquhar , d 1828 Halliday , Simon , d 1829 Halliday , Walter Stevenson , fl 1830-1845 , Anglican clergyman
GB0074 LMA/4758 · Collection · 1900s -1976

Records of Cave Austin and Company Limited kept by the Stamp Family, comprising director’s report and printed material including Christmas brochures issued to staff, articles and event material. The survival of other records is unknown.

Cave Austin and Company Limited
GB 0074 ACC/2305/28-4 · Collection · 1938-1965

Production records of Charles Beasley Limited, brewers, including purchase ledger for malt and stout; record of malt, sugar and hops used; malt, beer, wine and spirits stock books; malt review and subsequent memorandum; list of breakages; and draught beer daily returns book.

Charles Beasley Ltd , brewers
GB 0074 ACC/2305/28-3 · Collection · 1955-1965

Sales records of Charles Beasley Limited, brewers, including purchase journals for wines and spirits; wines, spirits and soft drinks sales ledgers; bottled beer ledger; 'foreign' beer ledger and beer sales ledger.

Charles Beasley Ltd , brewers
GB 1383 CH · 1800-1960

The Charles Hasler collection is comprised of printed ephemera, including greetings cards, cigarette cards, journals, invitations, books, exhibition catalogues, sales catalogues, prints, packaging, articles, books, business records, photographs, photocopies, manuscripts, slides, colour transparencies, newspaper clippings and journals and trade literature. There are also defined groupings of material, including designs and artwork, which usually relate to specific projects including: typography (contemporary and historical; particularly monotype), printing techniques (particularly colour), transport, Greenwich, architecture, wine, fashion, watercolour painting, book binding and photography. In addition, the collection includes material from the Ministry of Information campaigns during World War Two, including "Dig for Victory" and "Careless Talk Costs Lives" and material relating to the Festival of Britain, 1951.

Hasler , Charles , 1908-1992 , graphic designer and typographer
CHARLES KINLOCH
GB 0074 ACC/2305/22 · Collection · 1952-1967

Records of Charles Kinloch and Company Limited, wine merchants, including Board minutes; share transfers; sales figures; printed reports; papers relating to mergers; correspondence and papers relating to financial matters; and price lists.

Charles Kinloch and Co Ltd , wine merchants
Chirac, Pierre (1650-1732)
GB 0120 MSS.1595-1614 & 7600 · 1696-1734

Notes from Pierre Chirac's lectures, 1696-1734.

Chirac , Pierre , 1650-1732 , French physician
COARE, William (d 1803)
GB 0074 CLC/B/053 · Collection · 1765-1831

Records of William Coare (d 1830), wine and brandy merchant, including Coare's apprenticeship indenture and freedom of the City of London; sales ledger; bonds for money owed to Coare; lists of stock and inventories; correspondence; and legal papers.

Coare , William , d 1803 , wine and brandy merchant
CORNEY AND BARROW LIMITED
GB 0074 CLC/B/059 · Collection · 1799-1960

Records of Corney and Barrow Limited, wine and brandy merchants, 1799-1960, and subsidiaries George Nicholas and Son (1915-1938); William Coates and Company (1845-1960) and Williams and Day (1818-1912).

Corney and Barrow Ltd , wine and brandy merchants George Nicholas and Son , wine merchants William Coates and Co , wine merchants Williams and Day , wine and spirits merchants
COSSART GORDON AND COMPANY
GB 0074 CLC/B/063 · Collection · 1749-1925

Archives of the Madeira wine merchants Cossart, Gordon and Company. They relate both to its domestic business in Madeira and to its international operations, including its relations with customers and agents in the British Isles, continental Europe, the United States, the West Indies and (from c 1780) India and the Far East.

The documents are chiefly unbound business papers (in bundles, some original) and mostly dated between 1754 and 1898, together with a few family papers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and photocopies of items removed for sale in the late 20th century.

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Cossart, Gordon and Co , traders in Madeira wine
COURAGE: PRODUCTION RECORDS
GB 0074 ACC/2305/08-4 · Collection · 1812-1966

Production records for Courage and Company Limited, brewers, including lists of amounts brewed; lists of malt consumed; records of ingredients used; brewing books; mashing books; registers of beer; diaries of brewing; costs; papers relating to raw materials; licences; plans and sketches of brewing equipment.

Courage and Co Ltd , brewers Courage Ltd , brewers
GB 0074 ACC/2305/26-4 · Collection · 1954-1964

Records of Courage, Barclay and Simonds Limited, brewers, including minutes and papers of the Group Brewing Committee; minutes of the Production Planning Committee; brewing book; papers relating to the production of Harp Lager; and promotional leaflets for brewing and storage apparatus.

Courage, Barclay and Simonds Ltd , brewers
DIXON, MORGAN AND COMPANY
GB 0074 CLC/B/069 · Collection · 1785-1847

Records of Dixon, Morgan and Company, wine and spirits traders, including incoming letters, vouchers, balance sheet and accounts.

Dixon, Morgan and Co , wine and spirits traders
GB 0096 MS 90 · 1662-1713

Manuscript volume containing a statement of the revenue managed by the Commissioners of Excise, 1662-1713, including an account of the numbers of common brewers, victuallers and distillers in England, Wales and Berwick, and the quantities of exciseable liquors made and imported by them. Includes a statement of parliamentary appropriations from the excise revenue.

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Essay on alcoholic beverages
GB 0096 MS 424 · 1836-1837

Manuscript essay entitled 'On the influence upon health of alcoholic Drinks as an article of Diet including the consideration whether any quantity of any kind be necessary for the maintenance of health in those who are engaged in laborious occupations'. The title-page is dated January 1st 1837 and the conclusion is dated December 31st 1836.

Unknown
GB 0096 MS 618 · [1860-1865]

Manuscript volume concerning the fraudulent activities of maltsters and distillers, [1860], including tables of inspections made by postmasters in Kingston and Surbiton Common, London, from 1838 to 1844, investigating frauds by distillers, with reports on hypothetical cases of fraud, one dated 1861, and what appear to be copies of answers to examination questions. This section includes printed Regulations respecting the entry of premises subject to the survey of the excise (Excise Office, London, 1835). Inserted are a number of loose sheets, 1859-1865, including a lists of examination questions on the control of disilleries which were set in an examination at Somerset House, notes on duties and law relating to the Excise, as well as a letter from J Williams dated 31 Jan 1863 and giving 'the particulars of the late examination'.

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Excise trial brief
GB 0096 MS 728 · [1723]

Brief for the trial of John Hatch and David Boyce, dealers in foreign and British spirits at Averstoake in the county of Southampton, [1723], headed 'For the Attorney General...Information for the 10s. per gallon penalty for not keeping British spirits seperate [sic] from foreign brandy', and endorsed with the signatures of Sir Thomas Pengelly, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and J. White, solicitor, and with the words 'To attend Mr. Justice [Alexander] Denton upon the point reserved. Ellis Solicitor for the Excise. For Sir Thomas Pengelly'. The dealers had been accused of mixing foreign and British spirits to avoid the customs: '...the said dealers kept in their warehouses and storehouses great numbers of caskes both of foreign brandy and of British spirits, which they industriously laid and placed in the most confused and disorderly manner they could contrive, on purpose to perplex and confound the officers...'.

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F S STOWELLS LIMITED, EALING
GB 0074 LMA/4453/K · Collection · 1854-1976

Records of Stowells and Sons, wine and spirits merchants, comprising a range of company records from 1845 to 1976 including records covering corporate and financial business, sales and production, staff, property and advertising, as well as records from companies acquired by Stowells from the 1930s onwards including Ellis, Wilson and Bacon Limited, Findlater, Mackie and Company Limited, E. Robins and Sons Limited and Apain and Albury Limited.

F S Stowells Ltd, Ealing , wine and spirits merchants Stowell and Sons , wine and spirits merchants Stowells of Chelsea , wine and spirits merchants Stowells Taste of the World , wine and spirits merchants
FELIX CALVERT AND COMPANY
GB 0074 CLC/B/227-073 · Collection · 1780-1795

Records of Felix Calvert and Company, brewers, comprising accounts of beer supplied to customers.

