Briscoe, John Ivatt: letter, 1828

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0096 AL180
Held at	: Senate House Library, University of London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections ›
Full title	: Briscoe, John Ivatt: letter, 1828
Date(s)	: 1828
Level of description	: fonds
Extent	: 2 leaves
Name of creator(s)	: Briscoe | John Ivatt | 1791-1870 | politician

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

John Ivatt Briscoe was MP for East Surrey from 1832 to 1835, and the owner of Radnor House, Twickenham, Middlesex, and Foxhills, Ottenshaw, Surrey. The politician Sir Joseph Mawbey was his father-in-law.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Letter from John Ivatt Briscoe of Twickenham, [Middlesex] to an unknown recipient, 29 Apr 1828. Referring to the bill for better regulation of savings banks: making 3 points concerning security, liability of trustees, and the advantages of exact legal regulation. Autograph, with signature.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

See hard copy catalogue.

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. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

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.

Finding aids:

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Archival Information

Archival history:

See archivist

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought from Percy Dobell and Son, Jan 1952.

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Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Anya Turner.

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:
July 2008