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Trade and Industry, 1640-1917

Collection: American Records in the House of Lords Archive, 1621-1917    Volumes    Trade and Industry, 1640-1917
These papers incorporate very substantial quantities of original documents as listed in the House of Lords Record Office; however, those documents were often only a few pages in length each. Subjects covered include customs accounts, petitions relating to the colonial tobacco trade, whale fishing in the Davis Strait and the Greenland Seas, grain exports, and transatlantic customs negotiations.
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Petitions and Appeals re. British Industry, 1661-1914

A range of petitions and Government Bills designed to protect or propagate British industry. The Bills include a Printing Bill, Leather Bill, Pin-making Bill, and a Bill to preserve and...

Collection:American Records in the House of Lords Archive, 1621-1917
Date:1661-1914
Contributor:Parliamentary Archives, UK
Identifier:73167H-09

Correspondence re. colonial estates, 1640-1807

These papers incorporate a range of items relating to various colonial estates and their inheritance. Terms relating to inheritance often feature a requirement for potential beneficiaries to change their surnames...

Collection:American Records in the House of Lords Archive, 1621-1917
Date:1640-1807
Contributor:Parliamentary Archives, UK
Identifier:73167H-08

Colonial trade, 1800-1917

These records include accounts of the total value of the woollen manufactures exported from Great Britain; statements of the value of all exports and imports of Great Britain comparing the...

Collection:American Records in the House of Lords Archive, 1621-1917
Date:1800-1917
Contributor:Parliamentary Archives, UK
Identifier:73167H-07

Colonial trade, 1702-1799

An abstract of the Inspector General's accounts of imports and exports, Michaelmas 1696 to Christmas 1699; Penn's proposals to the Commissioners about the surrender of Pennsylvania, with particulars relating to...

Collection:American Records in the House of Lords Archive, 1621-1917
Date:1702-1799
Contributor:Parliamentary Archives, UK
Identifier:73167H-06

Colonial trade, 1641-1690

These papers include the certificate of Sir John Caesar and Dr Bennett in the case of Hawes against Kilvert, pursuant to the order of 24 June 1641; a petition by...

Collection:American Records in the House of Lords Archive, 1621-1917
Date:1641-1690
Contributor:Parliamentary Archives, UK
Identifier:73167H-05

Corn and related exports, 1700-1776

Corn etc exported. Account of all corn, grain, malt, meal, flour, bread, biscuit and starch exported from England to any place whatsoever by virtue or in pursuance of any of...

Collection:American Records in the House of Lords Archive, 1621-1917
Date:1700-1776
Contributor:Parliamentary Archives, UK
Identifier:73167H-04

Whale fishing by England & Scotland, 1621-1825

Whale Fishery records from England and Scotland, accounts of what number of ships from England and from Scotland have been employed in the whale fishery to Davis Strait and the...

Collection:American Records in the House of Lords Archive, 1621-1917
Date:1621-1825
Contributor:Parliamentary Archives, UK
Identifier:73167H-03

Colonial trade in tobacco, 1641-1831

Petitions relating to tobacco, bills regulating the duty on tobacco, and receipts from the accounts commissioners.

Collection:American Records in the House of Lords Archive, 1621-1917
Date:1641-1831
Contributor:Parliamentary Archives, UK
Identifier:73167H-02
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