Treatise on European exchanges

This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London

  • Reference
    • GB 96 MS 941
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1795-1799
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 volume containing 245 leaves

Scope and Content

Manuscript volume, 1795, entitled 'The European negotiator or Exchange operations elucidated. Containing the denominations and values of the monies of accompt. - The course of exchange, the usances and days of grace of all the commercial cities in Europe and the reciprocal reduction of their monies into those of every place with which they have established exchanges...Also arbitration of exchange...Tables of foreign monies, weights and measures equated and compared with those of England. A table of duties on goods passing the sound...'. There is a note adding additional information, 1799, on f.53r.

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Arrangement

Single item.

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

235 x 150 mm

Archivist's Note

Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

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Custodial History

Produced at Hull.

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