Wine merchant manuscript accounts

Scope and Content

Account book. Entries begin in January 1789. 56 pages. Also includes 5 bank receipts from Goslings Bank. Contemporary vellum cover with inscriptions "Jonathan Michie" and "Goslings Bank".

Administrative / Biographical History

Jonathan Michie had premises at 35 Craven Street, Strand. He was a member of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce from 1786 until 1791. Michie formed a partnership with his brother John Michie (1720-1788), a director of the East India Company. After John Michie's death, Jonathan Michie had sole responsibility for the wine business.

Access Information

Open for research although at least 24 hours notice should be given.

Archivist's Note

Catalogue entry AM Williamson, 2022/01/04

Related Material

https://archives.libraries.london.ac.uk/Details/archive/110053172#