IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/B/143
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: LANE, John, Thomas and John
Date(s): 1768-1847
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 16 production units.
Name of creator(s): Lane | John | fl 1723-1782 | attorney
Lane | Thomas | fl 1771-1821 | attorney
Lane | John | fl 1812-1852 | attorney
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
John Lane, of King Street, Covent Garden, was an attorney-at-law, as were his son Thomas Lane and grandson John Lane. Thomas was clerk to the Goldsmiths' Company from 1785-1820 and was succeeded as clerk by his son John (1820-52).
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of attorneys John Lane, Thomas Lane and John Lane, comprising: account books 1768-1821 (Ms 11453-11453A, 11454-7) , out-letter book 1778-1781 (Ms 11453B) and miscellaneous correspondence and legal papers 1783-1847 (Ms 11457A-B).
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
CLC/B/143-01: Lane, John (1723-1782); CLC/B/143-02: Lane, Thomas (1771-1821); CLC/B/143-03: Lane, John (1812-1852).
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
These documents were given to Guildhall Library by the Goldsmiths' Company in 1965-6, but do not form part of the company archive because they are mostly records of the Lanes' private business as attorneys. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
For records of the Goldsmith's Company see CLC/L/GG.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note:
Date(s) of descriptions: January to May 2011.