IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/B/227-056
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
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 AND 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
Publication note:
An article A London merchant's letter book 1698-1704 by Albert Hollaender was published in 1957.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note:
Date(s) of descriptions: January to May 2011.