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Language English Name Strahan, William, formerly Strachan; printer Level [36] Series

1. Add MS 48800-48801

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Add MS 48800-48801
Title:
STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. I, II (ff. i + 164, i + 85). Receipts and payments accounts of W. Strahan for printing work; Vol. I, 1739-1768; Vol. II, 1768-1785. Folio and quarto. White vellum binding.
Scope & Content:
William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, etc., rel. to his and his successors' business and estate: 1739-1855, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1739-1785
Extent:
2 items

2. Add MS 48803 A-B

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Add MS 48803 A-B
Title:
STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. IV, V (ff. ii+ 103, 14). Accounts of W. Strahan for printing work; 1752-1768. 48803 A is preceded (ff. lb-13) by an index and (ff. i, 1) by miscellaneous addresses, etc., and followed (ff. 102b-103b) by notes of birthdays, etc., of his family and friends, 1715- 1781, and lists of his apprentices, 1739-1778, and miscellaneous notes (f. ii). 48803 B comprises a single gathering of similar accounts, 1765-1768, preceded (f. i) by a list of 'Work unfinished January 1 1768'. ...
Scope & Content:
William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, etc., rel. to his and his successors' business and estate: 1739-1855, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1752-1768
Extent:

2 items

3. Add MS 48804-48806

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Add MS 48804-48806
Title:
STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. VI-VIII. Lists of purchases by W. Strahan of fractions of copyrights, giving details of works and their vendors, prices paid, and, in 48806 only, notes of a few resales. 48804 and 48806 are arranged under letters of the alphabet, and 48805, from which 48804 is partly copied, chronologically, with an index prefixed on ff. lb-2. 48806 corresponds fairly closely with 48804. Three volumes.
Scope & Content:
William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, etc., rel. to his and his successors' business and estate: 1739-1855, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1751-1780]
Extent:
3 items

4. Add MS 48815-48828

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Add MS 48815-48828
Title:
STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. XVIII-XXXI. Printing ledgers of W. Strahan, A. Strahan, A. and R. Spottiswoode, etc.; 1777-1868. Each volume is preceded by an index. Fourteen volumes. Quarto. Green vellum bindings.
Scope & Content:
William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, etc., rel. to his and his successors' business and estate: 1739-1855, n.d. Andrew Strahan, printer of the ' London Gazette.': Account-books and papers: 1785-1819, n.d. Robert Spottiswoode, printer: Account-books and papers: 18...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1777-1868
Extent:
14 items

5. Add MS 48829-48836

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Add MS 48829-48836
Title:
STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. XXXII-XXXIX. Annual general receipts and payments accounts of W. Strahan, A. Strahan, A. and R. Spottiswoode, etc.; 1777-1858. Octavo and quarto. Green vellum bindings. Eight volumes.
Scope & Content:
William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, etc., rel. to his and his successors' business and estate: 1739-1855, n.d. Andrew Strahan, printer of the ' London Gazette.': Account-books and papers: 1785-1819, n.d. Robert Spottiswoode, printer: Account-books and papers: 18...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1777-1858
Extent:
8 items

6. Add MS 48838-48839

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Add MS 48838-48839
Title:
STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. XLI, XLII (ff. 47, 14). Rough printing accounts of A. and R. Spottiswoode with firms and individuals for 1822, preceded (48838, f. 1b) by an index, and followed (48839, ff. 8b-9) by a 'List of Unfinished Jobs, Dec. 31, 1822' and (48839, ff. 14b-13b, reversing the volume) by a few accounts for 1823 and 1824; 1822-1824. Quarto.
Scope & Content:
William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, etc., rel. to his and his successors' business and estate: 1739-1855, n.d. Andrew Strahan, printer of the ' London Gazette.': Account-books and papers: 1785-1819, n.d. Robert Spottiswoode, printer: Account-books and papers: 18...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1822-1824
Extent:
2 items

7. Add MS 48840-48841

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Add MS 48840-48841
Title:
STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. XLIII, XLIV (ff. 13, i+14). Annual balances of A. Strahan and A. and R. Spottiswoode; Vol. XLIII, 1810- 1818; Vol. XLIV, 1819-1830. Octavo. Red calf bindings.
Scope & Content:
William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, etc., rel. to his and his successors' business and estate: 1739-1855, n.d. Andrew Strahan, printer of the ' London Gazette.': Account-books and papers: 1785-1819, n.d. Robert Spottiswoode, printer: Account-books and papers: 18...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1810-1830
Extent:
2 items

8. Add MS 48842-48843

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Add MS 48842-48843
Title:
STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. XLV, XLVI (ff. i+36, i+7). Memoranda of unfinished work, paper in hand, or spoilt, expenditure on machinery, etc., used for compiling annual balances; Vol. XLV, 1825- 1830; XLVI, 1831. Octavo. Red straight-grained morocco bindings.
Scope & Content:
William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, etc., rel. to his and his successors' business and estate: 1739-1855, n.d. Andrew Strahan, printer of the ' London Gazette.': Account-books and papers: 1785-1819, n.d. Robert Spottiswoode, printer: Account-books and papers: 18...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1825-1831
Extent:
2 items

9. Add MS 48844-48861

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Add MS 48844-48861
Title:
STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. XLVII-LXIV. Detailed cost books, mostly for individual works printed by A. Strahan, A. and R. Spottiswoode, etc.; 1815-1857. Most of the volumes are preceded by alphabetical indices, and include lists of works in progress during each month of the year, lists of imperfections, and various statistical summaries of work in progress. In addition to two series of letters of the alphabet identifying each volume, the volumes are lettered 'C' on the spines, where these have bee...
Scope & Content:
William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, etc., rel. to his and his successors' business and estate: 1739-1855, n.d. Andrew Strahan, printer of the ' London Gazette.': Account-books and papers: 1785-1819, n.d. Robert Spottiswoode, printer: Account-books and papers: 18...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1815-1857
Extent:
18 items

10. Add MS 48862-48896

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Add MS 48862-48896
Title:
STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. LXV-XCIX. Annual accounts ('K Books') of A. Strahan, A. and R. Spottiswoode, etc., mostly for printing for firms and individuals and of individual works; 1819-1855. Each volume is lettered 'K' on spine, where preserved, and is preceded by an index, and most are followed by statistical analyses for each year. Quarto. Thirty-five volumes.
Scope & Content:
William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, etc., rel. to his and his successors' business and estate: 1739-1855, n.d. Andrew Strahan, printer of the ' London Gazette.': Account-books and papers: 1785-1819, n.d. Robert Spottiswoode, printer: Account-books and papers: 18...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1819-1855
Extent:
35 items

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