GB 0096 MS 227 - Notes on Calcutta banking

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GB 0096 MS 227

Title

Notes on Calcutta banking

Date(s)

  • (1786-1791) 19th century (Creation)

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Extent and medium

1 volume containing 23 leaves

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Biographical history

Calcutta was the former capital (1772-1912) of British India.

Archival history

This manuscript was formerly part of the library of Colonel Hyde, Master of the Calcutta Mint.
GB 0096 MS 227 (1786-1791) 19th century Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 23 leaves Unknown
Calcutta was the former capital (1772-1912) of British India.

This manuscript was formerly part of the library of Colonel Hyde, Master of the Calcutta Mint.

Part of the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature, collected by Herbert Somerton Foxwell and presented by the Goldsmith's Company to the University of London in 1903.

Manuscript volume containing a collection of notes, mainly extracts taken from the Calcutta Gazette in 1786, relating to the Bengal Bank and the General Bank of India, probably written in the 19th century.

Single item.

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
English
Manuscript folio. Bound in half-morocco.

Collection level description.

Compiled by Sarah Smith as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. ISAD(G) 2nd edition, and NCA rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names (1997). Jul 2000 Banks Bengal Bengal Bank Calcutta Calcutta Gazette Finance Financial institutions General Bank of India India Industrial societies Social systems South Asia West Bengal

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Part of the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature, collected by Herbert Somerton Foxwell and presented by the Goldsmith's Company to the University of London in 1903.

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Scope and content

Manuscript volume containing a collection of notes, mainly extracts taken from the Calcutta Gazette in 1786, relating to the Bengal Bank and the General Bank of India, probably written in the 19th century.

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Single item.

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Conditions governing access

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Senate House Library, University of London

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAD(G) 2nd edition, and NCA rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names (1997).

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  • English

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