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papers of Antony Gibbs & Sons Ltd, pc cat.

Gibbs, including bill of sale of the Great Britain, ??date

shipping broker, see cat.

papers of the Ironmongers' Company's Betton's Charity relating to the administration of the slave fund, including pc

letter from Thomas Chamberlayne and Samuel Wood in Messina concerning debts of John Wyse, London merchant,

London diocese files of parish deeds and papers, including 10, Royal Naval School chapel, Deptford

reference to laws of the sea as promulgated in the Ile d' Oleron in the bay of Biscay, n.d. [fourteenth century]

papers of the Clapham and Skrine families, includes deeds and other papers relating to various London quays and wharves, 1405-1764

Russia Company papers, 1554-1955

Clapham and Skrine family and estate papers, 1558-1802, including copy of Watermen's petition to the House of Commons regarding impressment, ?seventeenth century

insurance policy taken out by Bartholomew Corsini, 1583 on cargo from London to Greece & photocopies of a further nine policies, 1580-4

extensive papers of the Fishmongers Company including,

See 6747, 6750, 5842

including 5570-2, minutes, 1592-1900;

deeds and associated papers relating to the site of Bricklayers' Hall, including reference to payment of monies for the navy, 1596

papers of the Pewterers' Company concerning the assay of tin, comprising company's agreement for Henry Jackman to seek letters patent to prevent the export of unwrought tin, 20 July 1598; 2, copy orders of the Committee for Trade and its subcommit

use catalogue description, Falmouth, etc. 17th cent.

misc papers including items relating to legal matters, notably King's Bench case concerning an alleged infringement by the Expectation of the East India Company charter, late seventeenth century

papers of the New England Company, early seventeenth century - 1961, including, 7947, bills of lading, most with original receipts and inventories attached, of goods sent from London to Boston, 1651-2, 1707-8; 7948, London bills of exchange and re

69 printed briefs for redeeming captives held in Morocco, late seventeenth century

treatise concerning the legal history of the Customs, copied from an original manuscript of Sir Mathew Hale, Lord Chief Justice, copy made late 17th century

papers of the Barber Surgeon's Company, 1612-1763, including examinations of navy surgeons and surgeons' mates, 1742-3; bond for repair of barge, 1678 and papers regarding control of the craft

Clayton and Morris business papers, including abstract of title deeds to New and Old Wool quays (see 15606), 1612-68

collection of misc East India Company correspondence, bills and receipts, 1618-1816

bills of sales of various shares in the Thomas and George and the Abigall of London, acquired by John Totton of Radcliffe, mariner, 1620-9

letter of the Privy Council to the Barber-Surgeons Company regarding impressment of 16 surgeons for fleet for La Rochelle, 30 June 1628 [withdrawn]

papers of St Anne and St Agnes parish, including incomplete agreement in Dutch relating to the St Jan, owned by Charles Stelsuis, merchant of Calais, and Jan Guertsen, 1631

collection of papers made by Dr Robert Hooke, Surveyor to the City of London, (1641-95) including, 1, copy of extracts from a journal kept by Capt. William Mynors on a voyage from England to Batam aboard the Royal Mary, 25 March 1641 - 21 J

papers relating to members of the Boddington family, merchants, comprising five volumes, 1, commonplace and memorandum book of George Boddington, Levant and Greenland Company merchant, including p17, short account of son George with a naval convoy

Clayton and Morris business papers, including abstracts of title deeds to New and Old wool quays, including Customs House, and Hartshorn quay, 1648

microfilm copy of New England Company official records, 1650-1794

papers of Davison, Newman & Co., grocers and importers of West-Indian produce, notably sugar, 1650-1897, including ledgers, agent's accounts, stock accounts, lading and freight account books, correspondence, plantation accounts for St Thomas i

assessment(r)FN1.  Transferred to Westminter Library.¯ of St Margaret Westminster parish for the maintenance of the army and navy, 1654

