Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1777-1778 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 Item
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
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.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
One volume which contains information about customer 'pledges' made between 1777-1778. Information includes customer names and addresses, dates and types of items pledged, a list of pledged watches, types of clothes and fabrics and the amounts paid.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Open
Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.
Conditions governing reproduction
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
Script of material
Language and script notes
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: "The Worm- Eaten Waistcoat" ISBN 0-9544800-0-7