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- 1740-1807 (Creation)
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2 production units.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Innes and Thomas Clerk formed a partnership from circa 1748 which was dissolved in 1760. From 1750 their office was at Lime Street Square. From 1760-64 William Innes was the elder partner of Innes and Hope. He operated on his own thereafter and a William Innes is listed in London directories at 6 Lime Street Square until 1797.
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Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/B/227-100 1740-1807 Collection 2 production units. Innes and Clerk , merchants
William Innes and Thomas Clerk formed a partnership from circa 1748 which was dissolved in 1760. From 1750 their office was at Lime Street Square. From 1760-64 William Innes was the elder partner of Innes and Hope. He operated on his own thereafter and a William Innes is listed in London directories at 6 Lime Street Square until 1797.
The correspondence was acquired by Guildhall Library at different times, Ms 3070 sometime before 1932 and Ms 8031 in 1953. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
The letters cover 1740-1807 and show Innes and Clerk and successor firms providing many services for their correspondents including paying bills of exchange and arranging credit, and buying, selling and shipping goods.
Ms 3070 comprises in-letters from the Adam brothers, architects; Ms 8031 comprises in-letters, mainly from Scottish correspondents.
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.
January to May 2011. Information sources Documents Business records People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Merchants Innes and Clerk , merchants City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The correspondence was acquired by Guildhall Library at different times, Ms 3070 sometime before 1932 and Ms 8031 in 1953. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
The letters cover 1740-1807 and show Innes and Clerk and successor firms providing many services for their correspondents including paying bills of exchange and arranging credit, and buying, selling and shipping goods.
Ms 3070 comprises in-letters from the Adam brothers, architects; Ms 8031 comprises in-letters, mainly from Scottish correspondents.
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
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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