FRESHFIELD, Edwin (1832-1918)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 CLC/248
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: FRESHFIELD, Edwin (1832-1918)
Date(s)	: 1898
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: One production unit.
Name of creator(s)	: Freshfield | Edwin | 1832-1918 | solicitor and historian

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Edwin Freshfield (1832-1918) was a solicitor, part of a family firm based in the City of London. He had antiquarian research interests and was awarded a doctorate from the University of Cambridge for a thesis on Roman laws. His son, Edwin Hanson, shared his research interests.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

A statement of facts deduced from ancient records and other authentic sources relating to the Irish estates of the city of London companies in Ulster, compiled by Edwin Freshfield LL.D. and Edwin Freshfield, Jun.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

One publication.

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:

Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Allied Materials

Related material:

For papers of the Irish Society see CLA/049.

Publication note:

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:
August to October 2010.