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Cutting 7 of 10. Handwritten and printed ink on parchment. Reads "May 9th 1789, Richard Simpson, No.19, Albion-Buildings."

DP 440039

Description Cutting 7 of 10. Handwritten and printed ink on parchment. Reads "May 9th 1789, Richard Simpson, No.19, Albion-Buildings."

Date c. 9/5/1789

Collection Copies from the papers of Ian Gordon Lindsay, architect, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number DP 440039

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Lists silver items: "6 cases, 6 boxes, weight 81oz 7Dwts. Duty to his Majesty £0/3s/6d." Reverse is blank. This item is likely from a historic ledger or business receipts. George Burrows was a silversmiths active in London c.1781-1827, with premises at No.10 Clerkenwell Close (1781-1796) and No.2 Percival Street (1827). [source: British Museum, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG213382. Accessed 26 November 2024]

Accession Number 2024/99

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2761916

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Attribution: © Courtesy of Emma Cochrane/HES. (Copies from the papers of Ian Gordon Lindsay, architect, Edinburgh, Scotland).

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