Manuscript volume containing a treatise on the organisation and management of Her Majesty's Customs, [1713-1748], giving details of the roles of officers. The manuscript was largely based on a draft by William Dickinson, formerly one of the Commissioners, which was updated, according to the Sotheby's sale catalogue, by Bryan Fairfax, Commissioner of Customs in the reigns of Kings George I and II.
Treatise on the English Customs
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- ReferenceGB 96 MS 91
- Dates of Creation[1713-1748]
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 volume containing 15 leaves
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The term 'customs' applied to customary payments or dues of any kind, regal, episcopal or ecclesiastical until it became restricted to duties payable to the King upon export or import of certain articles of commerce. A Board of Customs for England and Wales was created in 1671.
Arrangement
Single item.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Part of the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature, initially collected by Herbert Somerton Foxwell and presented by the Goldsmith's Company to the University of London in 1903.
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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Manuscript folio. Bound in calf.
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Sarah Smith as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Separated Material
The British Library, London, holds correspondence and papers of Bryan Fairfax, 1713-1747 (Ref: Add MSS 11327, 62709).
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
This manuscript was in the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet (1792-1872) as MS 779. It was bought by Herbert Somerton Foxwell at Sotheby's on 19 Jun 1893.