D'AETH, Thomas (d 1708)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 CLC/B/227-056
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: D'AETH, Thomas (d 1708)
Date(s)	: 1698-1704
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: One production unit.
Name of creator(s)	: D'Aeth | Thomas | d 1708 | Italian merchant

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Thomas D'Aeth senior (d 1708) and Thomas D'Aeth junior (d 1744), were Italian merchants, of the parish of St Dionis Backchurch.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Letter book of Italian merchant Thomas D'Aeth. Commodities referred to in the letters include oil, spices, fish, dye-woods and some textiles.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English, French and Italian.

System of arrangement:

One item.

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:

The letter book was given to Guildhall Library in 1956 through the auspices of the British Records Association. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

An article A London merchant's letter book 1698-1704 by Albert Hollaender was published in 1957.

Description Notes

Archivist's note:

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:
January to May 2011.