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Private ledger
Catalogue reference: 920 NIC/21/1/1
What’s it about?
This record is a file about the Private ledger dating from Sep. 1736 - Feb. 1779.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Liverpool Record Office.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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920 NIC/21/1/1
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Title (The name of the record)
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Private ledger
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Date (When the record was created)
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Sep. 1736 - Feb. 1779
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Description (What the record is about)
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Arranged as follows :
pp. 1-12 "Executors of Mr. Matthew Nicholson. Their Account of Cash received and put out to Interest for the Use of Robert Son of the above said Mr. Nicholson ...".
pp. 16-38 "Bro. Saml. Nicholson in Trust for Robert Nicholson, his Acct. of Cash Recd. for his Use and putt out to Interest".
pp. 41 - end of vol. [from p. 50 folio numbers only are used, the last being fo. 81]. General ledger, mostly business accounts but also some records of private transactions. Business accounts include :
pp. 41, 43 Accounts relating to the voyage of the ship Adventure to Jamaica.
pp. 49, 52, 58 Accounts of the voyages of the ship Alice.
ff. 57, 60, 64, 70, 74, 77 Accounts relating to the Hurlett Copperas Works, Paisley, co. Renfrew.
ff. 62, 63, 72 Accounts relating to the Wigan Copperas Works.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Liverpool Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 vol.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f7542169-fd9e-49ac-84dd-e3b385c47ae5/
Series information
920 NIC/21
Accounts
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Liverpool Record Office
Within the fonds: 920 NIC
Nicholson Papers
Within the series: 920 NIC/21
Accounts
Within the sub-series: 920 NIC/21/1
Account Books of Robert Nicholson (1727-1779)
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Private ledger