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Date(s)
- 1777-1778 (Création/Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
1 Volume
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Notice biographique
Fettes was a pawnbroker, operating from premises in Lady Peckitt's Yard, York. His exact dates of operation are not currently known, however he was certainly working in the late 1770s.
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Portée et contenu
The volume lists names of depositors, their address (street only), articles pledged (many of which were clothes) sums of money and date of redemption. Entries for watches list the maker's name and watch number. Also includes undated loose papers: a bill from Thomas Grimshaw of 68 Micklegate to Mr Wood for painting of whole length family group, £168, 4 April 1850, in an envelope listing the family members painted; a price card of Mr T Grimshaw, portrait painter and; a small round label inscribed "Grimshaw Dringhouses".
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Open
Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.
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Images are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Language of material
- anglais
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Finding aids
A Word document was created by Alison Backhouse, Volunteer at York City Archives. Also an ACCESS database 'pwnshop.mdb'- gives a full listing of the pledge book. This is available for consultation only at York City Archives. It contains almost 11,000 entries. For related material see Alison Backhouse's published article the "York Historian" number 14. 1997.
She has also written a book published in 2003
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Publication note
"The Worm- Eaten Waistcoat" ISBN 0-9544800-0-7