Account book, Jan 1806-Feb 1817, containing details of the sale of wheat, wool and the raw materials needed for tanning leather and leatherworking, as well as wages to servants and workmen, loans and rents. Among nine loose items enclosed in the volume are a letter stamped at Roanne on 1 Jul 1831 to Claude Marie Chartre, 'Proprietaire a Cremeaux', and a fragment of another letter to the same person, who may have been the compiler of the accounts.
Account book, leather tanning
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 MS 742
- Dates of Creation
- 1806-1817
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 volume containing 141 leaves
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
No information available at present.
Arrangement
Single item.
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Acquisition Information
Given by André Simon, via the British Records Association, in 1969.
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Collection level description.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
11" x 7½"
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
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