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Wheen, John and Wheen, Richard: letter

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 AL256

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Wheen, John and Wheen, Richard: letter

Date(s): [1846]

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 2 leaves

Name of creator(s): Wheen | John | fl 1846 | soapmaker Wheen | Richard | fl 1846 | soapmaker

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

No information was available at the time of compilation.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Letter from John and Richard Wheen of the Soapworks, Ratcliffe Highway, St George in the East, [London] to Lieutenant-Colonel C N Fox, 17 Mar [1846]. Covering letter enclosing 'a statement of the case of the soap trade for the repeal of the duty'; they hope that Fox will accompany the deputation to Sir Robert Peel. Autograph, with two signatures.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

See hard copy catalogue.

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. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

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:

Finding aids:

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

See archivist.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Found bound with the pamphlet Case of the Soap Duties - classmark: [G.L.] 1846.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

A photostatic copy and a microfilm copy of the text are held by the University of Virginia.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Anya Turner.