Archive relating to the East India Company and to the Bank of England
Single Item
MS. Eng. hist. b. 1
Archive relating to the East India Company and to the Bank of England:
- (fols. 12, 106). Two copies of the Letters Patent granted Sept. 5, 1698, to the English Company trading to the East Indies: at fol. 63 is a printed copy of the charter granted to the Company of Merchants of London trading into the East Indies, Oct. 7, 1693;
- (fol. 57). 'Rules and order for the good government of the ... Bank of England', 1694, preceded at fol. 36 by a printed copy of its charter;
- (fol. 67). Draft agreements and other papers relating to the fusion of the two companies mentioned in art. 1, 1701-1702, ending with a printed copy of the indenture of July 22, 1702, uniting the two.
Dates
- written in A.D. 1698-1702 or soon after
Extent
143 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. b. 1, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. b. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20143
Abstract
Archive relating to the East India Company and to the Bank of England, written in A.D. 1698-1702 or soon after.
Biographical / Historical
The East India Company was a trade company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.
The Bank of England was founded in 1694.
The Bank of England was founded in 1694.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 29777.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from W. H. Gee, bookseller of Oxford, on Jan. 12, 1888, for £1.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
16 1/2 × 11 in.
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive relating to the East India Company and to the Bank of England
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk