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Senate House Library, University of London

Orders relating to the German woollen trade


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 402

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Orders relating to the German woollen trade

Date(s): 1668

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 item

Name of creator(s): 'The Company at Hamburg'

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

During this period Hamburg was one of the most economically important towns in Germany. A stock exchange was founded in 1558 and the Bank of Hamburg in 1619; a convoy system for shipping was inaugurated in 1662, Hamburg's merchantmen being the first to be escorted on the high seas by men-of-war.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript orders made by the Hamburg Company, 26 Jan 1668, to prevent 'employing unfreemen to buy and shipp off woolen' .

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Single item.

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.

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Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought from Percy Dobell and Son, Jan. 1952. Shelved with MS. 324.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions: 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.

Date(s) of descriptions: Jul 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Textile industry | Manufacturing industry | Industry

Personal names

Corporate names

Places
Hamburg | Germany | Western Europe | Europe