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Wastebooks or rough account books of John Richardson and Company., 1787-1813.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20912-20938

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The early volumes are general account books, but from 1800 the financial side was divided into three branches. The ledgers, journals, and waste books concerning shipping are distinguished by a letter, those for fish curing by a number, and those for fishing by neither.

Dates

  • Creation: 1787-1813.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

27 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: Undetermined

Separated Materials

See MS.20881, folios 30-38 for the waste book of 1777.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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