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Reference code
AR163
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Date(s)
- 1871 - 1874 (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
1 vol
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Arthur Anderson was born in Scotland, was the founder of the P and O Steamline and lived at Norwood Grove. Extract taken from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography reads ' By the time of Andersons death in 1868 the P O had the largest commercial fleet of steamships in the world and provided the main link between Britain and its imperial possessions in India, the Far East, and Australia....At his home, The Grove, Norwood, South London, he endowed a working mans institute'. Anderson died of bronchitis at 18 Park Lane, London, on 27 February 1868
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Archival history
Transferred from Local Studies Library S70(92)AND. Previous custodial history of unknown.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Accession Number: A419
Ledger relating to the estate of Arthur Anderson
Accession date: 27/11/1999
Administrative history: Founder of the P and O Steamline, lived at Norwood Grove.
Custodial history: Transferred from Local Studies Library S70(92)AND
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Scope and content
Consists of one ledger marked No.2, includes entries for Widows Fund, Sale and Conversion of Property, Dividends, Debts etc.
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- English
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GB-352-ar163
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Dates of creation revision deletion
24/06/2015