Eastland Company's Treasurer's account book, 1661-1868

English translation of the charter of the Levant Company of 1661, compiled eighteenth century

trade statistics Copy of British Library Add.36785. of exports from and imports to, the City of London, 1662-3

business and private accounts of Sir William Turner, woollen draper, cloth and silk merchant, including book of sales, 1664-71, accounts of voyages undertaken by his merchant ships, investments in the African and East India Companies, late sevente

warrant regarding acceptence of payment by the City of Hamburg to the Chamberlain of the city of London regarding recompense for the burning of ships by the Dutch on the river Elbe on 24 August 1666, 1673

misc papers include deed with 1/16 share in the Unicorn of London, 1669

family and estate records of the Clapham and Skrine families, including five deeds of bargain and sale of, or shares in, the Prosperous, William, Love, Cadiz Merchant, Isaac and Benjamin, 1669-79

misc papers including indenture of sale by Richard Goffe, shipwright, of Wapping, to George Jeffreys of the Inner Temple, of 1/6 of the Dextra, 30 July 1669

a book of receipts and payments for redeeming prisoners held in Morocco, 1670-84 and an account of money received for that purpose, 1692-1705

court minutes of the Longbowstringmakers' Company, 1670-1717, 1830-54, with undated list of voyages to Wells and Burnham, naming ships and ?owners

?? see cat., /2, schemes for the enlargement of the East India trade and the South Sea trade, comprising drafts and sundry notes, c.1702-c.1712; 5, business papers of Thomas Bowrey relating to South Sea and East India stock, 1691-1711, 1693-9 and

register of marine apprentice bindings and payments to ships' captains, of the Royal Mathematical School, 1675-1711

London diocese subscription books, including licenses of naval chaplains, 1677-c.92

misc papers including 8, invoice of the cost and charges of 5 chests of drinking glasses laden aboard the Lusitanea, Venice, August 1677

assessments of St Ann Blackfriars precinct of Faringdon within Ward for building ships of war, 1678-9

papers relating to a dispute concerning the estate of Frederick Herne of London, gentlemen (died 1694), including references to investments in the East  India Company ships sailing to China, 1679-1701, compiled late 19th or early 20th century

papers of Joseph Barber & Co. Ltd, wharfingers and warehouse keepers, 1813-1966, 1679-1888

list of 410 indentured servants bound for the American and West Indian colonies, 1682-6

list of naval ships, 1684

letters and papers relating chiefly to Samuel Pepys, and partly to his work in Admiralty (particularly 22425), including

references to naval fleet in the Severne, 1685

petition from John Shorter to the Lord Mayor [?], regarding the Cocke, n.d.; copy of warrant issued by James II, regarding the European, in order to carry masts from New England for the navy, 1687

77 orders from the Privy Council to the Chamberlain of London to pay money to various persons for the redemption of captives in Algiers, Sallee, etc.; an order of the Privy Council and four papers of accounts relating to the same, 1687

registers of ships bringing coal from Newcastle into the Port of London, 1687-96, 1700-5 [see 25494]

two books chiefly comprising abstracts of the Treasury accounts, but also including, vol. 1, p218, `an account of the royal navy of England, remaining the 5th October, 1688, in the several docks or at sea' and vol. 2, p116, `A list of the navy roy

collection of papers relating to the `charter bill', 1688, including papers concerning the dispute between the City and the Crown, 1688-90

minutes of Parliamentary committee on London merchants and the paying of custom dues, 1689

228 printed briefs for redeeming captives held in the Maghrib, with accounts of sums received, c.1691

book of bills of ladings of William Brooke, shipper, of London relating to consignments from London to Barbadoes and Bermuda, with names of ships, masters and consignees, and descriptions of caroges, 1696-1709

diaries of Thomas Bowrey, including travels in France, drawings of harbours and port, 1698; travels in Holland, with drawings of harbours and ports, papers relating to Dutch insurance, 1698, 1704-6

papers of Thomas Bowrey, merchant, including 1, ledger containing commercial transactions and trading voyages to India and elsewhere, 1706-12; ??others 2-9; 10, rate assessment book of Tower liberty for raising funds towards disbanding His Majesty

papers of Clayton and Morris, scriveners, merchant bankers and estate agents, including questions and answers relating to the transportation of vagrants to Virginia and the West Indies, 1698-1702

account book of Edward Strong, mason, for work done at Greenwich hospital, 1699-1709

a bundle of warrants for payments for the relief of released captives from the Maghrib, 1700-5

London Watermen and Lightermen's Company: miscellaneous papers

bonds indemnifying Elizabeth Betton against further claims regarding the Loyalty of which her husband Richard was captain, after slavage money had been paid out, 1701

38 printed letters from the Bishop of London and the King regarding the redemption of captives in Morrocco, 1701

