Carte, John
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0096 MS 627 |
Held at | : Senate House Library, University of London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections › |
Full title | : Carte, John |
Date(s) | : 1793-1815 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 2 volumes |
Name of creator(s) | : Carte | John | fl 1793-1815 | glazier |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
No information available at present.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Two manuscript volumes containing accounts of John Carte of Ampthill, giving details of work done as a glazier, and, less frequently, as a plumber and decorator, 1793-1811. Customers are named, as are their places of residence, mostly in the immediate vicinity of Ampthill. Inserted loosely are four bills addressed to Carte for plumbing equipment and glass supplied from Birmingham and London, 1810-1815.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
2 volumes
Conditions governing access:
Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. 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.
Finding aids:
Collection level description.
Archival Information
Archival history:
These volumes were formerly deposited in the Bedfordshire Record Office (Ref: DXX 168/90-1).
Immediate source of acquisition:
Bought from Stanley Crowe in 1964.
Allied Materials
Related material:
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
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:
Oct 2001
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