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Senate House Library, University of London

Letters relating to French commerce


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 693

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Letters relating to French commerce

Date(s): 1731-1842

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 29 items

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

No information available at present.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Letters to merchants in France, 1731-1842, with details of trade, movement of cargoes, prices, and credit. The letters are from European cities including Cayenne (French Guiana), St Pierre (Martinique), Bristol, London, Christiana (Oslo), Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Milan, Genoa, Livourne (Livorno), Hamburg, Dresden, Berlin, Chambery (Savoy), and Vevey (Switzerland) Recipients include Schröder, Schyler & Co. of Bordeaux; Roux and Co, Marseilles; Gaden, Klissisch and Co, Bordeaux; La Baume and Co, Beaune; and P. Olivier and Co, St Omer.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: French, German, Italian, English

System of arrangement:

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:

Mostly 9½" x 7".

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought at Hodgson's sale of 25 Mar 1966 (lot 502).

ALLIED MATERIALS

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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: Nov 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Trade

Personal names

Corporate names
Gaden, Klissisch and Co | merchants
La Baume and Co | merchants
P. Olivier and Co | merchants
Roux and Co | merchants
Schröder, Schyler & Co | merchants

Places
France | Western Europe | Europe
Germany | Western Europe | Europe
Guyana | South America
Italy | Western Europe | Europe
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Martinique | Caribbean
Netherlands | Western Europe | Europe
Norway | Northern Europe | Western Europe | Europe
Switzerland | Western Europe | Europe