Society of Apothecaries' articles of agreement for the establishment and governance of a stock to provide the navy with medicines, 3 August 1703

account of money collected within the diocese of Exeter for the relief of the families of seamen and mariners lost in the storm of 26-7 November 1703, dated 1704

register of certificates granted to navy surgeons, 1705-44

volume compiled by Samuel Gregory, including, 5, letter from Josiah Burchett, secretary to the Admiralty, concerning orders for the impressment of 500 members of the Watermen and Lightermen Company, 1708

collection of misc South Sea Company correspondence, 1711-51 and receipts, 1716-54

misc committee reports, 1712-29;

covenant for the return of 1/4 share in the ship John Gally, on the payment of £300 and other sums, 23 December 1713

bargain and sale of a share in the Leake, frigate, 1713

account books of John Richards and John Rooke, Spanish merchants, 1716-72

certificate of examination by the Barber Surgeons Company to the Commissioners of the Navy for Richard Oakley regarding his qualification as surgeon's mate, 1 April 1726 [withdrawn]

Society of Apothecaries' trade account book, 1730-72

committee agenda books, 1731-1901 and indexes;

diaries of Richard Stuart Lane, merchant and shipping agent, 1875-82

personal diaries of Stephen Monteage, accountant at the South Sea House and Custom House, 1733-64

Barber-Surgeons Company lists of navy surgeons and surgeons' mates exmained, 1734-45

judgement in an action for breach of covenant brought by Stephen Tyers, of Eastcheap, cooper, versus Nicholas Feriter, master of the Charming Fanny, Michaelmas, 1743

private journal and ledger of Robert Holford, writer to the East India Company, at Bombay, 1744-5

proceedings of the `Commissioners for the distribution of reprisals', 1744-46, including copy letters patent, 1744, minutes, advertisements, list of ships' masters, list of names of sufferers, copies of documents including correspondence, record o

papers of Charles Hayne of Dartmouth, includes bill of lading for the George, at St Johns, Newfoundland bound for Dartmouth, Devon, for 1 hogshead of rum, 12 October 1749; agreement between Charles Hayne and Henry Meriton, master of the

two letters from Henry Nelson of the Pay Office, Chatham Dock, relating to money owed to the parish of Allhallows Lombard Street, London, by Francis Palmer, serving in the Royal Navy, 1750

court and committee agenda books, 1752-62, 1790-1854;

deed of sale of 1/16th share of the York, from John Hallett, merchant of London, to Thomas Beckford of London, 1754

misc papers of John Michie. director the East India Company, and Jonathan Michie, merchant, including East India Company business papers, 1762-9, 1759-90; For other Michie papers see Hertfordshire Record Office. 2, misc papers relating to maritime

case of Mathias Brink, master of the Joanna Catherina; opinion of G. Hay, and the petition of Christian Severin Balle, merchant, as to the condemnation of a ship as legal prize in a neutral port, 1760

register of watermen protected from impressment from 1761 to 1824, compiled late eighteenth century

papers mainly of John Michie, director of the East India Company, including accounts, receipts, bills of exchange, copy letters and memoranda, 1769-86 and orders of Admiral Cornish to Captain Tinker, with other papers of the Medway, 1761-3<

legal papers, copy minutes and correspondence relating to the charitable legacy left by William Hicks for the training and equipment of poor boys for serving in the Navy and other purposes, 1762-1925; two cases with counsel's opinions as to the Ma

issue of press warrants for naval service, 1770

New England Company general court and committee minute books, 1770-1987

St Paul's Cathedral steward's general account books, including references to investments in South Sea annuities, 1770-80, 1782-1823

letters from John Motteux & Co. agent in Brittany and Paris concerning underwriting risks of ships to the East Indies, 1772-5

Lloyd's subscription books, 1774-1849 (incomplete);

cash book of the East India company ship Lord Holland on its return voyage from England to Bencoolen [?] and China via St Helena, 1775-7 and cash account on the ship's return from another voyage, 1779-80

receipt book of Mrs Sarah Holmes, Spanish merchant of Botolph Lane, 1782-99, includes receipts to her for her share of freight charges on cargoes of nuts, fruit and vegetables from Spain and Portugal with size and nature of cargo, and names of shi

diary of a journey to Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset, 1783, including visits to the fortifications and dock of Portsmouth

journal of John Motteux and Co., merchants, 1789-1801, including entries for insurances granted, bills exchanged

letters of marque granted in respect of the Indian Trader, captain by David Dunlop and owned by John Brickwood, merchant, 6 May 1794

papers relating to the raising by the vestry of the parish of St Andrew Holborn of 14 men for the navy, 1795

rate assessment of St Helena Bishopsgate for impressment, May 1795

Admiralty order to release certain goods seized in the L'Etrusco, 23 November 1795

court books of the Watermen and Lightermen' Company, 1796-1922

papers of St Barthomew the Great parish, including printed notice from City Marshals and High Constables regarding raising of men for the navy, 1796

a letter from Richard Onghow regarding his conduct in the victory over the Dutch fleet, 1797

Mocatta and Goldsmid copy out-letter book regarding trade in diamonds and pearls shipped aboard East India Company merchant ships, 1798-1817

misc papers of London Assurance, including letter to the Admiralty concerning the loss of the Lutine, frigate, 19 October 1799

Royal Authority and Order to Arthur Kaye Legg, commander of HMS Cambrian, to release and restore the Sarah, merchantman, and its cargo taken as a prize, to John Younger, 23 November 1799

alphabetical list of Watermen Company members protected from impressment, includes those noted in MSS 6296, early nineteenth century

alphabetical list of members of the Watermen Company at sea or prisoners in France, early nineteenth century

alphabetical list of members of Watermen Company killed or invalided by naval service, nineteenth century

loose papers, including draft petition to the Thames Navigation Committee of the Port of London to reject application of steam ferry company to erect pontoons, n.d. [late nineteenth century]

transcript of an autobiography entitled `A short account of the life and travlels of James Upjohn, including emigration to Philadelphia, travel overseas as a clock merchant and Exeter clockmaking, nineteenth century(r)FN1.  For access write t

Sun Insurance memorandum book of insured London wharves, compiled c.1800-30

transcripts of medieval sheriffs' accounts relating to the port of London, nineteenth century

copy of muster roll of the Corps of River Fencibles of the city of London, August 1803, corrected to 1 August 1807, for the use of Capt. R. Richbell, R.N., principal officer of the impress service for the Port of London, by Joseph Pomroy, secretar

alphabetical list of member of Watermen Company continued to 1808, 1803

3 volumes comprising the Watermen Company impressment summons book, 1803, 1805-7, 1807

alphabetical list of Watermen serving in HM navy, c.1803-9

book of copies of protection for Watermen company officials, servants and ferrymen from impressment, 1803-10

Watermen Company list of rulers, auditors, etc, protected from impressment, 1803-23

copy of shorthand writer's notes of the proceedings in the case Corporation of London versus London Dock Company, 1807-9

papers of Willis, Fairthorne and Clarke, London, including copy deposition describing storm damage to City of Edinburgh, 1807

Ironmongers' Company papers including patents of invention relating to an improved method of admitting light into the internal parts of ships, vessels, buildings, etc., granted to Apsley Pellatt the younger, glass manufacturer, with related papers

account of subscribers to the fund in aid of the families of volunteers, Corps of the River Fencibles of the city of London, 1809-10

misc. papers including two insurance policies of the Benson and Meanwell, 1810, 1816

diary kept by a member of a ship's crew abandoned on an uninhabited island off the coast of New Zealand, 1811-12, with a statement made by David Lawrieston, one of the crew, after his return to England

annual reports of the accounts committee, 1811-90

register of Watermen Company men and apprentices who intend to supply substitutes for naval service, 1812

ledger of Sills, Ramsay and Gray, wharfingers, of Hambro wharf and Three Cranes wharf, 1812-17

administration granted to Mrs Sarah Pickrell for the estate of her son William Stroud, apprentice onboard the merchant ship Ogle Barony, 1816-17

papers of Fenning & Shepard, insurance brokers, 1817-52, 1874

draft indictment by James Bean Hannay for engaging in the slave trade on the coast of Calabar, 1817

papers of Williams and Day, signed notices from the London Dock Company to the firm for transfer of wines and spirits from the docks, 1818-26

papers of Anthony Gibbs & Sons Ltd, merchant and foreign bankers, Bishopsgate, including copies of contracts and other documents, some in Spanish, relating to the cargo of the Bristol, enroute to Lima, 1821

accounts of Williams and Day of customs paid by the company on imported wine, giving name of ship, destination and provenance, 1821-6

Society of Apothecaries' deed of copartnership dissolving navy and laboratory stock and the creation of a joint stock, 1822

