Collectie GB 0074 ACC/0976 - JAMES FAMILY

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 0074 ACC/0976

Titel

JAMES FAMILY

Datum(s)

  • 1705-1854 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Collectie

Omvang en medium

0.91 linear metres (319 documents).

Context

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Biografie

George Payne Rainsford James, 1799-1860, belonged to a well-known medical family; his grandfather was the inventor of Dr James's Pills and Powders, and his father and elder uncle were both doctors. James was a prolific writer, turning out nearly a hundred novels, besides works of a more serious historical nature.

James inherited an entailed estate at Hampton Wick and Teddington when it was disclosed that his father's elder brother, Robert Harcourt James, had never married the lady always recognised as his wife and whose children were therefore not lawful heirs to the property. The estate was heavily mortgaged, and despite the success of his novels James appears to have been in serious financial difficulties.

His affairs cannot have been helped by the number of law-suits he engaged in with his various publishers. In 1850 his difficulties made him decide to emigrate to Canada, but his friends managed instead to obtain for him the post of British consul in Norfolk, Virginia. He was not happy there, and in 1853 his friends petitioned the Foreign Secretary for another post considered to be more deserving of his personal qualities and abilities (ACC/0976/222). In 1856 he was made consul-general in Venice, and he died there four years later.

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GB 0074 ACC/0976 1705-1854 Collection 0.91 linear metres (319 documents). James , George Payne Rainsford , 1799-1860 , novelist

George Payne Rainsford James, 1799-1860, belonged to a well-known medical family; his grandfather was the inventor of Dr James's Pills and Powders, and his father and elder uncle were both doctors. James was a prolific writer, turning out nearly a hundred novels, besides works of a more serious historical nature.

James inherited an entailed estate at Hampton Wick and Teddington when it was disclosed that his father's elder brother, Robert Harcourt James, had never married the lady always recognised as his wife and whose children were therefore not lawful heirs to the property. The estate was heavily mortgaged, and despite the success of his novels James appears to have been in serious financial difficulties.

His affairs cannot have been helped by the number of law-suits he engaged in with his various publishers. In 1850 his difficulties made him decide to emigrate to Canada, but his friends managed instead to obtain for him the post of British consul in Norfolk, Virginia. He was not happy there, and in 1853 his friends petitioned the Foreign Secretary for another post considered to be more deserving of his personal qualities and abilities (ACC/0976/222). In 1856 he was made consul-general in Venice, and he died there four years later.

Gifted to the Archive in September 1967.

Records of the novelist George Payne Rainsford James and his family, a total of about 350 items, with documents relating to other families, either short series or isolated items. There are several wills and settlements among the papers (ACC/0976/136-155). The manuscript of chapters 14-22 of the novel Ehrenstein is preserved among these archives (ACC/0976/163). There is a series of title deeds to an entailed estate at Hampton Wick and Teddington inherited by James; papers relating to law-suits with various publishers (ACC/0976/156-171); and a petition to the Foreign Secretary (ACC/0976/222).

This collection falls into two distinct groups. ACC/0976-1 to 4 relate to the James family. ACC/0976-5 relate to other families.

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.

Records prepared May to September 2011. Title deeds Property Property transfer Archives Personal archives People People by roles Property owners Family archives Authors Novelists Administration of justice Legal procedure Lawsuits Information sources Documents Primary documents Personal papers Family records Deeds Property ownership Civil law Right to property Property law James , George Payne Rainsford , 1799-1860 , novelist Richmond-upon-Thames London England UK Western Europe Europe Hampton Wick Teddington Legal systems Civil and political rights Human rights Law

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Gifted to the Archive in September 1967.

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

Records of the novelist George Payne Rainsford James and his family, a total of about 350 items, with documents relating to other families, either short series or isolated items. There are several wills and settlements among the papers (ACC/0976/136-155). The manuscript of chapters 14-22 of the novel Ehrenstein is preserved among these archives (ACC/0976/163). There is a series of title deeds to an entailed estate at Hampton Wick and Teddington inherited by James; papers relating to law-suits with various publishers (ACC/0976/156-171); and a petition to the Foreign Secretary (ACC/0976/222).

Waardering, vernietiging en slectie

Aanvullingen

Ordeningstelsel

This collection falls into two distinct groups. ACC/0976-1 to 4 relate to the James family. ACC/0976-5 relate to other families.

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

Available for general access.

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels

Schrift van het materiaal

  • Latijn

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

English

Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

Toegangen

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

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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.

Status

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Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming

Taal (talen)

  • Engels

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    Voorwaarden voor raadpleging en gebruik