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- 1850-1851 (Creation)
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1 volume containing 80 items
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The Select Committee for the Improvement of the Law of Debtor and Creditor was set up in 1849 to gather evidence relating to a 'Bill to amend, methodise and consolidate the laws relating to bankrupts and to arrangements between debtors and their creditors'. The bill was read in the House of Commons during 1849.
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These manuscripts were part of the collection of William Hawes, and were bought by Herbert Somerton Foxwell in 1892.
GB 0096 MS 178 1850-1851 Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 80 items House of Commons , Committee for the Improvement of the Law of Debtor and Creditor
The Select Committee for the Improvement of the Law of Debtor and Creditor was set up in 1849 to gather evidence relating to a 'Bill to amend, methodise and consolidate the laws relating to bankrupts and to arrangements between debtors and their creditors'. The bill was read in the House of Commons during 1849.
These manuscripts were part of the collection of William Hawes, and were bought by Herbert Somerton Foxwell in 1892.
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.
Collection of manuscripts relating to bankruptcy, 1850-1851, comprising answers to questionnaires circulated by the Committee for the Improvement of the Law of Debtor and Creditor from business firms in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the USA. Many of the replies are on printed questionnaires addressed to the Chairman of the Committee, William Hawes, MP.
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 folios. Bound in cloth.
Collection level description.
See Journal of the House of Commons, CIV, index under Bankruptcy Law Consolidation.
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). Jun 2000 Bankruptcy Belgium Europe Finance Financial administration Finland France Germany Hawes , William , fl 1850-1851 , politician Holland House of Commons , Committee for the Improvement of the Law of Debtor and Creditor Italy Law Legal systems Legislation Netherlands North America Northern Europe Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland USA Western Europe
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
Collection of manuscripts relating to bankruptcy, 1850-1851, comprising answers to questionnaires circulated by the Committee for the Improvement of the Law of Debtor and Creditor from business firms in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the USA. Many of the replies are on printed questionnaires addressed to the Chairman of the Committee, William Hawes, MP.
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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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Privately owned.
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ISAD(G) 2nd edition, and NCA rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names (1997).
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- English