Society of Apothecaries' Minute book to regarding joint stock, 1822

papers of Williams and Day, ", bills for dock charges to the firm from the London Dock company and West India Company on imported wines and spirits, 1822-6

letters, reports, accounts, etc concerning the confiscation of a cargo of cocoa from the Hoogley by the authorities in Guayaquil, Peru, 1822-35

Canada Company papers, including charter, 1826; grant of arms, 1825, minutes, 1824-8; bonds, 1828-32; bills of exchange, 1828-54; list of dividends, 1864; list of shareholders, 1864; cancelled bonds, 1839-47

papers relating to St Katherine's dock bill, 1824-5

papers of the Indemnity Mutual Marine Insurance Company, 1824-40, 1912-13, including alpahbetical register of ships & day entries of ships, cargoes and valuations

list of naval ships, c.1826

rules for the government and regulation of the Watermen and Lightermen's Company, including regulations for their boats, vessels and other craft, 1828, 1836, and subsequent copies

letter books of Commander Richard Copeland of HMS Mastiff, Meteor, Beacon, 1828-35

record of advertisements placed on behalf of shipping companies, including the General Steam Navigation Company, giving brief summary of the advertisement, names of newspapers in which placed, dates and number of lines, 1829-44

London dioceses foreign registers, including copy of list of British seamen taken to Cronstadt government hospital upon the first appearence of cholera, 1831, with names of ships and dates of death

papers of London Assurance marine department, 1832-3, 1834, 1854, comprising risks books, covering all risks not included in India or other voyages, 1832-3; risks books, for voyages including South Africa, India, Australia, China; risks books for

deeds and associated papers relating to emigration to Upper Canada by the Canada Company, including transportation, 1834-43

volume concerning the Metropolitan Life Assurance Society abstracted from its official records, 1834-1921, including register of policy holders paying extra premiums for foreign residence and voyages, 1834-65

private voyage book of Indemnity Marine Insurance Company Ltd, 1836-8

foreign residence and travel registers of the National Provident Institution, 1837-1923

journal of Chales Barker & Sons Ltd relating to shipping companies, giving date and names of newspapers in which advertisements appeared, brief summary of advertisement and cost, 1837-42

Lloyd's loss and casualty books, 1837-1980 (incomplete, indexed);

papers of Anthony Gibb & Sons, Ltd, merchant and foreign bankers, including correspondence between the Liverpool partnership and John Steadman of Petitcodiac, co. Westmorland, New Brunswick, merchants, chiefly relating to freighters and ships'

papers of G.F. Dickson & Co., comprising copy out letters from Buenos Aires agent detailing trade, 1841-50 and two volumes of vouchers for goods bought for sale in South America, and for shipping and lighterage charges which have been pasted i

business and social diary of William Fanning [?], agent of Dent & Co., tea dealers of London and Canton, including voyage aboard the Lord Amherst from Macau via Manilla to Hobart, Australia, 1841-2 & onboard Sir John Byng<

includes Diocese of London lists of certificates of marriage ceremonies performed aboard naval ships, 1842-79.  Original certificates now PRO, RG33/156.

articles of partnership between William Symonds, ship and insurance broker, and Frederick Willding Round, Custom House Agent, to carry on business of ship and insurance brokers and Custom House Agents for terms of forty years, 15 December 1842

St Botolph Aldgate churchwardens' and overseers' book of expenses including payments and receipts for the repatriation of Irish poor (listing names, destinations and passage money), 1842-5

notes and letters of Sun Insurance concerning premiums for fire insurance on docks and warehouses, 1842-70

diary of H.M.D. Codner of Dartmouth, Devon, May - December 1844

Coal Meters' Committee annual accounts and monthly returns of imports of coal, culm and cinders into Port of London, 1845-72, 1874-6, 1881-6; abstracts of bills of entry at Custom House, 1893-1911

diary of Charles William Gray, including a voyage from Liverpool to New York, 12 September - 12 October 1846

private letter books of Richard Stuart Lane, London-Baltic merchant and shipping agent, London, 1858-68; note book on foreign clients, 1856; misc correspondence and merchants accounts, 1847-87

papers of Huth, Frederick & Co., including bills of lading relating to the company's investments, on behalf of clients, throughout the world, 1849-1956

marine chronometer rating book of C. Lupton, Cornhill watchmaker, giving chronometer number, owner's name, vessel, 1850-72

