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Senate House Library, University of London

North American trade accounts


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 749

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: North American trade accounts

Date(s): c1762

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 2 sheets

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

No information available at present.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscripts relating to North American trade, namely:
1. 'An account of the value of the imports into England from the North American Colonies from Christmas 1739 to Christmas 1761.' The account shows the value of imports from each of the 12 colonies, with an abstract of the total amount for each year.
2. An account similar to the above, showing the value of exports from England to the North American Colonies, 1739-1761.
There is no evidence to show by whom or for whom the accounts were drawn up. They appear to have been for official use.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: 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:

12½" x 16"

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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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: Dec 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Colonial trade | International trade | Trade
Trade (practice)

Personal names

Corporate names

Places
USA | North America