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Treatise on the iron trade of Great Britain


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 486

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Treatise on the iron trade of Great Britain

Date(s): [1757-1765]

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 28 leaves (2 items)

Name of creator(s): Possibly: Sykes | Joseph | 1723-1804 | iron merchant and Mayor of Hull

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

No information available at present.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript copy of Reflections on the importation of bar-iron, from our own colonies of North-America, printed in 1757, possibly by Joseph Sykes, in response to The case of the importation of bar-iron (1756), written by the Reverend Josiah Tucker on behalf of the Iron Manufacturers of Great Britain. The volume also includes copies of 2 letters, of 29 April 1765, from Joseph Sykes in Hull to the Master Cutler [Sheffield], and of 1 May 1765 from David Barclay & Sons, London, linen merchants, to Mr [William] Dixon [in Sheffield], both concerning the debate on the import of American as opposed to Swedish iron and proposals for additional duty upon Swedish iron before the Board of Trade.The above items are bound with a printed version of The case of the importation of bar-iron (1756), by Josiah Tucker.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

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.

Physical characteristics:

8¾" x 5¼"

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

All three items are bound in with the Goldsmiths' Library copy of the 'The case of the importation of bar-iron' in a volume lettered 'Bar-Iron. 1756. Tucker's Case & Ms. Reply' (1756) (G.L. Cat. 9142).

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

The Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature, University of London Library, holds a printed copy of Reflections on the importation of bar-iron, from our own colonies of North-America (1757) (Ref: G.L Cat. 9249).

Publication note:

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: Aug 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Iron | Metals | Inorganic chemicals | Chemicals
Chemical elements
Trade

Personal names
Dixon | William | fl 1765 | iron merchant
Sykes | Joseph | 1723-1805 | iron merchant and mayor of Hull
Tucker | Josiah | 1713-1799 | economist and political writer

Corporate names
Board of Trade
David Barclay and Sons | linen merchants of London

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Sweden | Northern Europe | Western Europe | Europe
USA | North America