The documents comprise , Lloyd's captains registers, 1851-1948;

return by Luke Reynolds Bartrum, clerk of the Cocket office, of the Commission for enquiring into local charges upon shipping in the ports of the United Kingdom, 1853

general business papers of Hambros Bank Ltd, including copy specifications and contracts between the Ministry of the Royal Danish Navy and Maudsley, sons and Field, engineers, of Lambeth for a) a pair of marine steam engines for a corvette being b

insurance policies of A.S. Daniell & Co., East India merchants and agents, with bills of exchange and bills of lading, for ships and cargos from London and Colombo, 1854-9

papers of the Watermen and Lightermen's Company, including correspondence regarding impressment, 1855

Coal Meter's committee's ships' entry books, 1857-80

printed `Report on docks' for the London Wharf and Warehouse Committee by James Braidwood, 1858

Coal Meter's committee's day book of ships signalled, 1858-1938

case book of London boys from the Ragged School Union who were admitted to a collecting centre for assisted emigrants to Canada, c.1860, including photographs

Coal Meter's committee's list of coal exported and imported, 1860-1938

Ironmongers' Company papers include, ???see cat, Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, 1861-4; correspondence with and licence from Thames Conservatory regarding dock at Millwall, 1861-3

papers of the London Wharf and Warehouse Committee, 1861-1969

misc papers including unsigned sketch of the Skylark, of [?]Bristol, and three smaller boats, 1862

papers of the marine department of the Commercial Union Assurance Co. Ltd, 1863-1961, including 88, insurance journal, including details of goods and ships' names, 1863-5

plans of East India dock, 1863, 1873; /7, plan, 1868; /14, plan, 1923; /8, plan, 1886

plan of St Katherine docks, 1863

plan of West India dock, 1868; 1, plans, 1863, 1873; 8, plan, 1886; 6, plans, 1867, 1873; 14, plan, 1923

`order book', of goods to be shipped to Australia, notably Sydney, with details of ships, 1863, 1879-99;

ledgers, journals, letters, account books and registers regarding Australian trade, 1863-1916;

Coal Meter's committee's ship registers, 1863-1967

letter to William Symington, as captain of the North Fleet and the Melbourne, 1863-70

letter from George Richardson, civil engineer, requesting financial assistance for his project to construct a series of docks in Calcutta, 1864

papers of B.C.T. Gray and Sons, including inventory of the equipment and store of the Enterprise, barque, 1864

photograph of Calcutta harbour showing the India General steamer Nagpore, damaged by a cyclone, 1864

rough account book of A.S. Daniell & Co., East India merchants and agents relating to shipments from Ceylon, giving ships' names, 1866-72

ledger of Engelbert David Ferdinand Pickert, merchant and shipper, 1860-4 and insurance papers, 1867-70

plans of East India dock, 1867, 1873

plan of Surrey Commercial docks, 1867; 2, plans 1867 & 1892; 13, plan, 1906; 15, plan, 1923

diary of Revd Charles, H.H. Wright, chaplain of the English church of Holy Trinity, Boulogne, France, 1868-71, including reports and accounts of the British Sailor's Institute, Boulogne, of which Wright was honorary secretary and treasurer

London Dock plans, 1868

plan of Millwall docks, 1900; 14, plan, 1923; 5 & 9, plan, 1868

plan of Victoria (London) dock, 1868 [and 15628/6]

credit ledgers of Morgan Grenfell & Co Ltd, 1868-1909

iron contracts of J.S. Morgan & Co., with details on shipment and port of delivery, 1868-73

photographic albumn of the Great Eastern, cable ship, 1869-c.1935

cash book of an unidentified shipping company which owned the Jessie and Emily, steamer, 1871-3

private notebook of George Benjamin Dodwell, listing shipments for which he acted as agent, 1871-80

papers of Globe Telegraph & Trust Co., including Cable & Wireless Ltd and another 28 other international companies, 1872-1980

register of `European shipments', 1873-c.1890;

plan of Dowgate Dock, 1876

general foreign out-letter book of Heckscher and Pearson, commission merchants and underwriters, 1877-1903

The records of Wilson, Sons and Co. relate to the company established by the brothers Edward and Fleetwood Pellew Wilson who were intially coal and steamship agents for Wales and the south Atlantic.

