Collection: Papers of Thomas Pengelly (original) (raw)

Collection

Call Number: MS 200

Overview

Collection of 23 letters and 6 miscellaneous documents: business, family, estate, and other topics, from a merchant and his connections, situated in London, England during the latter half of the 17th century.

Dates

Creator

Language of Materials

English (provincial dialects)

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of Thomas Pengelly, merchant, active 1642-1683

The following names are described as "Brother" to Thomas Pengelly the merchant: George Harper; Harper; Samuel Davies or Davis; Samuel Fanne[s]; Samuel Dawes or Davis. Thomas's uncle, Simon Snow of Westwood, refers to "cousin Crew" and "my cousin Simon Trowbridge." Thomas's cousin Snow of Exeter refers to cousins Leach, Trobridge, Walrond, and Taylor.

"Brother" in the case of one of the Harpers certainly indicates a relationship through a sister or sister-in-law; but both "brother" and "cousin" had a very wide application at this time; and "brother" might also mean a fellow guild-member.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 document case containing 29 items) : Seals (applied) on items 5, 7, 25, 27

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

Custodial History

Acquired as a group. Items 1-17 make what is probably an original group; the others may be later additions. (Items 2, 3, 8, 12, 14, 16 have been docketed in the same contemporary hand with small numbers repeating the day and month.)

Booksellers' notes appear on some items.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

D & E Lake (Toronto, Canada) bulletin 70:91; September 1984

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title

Guide to the Thomas Pengelly Papers

Subtitle

Papers of Thomas Pengelly

Author

Finding aid prepared by alh, October 12, 1984. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2005.

Date

2005

Description rules

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Language of description

Finding aid written in English.

Finding aid permalink

http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5733788432

Preferred citation

Papers of Thomas Pengelly, MS 200, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository