IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/026
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTING THE EQUALIZATION OF THE POOR RATES
Date(s): 1857-1867
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 4 production units.
Name of creator(s): Association for Promoting the Equalization of the Poor Rates
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Association was established in 1857 to promote the equalization of the poor rates and uniformity of assessment throughout the Metropolitan District. Meetings were held in the Vestry Room, St Andrews Court, Holborn Hill, and at 32 Fleet Street. It was dissolved in 1867.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the Association for Promoting the Equalization of the Poor Rates, comprising: minutes, 1857-67 (Ms 1088); report of the inaugural meeting, 1857 (Ms 1089); and rough cash book, 1857-60 (Ms 1090).
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
CLC/026/MS01088: Minutes; CLC/026/MS01089-90: Papers.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
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
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: June to August 2010.