Copies of letters from Matthew Ashton (later Matthew Frank), merchant in Hamburg, mainly to English merchants and to his brother Edward Frank of Campsall. The ringed folio numbers show the order in which the leaves were stitched when the manuscript came to the Library. Letters comprise:
- (fols. 1-29) 1678-Dec 1684
- (fols. 40v-30v rev.) Mar-May 1685
- (fols. 41-135) May 1685-Oct 1695
Dates
- Creation: 1678-1695
Extent
137 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. c. 602, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. c. 602
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21349
Abstract
Copies of letters from Matthew Ashton
Biographical / Historical
Matthew Asthon (fl. 1678-1695), later Matthew Frank, was a merchant from Leeds who also traded in Hamburg.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby’s, 23 February 1976, lot 390.
Subject
- Title
- Copies of letters from Matthew Ashton
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk