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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.

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Reference

920 NIC/21/1/1

Title

Private ledger

Date

Sep. 1736 - Feb. 1779

Description

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.

Held by
Liverpool Record Office
Language

English

Physical description

1 vol.

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

37,045 records

This record is held at Liverpool Record Office

1,673 records

Within the fonds: 920 NIC

Nicholson Papers

30 records

Within the series: 920 NIC/21

Accounts

3 records

Within the sub-series: 920 NIC/21/1

Account Books of Robert Nicholson (1727-1779)

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Private ledger