Felix Calvert and Co , brewers
FERGUSON, John (1842-1913)
GB 0101 ICS 86 · c1854-1913

Papers of John Ferguson CMG, Assistant Editor, later Proprietor and Editor of the Ceylon Observer 1861-1913, and member of the Legislative Council for Ceylon 1903-1908; also some of his uncle Alastair Mackenzie Ferguson CMG, Assistant Editor, later Proprietor and Editor of the Ceylon Observer 1846-1893; including correspondence and papers relating to the Ceylon Observer, the Handbook and Directory of Ceylon, and the Tropical Agriculturalist, 1874-1911; correspondence, papers and press cutting relating to railways in Ceylon, 1867-1912; papers on coffee, tea, coconut and other planting trades in Ceylon, c1858-1895; correspondence and papers relating to the governors and governance of Ceylon, including correspondence with Sir (Joseph) West Ridgeway, 1898-1913 and Sir Henry McCallum, 1908-1913, correspondence, press cuttings and papers on the Ceylon Legislative Council and other political matters, 1895-1912; papers on the award of the CMG, 1899-1910; papers on religious matters relating to Ceylon, including letters on missionary work, the Salvation Army, and on Buddist temporalities; papers on John Ferguson's visits and lecture tours , 1878-1910; personal and family papers, 1895-1913; correspondence and papers of Alastair Mackenzie (AM) Ferguson, 1850-1893; correspondence and papers on the Royal Asiatic Society, 1859-1912.

Ferguson , John , 1842-1913 , Newspaper proprietor and editor, politician, Ceylon Ferguson , Alastair Mackenzie , 1816-1892 , Newspaper proprietor and editor, Ceylon
GEORGE NICHOLAS AND SON
GB 0074 CLC/B/059-02 · Collection · 1915-1938

Ledger of George Nicholas and Son, wine merchants.

George Nicholas and Son , wine merchants
Gosset Letters
GB 0103 MS ADD 274 · 1915-1936

The letters are mostly between Gosset (known as 'Student') and Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher (1890-1962) who became Professor of Eugenics at University College London. Letters from other scientists are interleaved where they bear on the correspondence.

Gosset , William Sealy , 1876-1937 , statistician and industrial research scientist
GB 0074 ACC/2305/60-3 · Collection · 1837-1954

Sales records of H and G Simonds Limited, brewers, including weekly cellar stock books; annual stock books; financial and sales records; brewing book; beer production records; daily brewing records; and monthly barrels racked.

H and G Simonds Ltd , brewers
GB 0074 ACC/2305/30-4 · Collection · 1938-1964

Production records of Harmans Uxbridge Brewery Limited, including hop crop summaries; papers relating to testing and repair of plant and machinery; Board of Trade census of production returns; and papers relating to Garland Vaults (wine and spirits department) including stock taking sheets.

Harmans Uxbridge Brewery Ltd
GB 0074 ACC/2305/30-3 · Collection · 1927-1964

Sales records of Harmans Uxbridge Brewery Limited, including papers relating to beer sales; sales summary sheets; sales journals; records of free trade and tied trade; records regarding wines and spirits; customer accounts; sales representatives expenses and sales records; stock and debt books; Building Department stock lists; price lists; papers relating to lager sales.

Harmans Uxbridge Brewery Ltd
HART, HART AND COMPANY
GB 0074 CLC/B/227-087 · Collection · 1806-1848

Business and estate papers of Hart, Hart and Company, including copy of co- partnership agreement between Lemon Hart and Jacob Hart, both from Penzance, Cornwall.

Hart, Hart and Co , wine and spirit merchants
HERBERT STEBBINGS
GB 0074 ACC/2305/55 · Collection · 1913-1969

Records of Herbert Stebbings and Sons Limited, beer, wine and spirits merchants, including Directors' and annual general meeting minutes; register of members; acquisition papers; financial papers; Stephenson Developments (Holdings) Ltd report and accounts; draft return of allotments and other papers under Companies Acts; agreement about Crown Hotel, High Street, Lowestoft.

