Merchants' agreement to supply meat

Scope and Content

Copy of an agreement made in Madrid between the authorities and 13 merchants to supply meat to the troops and hospitals for the months of April and May 1810.

Administrative / Biographical History

No information was available at the time of compilation.

Arrangement

See hard-copy catalogue.

Access Information

Open for research. 24 hours notice should be given before a research visit.

Acquisition Information

Guildhall Library.

Other Finding Aids

A hard-copy catalogue is also available in the Special Collections reading room.

Archivist's Note

Date(s) of descriptions: 2000-02-15 Joseph Gelfer.

Conditions Governing Use

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Custodial History

In 1928 Phelips bequeathed the collection to the Corporation of London in memory of his sister, Clare Louisa Eliot; in 1950 the Guildhall Library placed it on permanent deposit in the University Library.