minutes, ledgers and accounts, 1877-1954;

day books relating to goods shipped to Cape Town, 1879-1912;

bills of sales of SS Camorta and SS County of Sutherland, 1880, 1886

London Assurance marine committee `rough' minute books, 1880-1922

letters from Revd C.J. Todd, naval chaplain, aboard HMS London and HMS Euryalus, including references to the capture of slave traders, Egyptian War, 1881-4, 1890-2

Shipwrights' Company committee minutes, 1881-91, including those of the Committee set up to organize and international competitive exhibition of ship models and designs, 1881-2; those of the committee appointed to consider the future of evening cl

insurance policies of Morgan Grenfell & Co. Ltd, for cargoes destined from the U.K. to New York, Philadelphia and Boston, 1881-2

file on Gray, Dawes and Co., including copy report on the system of loading cargo onto British Steam Navigation Co. Ltd vessels in Albert Dock, 1883

accounts relating to Mysore coffee plantations and shipments, 1883-1919

plans of Dowgate Dock, 1886, 1892

minute book, and index, of the Dry Docks Corporation of London Ltd, 1886-8

plan of Tilbury dock, 1886; 16, plan, 1923

papers of the Australasian United Steam Navigation Co Ltd, coastal shippers and steamship owners, 1886-1961 including, 27139, guarantee to pay damages to the owner of Macumba, in a collision dispute, 1938; 27145, papers including logbooks o

correspondence of Watkins and Co., ship owners, and Thomas Tagg, boat, punt and steam launch builder, of East Molesey, Surrey, concerning the building of a steamer for the Vintners' Company, 1887

Ironmongers's Company papers include printed sales particulars for St Andrew's and Ferguson's Wharves, Millwall, 1889 and Brittania dry dock, 1895; papers regarding encroachment of bowspirits of ships in Brittania dock over Totnes cottages, Millwa

in-letter book, relating to shipping of goods, 1890-1910;

London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Ltd.: records c. 1890-1940.

Eastern trade bills of lading outwards via the Suez canal, for packages (unspecified) to be shipped by Adamsen, Gilfillan and Co., onboard the SS Monmouthshire of the Shire Line, from London to Singapore, 1891

diary of Andrew Carlyle, including holiday visit to Herne Bay, 1893-4

scrapbook belonging to Joseph Howard of Blackheath containing letter from the Admiralty accepting his offer to Greenwich hospital of an engraving of Lord Nelson's coffin plate, 1896

correspondence, prospectuses and other papers of Hambros Bank Ltd relating to Thames Iron Works, Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd, 1897, 1899

files of papers concerning applications to Marriott bequest, diocese of London, from charitable institutions including 11, Seamen's Hospital Society, 1898-1900; 12, St Andrew's Waterside Church Mission, 1898; 13, Missions to Seamen, 1898; 18, from

correspondence, plans and valuations concerning South Devon wharf, including the proposed extension of the British and Foreign Steamship Company's wharf, 1898-1905

educational trust fund committee minute book, relating to the annual awards of prizes and scholarships for the study of naval architecture by the Shipwrights' and Fishmongers' Companies, 1899-1926

accounts and papers of St Katherine Cree parish relating to the collection in aid of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families Association, 1900

two advertisements for the annual meeting of the Missions to Seamen, to be held at Sion College, n.d. [c.1900]

plan of Royal Albert dock, 1900

plan of Royal Victoria dock, 1900

Coal Factor's Society alphabetical list of ships, ?early 20th century

minute and record book of the Christian Dutch Seamen's Association of London, in Dutch, 1903-24

papers relating to the Port of London, comprising printed Acts of Parliament, Bills, petitions, reports and committee minutes, manuscript notes, newscuttings and letters, 1903-7

papers of Binny & Co. Ltd, bankers, steamship owners, Indian textile manufacturers and commodity, including coffee, dealers, 1903-72

Marine committee minute book of the Alliance Assurance Company, 1907-11

minutes of meetings of merchants and brokers relating to the Port of London authority, 1907-11

agreement regarding the loading and dispatching of steamers at Karachi, 1908

journals, annual reports, accounts and ledgers of Ocean Coal and Wilsons Ltd, coal and steamship agents, 1908-59

printed address to the London Chamber of Commerce, including `the state of the Navy.  Report of proceedings at an address by, and dinner to, Admiral Lord Charles Beresford' 30 June & 14 July 1909

minute book, and report, of a special committee appointed by the Council of the London Chamber of Commerce to enquire whether British interests would be served regarding the Declaration concerning conditions of future naval warfare, 1909-10

