Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Receipts, bills, inventories and other papers from the estate of Sir John Webb, baronet, of Odstock, Wiltshire, dated 1785-1802.
- Extent:
- .25 Linear feet (1 box)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Collection of Sir John Webb Estate Papers, MS.2016.013, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collections contains financial records, inventories, bills and receipts from the estate of Sir John Webb, Baronet, of Odstock, Wiltshire, dating from 1785 to 1802. Many records deal with Webb's London home, Clapton House, as well as other properties in Clapton, including Hester Solomon's House and Mrs Hutchins's Boarding School. The receipts include estimates and invoices for plumbing, glazing, masonry, upholstery, cloth work, and general building work, as well as bills of receipt for Hackney Poor Rates, Church taxes (New Church, Hackney), and Hackney water-works. There are also receipts relating to building work at Mr Burton's house in Grosvenor Place, including four invoices for work carried out on behalf of Mr Soane. There is in addition, an invoice for work carried out by John Soane (presumably the architect Sir John Soane) for the executors of Joseph Webb Esq., for surveying and valuing a house in Hampstead and drawing plans for possible alterations. Webb's estate was overseen in Trust by Edward Arrowsmith who continued to act as Webb's agent after his death in 1797.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase, 2016, with funds from the Ahmanson Foundation.
- Processing information:
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Collection processed and finding aid written in January 2017 by Rebecca Fenning Marschall.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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The Clark Library owns the property rights to its collections but does not hold the copyright to these materials and therefore cannot grant or deny permission to use them. Researchers are responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials they may wish to use, investigating the owner of the copyright, and obtaining permission for their intended publication or other use. In all cases, you must cite the Clark Library as the source with the following credit line: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Collection of Sir John Webb Estate Papers, MS.2016.013, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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2520 Cimarron StreetLos Angeles, CA 90018, US
- Contact:
- (310) 794-5155