Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1639-1848 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.01 linear metres
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
There is no unifying factor to these papers (e.g. that they relate to property owned by one estate or family or the legal work of one office), they were simply collected for their antiquarian interest before being passed to the archive.
A demicastor was a hat made of inferior beaver fur, often mixed with other furs.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 ACC/1177 1639-1848 Collection 0.01 linear metres Various.
There is no unifying factor to these papers (e.g. that they relate to property owned by one estate or family or the legal work of one office), they were simply collected for their antiquarian interest before being passed to the archive.
A demicastor was a hat made of inferior beaver fur, often mixed with other furs.
Records donated to the Archive in 1972.
Collection of documents including:
- Memorandum of receipt of £250, upon an Annuity or Pension of one thousand pounds per annum from Commissioners of Excise for the City of London and counties of Middlesex and Surrey, 1677.
- Special Constable's warrant to assist in control of riots, 1848.
- Memorandum of special pardon issued under privy seal to William Walker of London, goldsmith, convicted of felony, [1640].
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Memorandum of proclamation prohibiting the making or wearing of demicasters or using wool with beaver in beaver hats, [1639].
Records arranged in no particular order.
These records are open for public inspection.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
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.
August to October 2010. Commissioners of the Excise Crime Political movements Riots Social services Social security Industry Pensions Manufacturing industry Hat making Memorandums Information sources Documents Constables records Constables warrants London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Records donated to the Archive in 1972.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection of documents including:
- Memorandum of receipt of £250, upon an Annuity or Pension of one thousand pounds per annum from Commissioners of Excise for the City of London and counties of Middlesex and Surrey, 1677.
- Special Constable's warrant to assist in control of riots, 1848.
- Memorandum of special pardon issued under privy seal to William Walker of London, goldsmith, convicted of felony, [1640].
- Memorandum of proclamation prohibiting the making or wearing of demicasters or using wool with beaver in beaver hats, [1639].
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged in no particular order.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
These records are open for public inspection.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Rules and/or conventions used
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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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English