Coal Meter's committee's day book, 1910-19

papers of the Port of London Authority, c.1911

papers of Heseltine, Powell & Co., stockbrokers, regarding  loss of Canadian Pacific Railway Co. common stock certificates on SS Titanic, 1912

cash book of the Seamen's Institute, Cartagena, 1913-40

memorandum book of misc. baptisms reported to the Bishop of the diocese of Gibraltar, including some by clergy travelling overseas or on board ship, 1913, 1921-69

Lloyd's war casualty books, 1914-22

papers of the London Corn Trade Association, 1915-77

Coal Factor's Society's ship entry summary book, 1915-18

sea casualty books and register of claims of Willis, Faber and Dumas Ltd, insurance brokers, 1916-20, 1939-50, 1932-54

papers of Macdonald, Hamilton and Co., shipping agents and managers of the Australasian United Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, 1916-44, including partnership deeds and related correspondence

papers regarding the African Wharfage Company, 1917-56, also includes papers relating to the African Marine and General Engineering Co. Ltd and Tanganyika Landing and Shipping Co. Ltd, 1935-6

minute books of the Rio de Janeiro Lighterage Company, 1918-25, 1931-59 & draft annual accounts with related correspondence, 1949, 1950

papers relating to the Bangkok Wharf syndicate, including a sublease by the syndicate of the middle berth at Bangrak Bangkok, 1919 and regulations for the berthing of vessels in Bangkok harbour, 1938

factors' day books of the Coal Factors' Society, recording ships which passed the signal station, factors' names, charges made on the ships and any special signal orders, 1919-30, 1938-57

photographs of Bangkok wharf and harbour, 1919-20

papers of the East Indian Grain and Oilseed Shippers' Association of London, 1920-50

plan of King Geroge docks, 1923

`time risks' of the Edinburgh Assurance Co. Ltd, 1925-30

papers of the Hide Shippers and Agents' Association, 1925-55

journals of the Mediterranean Transport Co. Ltd, 1925-6, 1928-30

`stock book' and `sales journal' of Kleinwort, Sons & Co., with records of commodities sold, notably coffee and sugar, and names of ships, 1926-64

papers concerning the report of the Committee of the London General Shipowners' society on charges levied on goods in UK ports, 1926

French section of London shipping and forwarding agents conference and minute book, 1926-39

`loss advice book' of the marine department of the British General Insurance Co. Ltd, 1928-33 and register of total losses and notes, press cuttings etc. concerning salvage operations, 1927-43

papers of the Kenya Landing and Shipping Co. Ltd, 1927-40

Arthur Brown & Co., oil, tallow, petroleum and naval stores dealer, London: records including ledgers, wage books and sketch book of employee caricatures 1931-47.

private ledger of Charles James Johnson, Lloyd's underwriter, 1934-65

misc papers referring to Garden Reach Workshops Ltd which carried out shipbuilding and ship repairs in Garden Reach, Calcutta, 1934-60, including agreements with I.H.C. Holland and Yarrow & Co. Ltd

papers of the London Fish Merchants' Association (Billingsgate) Ltd, 1945-8

papers of Duncan Macneill and Co. Ltd, managing agents and secretaries in London of Indian shipping, tea, coal and jute companies, 1951-

printed annual reports and accounts of the Landing and Shipping Company of East Africa Ltd, 1953-7

transcripts and certificates of baptisms transmitted to the diocese of London of baptisms on board British vessels, mostly emigrant's bound for Australia, 1955-61

papers of the Central Provinces Manganese Ore Company, Ltd, including `STC discount statements' comprising statements of shipping transactions, 1957-63; register of ore shipments, 1958-72; `insurance book'  1930-43, including details of ships

Coal Factor's Society's lists of named ships, 1958-72

India General Navigation and Railway Co. Ltd weekly progress reports of ship repairs carried out at the Raja Bagan dockyard, India, December 1960 - November 1963

plan of the Dilmun, n.d. [c.1960]

file of correspondence between the Association of British Chambers of Commerce and the Traders' dock and harbour coordinating committee, 1965-6

log books kept by the chief officer of the Dilmun on voyages in the Persian Gulf, 1966-8

ports and shipping general file of the Home affairs division of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, Nov. 1966 - Dec. 1969