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Record Id:

032-001959212

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001959212

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000055.0x00001a

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Add MS 53800-53815

Title:

ADAIR PAPERS. ADAIR PAPERS: correspondence and papers of James Adair (d.1798), M.P., Serjeant-at-Law, and Recorder of London 1779; 1746-1813, n.d. Some copies and drafts. Partly French. The collection contains material relating to other members of the Adair family, including Adair's father, James Adair of Belfast, and concerning family property and public affairs in Ireland. For other papers of Adair, see Add. 50829, 50830 and Add. Chs. 75580-75586. Formerly the property of the Goldsmiths' Company, the papers were presented by the British Records Association (together with Add. Chs. 75580-75586), 8 Oct. 1966.

Paper. Sixteen volumes. British Library arrangement, except Add. 53806.

Scope & Content:

Law OF ENGLAND: James Adair, Recorder of London: Correspondence and papers of James Adair: 1746-1813, n.d.: Partly Fr: Partly copies and drafts.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

16 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1746

End Date:

1813

Date Range:

1746-1813

Era:

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Custodial History:

London; Secular Institutions. City Companies. Goldsmiths' Company: Owned, bef. 1966.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Adair, James, Recorder of London
Goldsmiths' Company, London