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Correspondence with tradesmen, 1880

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/758

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with tradesmen, including letters from booksellers; coal merchants; clock repairers; horologists; builders; chandlers; merchants; instrument makers; opticians; stationers; chemists; journeymen; photographic suppliers; decorators; bookbinders; shipping agents; glass manufacturers; the Post Office; gas engineers; electricians; furniture removers; the India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company; a grocer; a newspaper; and the South Metropolitan Gas Company. The letters cover various instructions; requests; accounts; invoices; bills; receipts; tenders; circulars; routine repairs; and adjustments and improvements to instruments. There are also notes by W.H.M. Christie.

Dates

  • 1880

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

2 archive box(es) (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

F1/44

Finding aid date

2006-01-06 11:57:40+00:00

Includes index.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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