Papers of Thomas Pengelly
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
- Creation: 1645; 1652-1703
Creator
- Pengelly, Thomas, active 1642-1683 (Person)
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
Physical Location
MS 200
Other Finding Aids
See the attached for a detailed list by numbered item (1,2, etc). ksrl.sc.pengellypapers.pdf
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
Subject
Geographic
Topical
- 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
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository