Banking-related papers of Robert Clayton, John Morris, et al., from the Fairfax Library, circa 1650-1700

The Papers of Robert Clayton, John Morris, et al. relating to English banking, Folger manuscript V.b.377, v.1-145, are a portion of a larger collection of private banking papers from the 17th century that has been dispersed over the past two hundred years. This collection was most recently held by the Fairfax family, who acquired it from G. Michelmore (bookseller), who purchased it at auction (Sotheby’s, March 26, 1929).

Please see the finding aid for further information.

The collection is currently being processed.

List of volumes

Volumes with an "item count" in the list below are available for use in the Reading Room, and can be requested through https://request.folger.edu. This list is regularly updated as additional volumes are processed.

v.1 (19 items)
v.2 (1 item)
v.3 (1 item)
v.4 (2 items)
v.5 (2 items)
v.6 (9 items)
v.7 (1 item)
v.8 (5 items)
v.9 (2 items)
v.10 (13 items incl. print)
v.11 (3 items)
v.12 (13 items)
v.13 (1 item)
v.14 (6 items)
v.15 (2 items)
v.16 (1 item)
v.17 (18 items)
v.18 (9 items)
v.19 (2 items)
v.20 (1 item)
v.21 (4 items)
v.22 (3 items)
v.23 (1 item)
v.24 IN PROCESS
v.25 (1 item)
v.26 (5 items)
v.27 (1 item)
v.28 (1 item)
v.29 (4 items)
v.30 (1 item)
v.31 (1 item)
v.32 (2 items)
v.33 (2 items)
v.34 (2 items incl. print)
v.35 (1 item)
v.36 IN PROCESS
v.37 (2 items on 3 leaves)
v.38 (1 item on 8 leaves)
v.39 (1 item on 1 leaf)
v.40 (4 items: 1 letter on 2 leaves; 1 letter on 1 leaf; 1 receipt on 1/2 a leaf; 1 letter on 2 pcs. of paper pasted together)
v.41(9 items; the first 3 each consist of 2 leaves)
v.42 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.43 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.44 (4 items: 3rd is on 2 leaves)
v.45 (17 items on 30 leaves; last item not in inventory)
v.46 (1 item)
v.47 (1 item)
v.48 (2 items on 2 leaves)
v.49 (7 items on 8 1/2 leaves)
v.50 IN PROCESS
v.51 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.52 (22 items on 63 leaves numbered in pencil 1-7, 7-62)
v.53 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.54 (1 item)
v.55 (5 items on 8 leaves)
v.56 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.57 (3 items; first is on 2 leaves)
v.58 (1 item)
v.59 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.60 (39 items; items 10, 33, & 35 - 39 are each on 2 leaves for a total count of 46)
v.61 (items)
v.62 (4 items)
v.63 (1 item)
v.64 (2 items on 4 leaves)
v.65 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.66 (1 item)
v.67 (6 items on 10 leaves + 1 print)
v.68 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.69 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.70 (1 item)
v.71 (1 item)
v.72 (1 item)
v.73 (4 items incl. print)
v.74 (2 items)
v.75 (1 item)
v.76 (4 items incl. print)
v.77 (1 item)
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v.99 (2 items on 3 leaves, )
v.100 (2 items on 4 leaves)
v.101 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.102 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.103 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.104 (2 items)
v.105 (1 item)
v.106 (3 items)
v.107 (3 items, incl. print)
v.108 (2 items, including photostat of print)
v.109 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.110 (1 item)
v.111 (16 items on 22 leaves)
v.112 (1 item in 3 pieces)
v.113 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.114 (2 items incl. print)
v.115 (1 item on 1 leaf)
v.116 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.117 (1 item on 1 leaf)
v.118 (1 item on 3 leaves)
v.119 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.120 (2 items on 4 leaves)
v.121 (3 items on 4 1/2 lvs.)
v.122 (1 item on 1 leaf)
v.123 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.124 (1 print; 1 mss. on 5 leaves + docket)
v.125 (3 items on 4 leaves)
v.126 (1 item on 1 leaf)
v.127 (1 print & 3 mss. for a total of 4 leaves)
v.128 (1 ms. on 2 leaves)
v.129 (1 print & 1 ms. for a total of 5 leaves)
v.130 IN PROCESS
v.131 (1 item)
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v.133 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.134 (1 item on 2 leaves)
v.135 (4 items: 1 petition on 1 leaf; 1 print on 1 leaf; 1 indenture on 1 1/2 leaves; 1 list of rebates on 3 leaves)
v.136 (5 items: 2 letters, each on 1 leaf; 2 notes, each on 1 small piece of paper; 1 summons on 1 small piece of paper)
v.137 (5 items, last one on 2 leaves)
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