Papers of Josiah Messer I and George Stacey I as joint executors of the wills of Joseph Smith (d. 1813), banker, of London, and Mary Smith
- Date:
- 1768-1829
- Reference:
- MS.5459
- Part of:
- Corbyn & Co., chemists and druggists, London
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Papers of Josiah Messer I and George Stacey I as joint executors of the wills of Joseph Smith (d.1813), banker of London, and his wife Rachel (d.1814), including papers relating to the founding of almshouses for poor women at Thornton-in-Craven, Yorks. Correspondents include Richard Wilson, of Thornton, and William Birkbeck, banker, of Settle [father of George Birkbeck (1776-1841)], 1768-1829, 64 items.
Publication/Creation
1768-1829
Physical description
64 items
Finding aids
Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).
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