Herbert Stebbings and Sons Ltd , beer, wine and spirits merchants
INSTITUTE OF MASTERS OF WINE
GB 0074 CLC/076 · Collection · 1935-1997

Records of the Institute of Masters of Wine, comprising minute book of the Education Committee, correspondence and cartoons depicting wine tastings.

Institute of Masters of Wine
JACKSON, Stephen (fl 1763)
GB 0074 CLC/B/227-104 · Collection · 1763-1765

Order book of Stephen Jackson, wine and spirit merchant.

Jackson , Stephen , fl 1763 , wine and spirit merchant
JAMES VICKERS AND COMPANY
GB 0074 CLC/B/135 · Collection · 1863-1912

Records of James Vickers and Company, wine and spirit merchants, comprising financial records 1867-87 (Mss 24588-91); records drawn up on the transfer of the business to Edward Vickers including trade ledger balances, stock records and lists of fixtures and fittings 1877-87 (Mss 24592-5); deed dissolving the partnership of E and J Vickers with other papers 1863 and 1877 (Ms 24596); family and business papers and correspondence 1869-1912 (Mss 24597-602); and plans, leases and sales particulars relating to various properties 1867-91 (Mss 24603-5).

James Vickers and Co , wine and spirit merchants
LAWN AND ALDER LIMITED
GB 0074 ACC/2305/45 · Collection · 1948-1979

Records of Lawn and Alder Limited, wine merchants, including Board and general meeting minutes; register of members, directors, etc, annual returns under Companies Acts, and including register of seals; share transfer certificates; memorandum and articles of association and papers in liquidation with returns to Registrar of Companies and accounts.

Lawn and Alder Ltd , wine merchants
GB 0372 LONDON COLLECTION MANUSCRIPTS/2 · Fonds · 1932-1936

Three volumes of handwritten notebooks entitled, The London and Surburban Coffee-Houses, Taverns and Inns of the Eighteenth Century by J.Paul de Castro, listing the names of coffee-houses, taverns and inns with the book or newspaper in which they were referenced (n.d.); typescript list, Inns mentioned in the Journal of Martin Bere, from an article by Martin A.S.Hume in the Gentleman's Magazine, November 1891 (1p) (n.d.); typescript list, List of Taverns held by Members of the Company of Vintners, 1641 to Ambrose Head from C.W.F.Goss (10pp) (31 October 1932); letter from G.A.Tomlin regarding a letter in The Times about the signs for inns and shops (2pp) (28 August 1936).

Various
GB 0102 PP MS 37 · Created 1881-1891

Papers, 1881-1891, of Donald James Mackay, 11th Baron Reay, as Governor of Bombay, comprising correspondence, memoranda, petitions and other papers, 1884-1889 and undated, on A'bkari administration (a system of licences for the distillation and sale of spirits in Bombay); correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports and other papers, 1881-1891 and undated, relating to military and naval subjects; correspondence, memoranda, minutes and reports, 1885-1890 and undated, on education; correspondence and other papers, 1881-1891 and undated, on agriculture; correspondence and other papers, 1884-1889 and undated, on sanitation and water works; correspondence and papers, 1884-1891 and undated, on various other subjects including administration, hospitals, irrigation, railways and finance; addresses of welcome to Lord Reay, 1886-1890 and undated; a drawing of Bombay harbour and accompanying manuscript plan, undated; manuscript map of Karachi Harbour Board, 1887.

Mackay , Donald James , 1839-1921 , 11th Baron Reay , Governor of Bombay
MATTHEW CLARK AND SONS
GB 0074 CLC/B/158 · Collection · 1804-2005

Records of Matthew Clark and Sons, wine and spirit brokers, comprising partnership agreements, 1887-1923; annual reports and accounts, 1948-98; correspondence and other administrative papers, 1804-1992; memoranda books, 1861-c 1930; accounts, 1810-1945; sale catalogues and price lists, 1821-1995; papers concerning operations, 1849-1995; accounts of the directors of the firm, 1888-1970; photographs; staff list; leases and histories of the company, 1847-2005.

Matthew Clark and Sons , wine and spirit brokers