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Senate House Library, University of London

Letters of Attorney


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 557

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Letters of Attorney

Date(s): 1606

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: Single sheet

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

A letter of attorney is a written authority from one person empowering another to transact business for him.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Letters of Attorney, 20 Dec 1606 by Timothy Sherman of Wackton (Wacton), Norfolk, appointing Thomas Palgrave to receive £20 due to him by warrant of Privy Seal dated 31 July 1604. Signed and sealed.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Single item.

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:

7½" x 6½"

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought from Barry Duncan in 1962.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

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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: Sep 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Legal documents | Law
Legal systems | Law
Documents

Personal names
Palgrave | Thomas | fl 1606 | of Wacton, Norfolk
Sherman | Timothy | fl 1606 | of Wacton, Norfolk

Corporate names

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Wacton | Norfolk | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe