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Title
Date(s)
- 1916-1923. (Creation)
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Extent and medium
i, 420 ff. (foliated 1-416 with insertions) ;230 x 280 mm.Half leather over boards with metal hinges; locking mechanism on spine.Back cover missing; leaves missing from end.Back cover missing; leaves missing from end
Context area
Name of creator
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
J. R. Morris; Caernarfon; Purchase; July 1944
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Account book, 1916-1923, of Tom Parry and Co., auctioneers, Porthmadog, apparently relating to their general store, ironmonger and chandlery business.
The volume contains accounts for the sales of various goods, including furniture, paint, oil and paraffin, ropes, brushes, cutlery and tableware and other household goods and hardware; there are no records relating to auction or valuation business. Customers consist of local companies, estates, ships and individuals, and include the Ffestiniog Railway Co. (ff. 79-80, 84 verso-85), J. W. Greaves & Sons Ltd (ff. 88-91), R[ichard] M[ethuen] Greaves (ff. 92-93, 98-99 verso), Lord Harlech (f. 111 recto-verso, 127-132), the Rhosydd Slate Quarry Co. (ff. 311-324, 326-328), the Tremadoc Estate (ff. 359, 361 verso), and David Williams, shipbuilders (ff. 371-372). Sundry accounts are on ff. 332 verso-351. Loose items (4 ff.) have been either tipped in or loosely inserted on the relevant pages.
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Accruals
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Usual copyright laws apply.
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Language and script notes
English.
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Note
Title based on contents.
Note
'a/c Book Ffyrm Tom Parry Auctioner P Madog Schooners' (f. i verso).
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 16364D.
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Name access points
- Festiniog Railway Company. (Subject)
- Greaves, John Whitehead, and Sons. (Subject)
- Rhosydd Slate Quarry. (Subject)
- Greaves, R. M. (Richard Methuen), 1852-1942. (Subject)
- Williams, David, shipbuilder. (Subject)
- Ormsby-Gore family, Barons Harlech. (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
August 2006.
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Rhys Morgan Jones;