Collection Level Description: Account and Day Books of John Redwood and John Wolston, Merchants, of Exeter, Devon
Reference: MSS. Top. Devon b. 8-9
Title: Account and Day Books of John Redwood and John Wolston, Merchants, of Exeter, Devon
Dates of Creation: 1676-1725
Extent: 2 shelfmarks
Language of Material: English
Administrative/Biographical History
John Redwood (fl. 1676-1725) and John Wolston (fl. 1676-1725) were merchants from
Exeter, Devon
Scope and Content
Account and day books of John Redwood and John Wolston, merchants, of Exeter, Devon
comprising:
- account book, called 'post book', apparently of John Redwood of Exeter, in
partnership with John Wolston his brother-in-law, 1676-1721
- day book of the same concern, 1723-25, with (fols. 1-5) some earlier entries
copied in. A partial index of customers is at fols. i-xii.
Administrative Information
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought by the Library, Sotheby's, 5 July 1977, lot 9.
Access Conditions
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid
reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).
Further Information
Finding Aids
A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to
unpublished catalogues.
Access Points
Merchants | England | Exeter
Redwood | John | fl 1676-1725 | merchant of Exeter
Wolston | John | fl 1676-1725 | merchant of Exeter
Exeter (England)
Enquiries
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09 June 2011