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Melville, John Thornton Leslie- (9th Earl of Leven): letter


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 AL397

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Melville, John Thornton Leslie- (9th Earl of Leven): letter

Date(s): 1824

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 2 leaves

Name of creator(s): Melville | John Thornton | Leslie- | 1786-1876 | 9th Earl of Leven and 8th Earl of Melville x Leslie-Melville | John Thornton

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

No information available at the time of compilation.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Letter from John Thornton Leslie-Melville of Old Broad Street, [London] to J D Powles, 10 Dec 1824. Stating that he does not wish to injure the market, but at the same time wishes Powles to sell 100 more of his (Melville's) Colombian mine shares at the first favorable opportunity, as his broker says that 50 shares had been sold that morning at £19 10s. Autograph, with signature.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

See hard copy catalogue.

Conditions governing access:

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled 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.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

See archivist

Immediate source of acquisition:

Purchased from E Hall, 1966.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

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


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Share dealing | Financial markets | Investment | Finance
Mining

Personal names
Melville | John Thornton | Leslie- | 1786-1876 | 9th Earl of Leven and 8th Earl of Melville x Leslie-Melville | John Thornton

Corporate names

Places
Colombia | South America