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- 1815-1829 (Creation)
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13 production units.
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Biographical history
John Whitwell, a general merchant, lived at 2 William Street, Blackfriars from 1819. Before that date he lived at 577 Kenterstein, Brussels for some time and continued to have links with English residents in Belgium thereafter. He may also have done accountancy work for some of his customers.
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Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/516 1815-1829 Collection 13 production units. Whitwell , John , fl 1815-1829 , general merchant
John Whitwell, a general merchant, lived at 2 William Street, Blackfriars from 1819. Before that date he lived at 577 Kenterstein, Brussels for some time and continued to have links with English residents in Belgium thereafter. He may also have done accountancy work for some of his customers.
These records were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the firm of Collins, Dryland and Thorowgood via Berkshire Record Office and catalogued in 1956 by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of John Whitwell, general merchant, comprising account books, 1815-22; memorandum books, 1819-20; letterbooks, 1817-1818 and 1821-1823; business diary, 1821-1822 and correspondence with business associates and family, 1819-1829.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
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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.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Nonfiction Diaries Financial records Accounts Accounts ledgers Information sources Documents Business records Business Business administration People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Merchants Family correspondence Personal papers Primary documents Business management Enterprises Whitwell , John , fl 1815-1829 , general merchant Blackfriars City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Management Prose Literary forms and genres Literature
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These records were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the firm of Collins, Dryland and Thorowgood via Berkshire Record Office and catalogued in 1956 by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Records of John Whitwell, general merchant, comprising account books, 1815-22; memorandum books, 1819-20; letterbooks, 1817-1818 and 1821-1823; business diary, 1821-1822 and correspondence with business associates and family, 1819-1829.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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.
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- English