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Copies of letters from Matthew Ashton

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MS. Eng. misc. c. 602

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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:

  1. (fols. 1-29) 1678-Dec 1684
  2. (fols. 40v-30v rev.) Mar-May 1685
  3. (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.

Related Materials

Another letter book of Matthew Ashton for 1681-1685 is MS. Eng. misc. c. 563.

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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