Collection GB 0074 ACC/1177 - MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/1177

Title

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Date(s)

  • 1639-1848 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

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.

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].
  • 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

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related descriptions

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

Access points

Place access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area