Simpson, Alfred Muller, 1820-1847, Manuscript, PRG 173/3/5/1
Items having belonged to Alfred Simpson (1805-1891) whilst in London. Items include: 1. Maynard & Burkitt's Catalogue of Tin, Iron, and Japanned Wares, 273 High St, Southwark, nd, annotated by Alfred Simpson; 2. Apprenticeship and Freedom Certificates 1820, 1827; 3. Tallis's Street views and pictorial directory of England, Scotland, and Ireland showing location of Alfred Simpson's hat shop at 102 Fleet St, c1847; 4. Promotional card for Alfred Simpson's Hatter business at 25 Leadenhall St, London, nd. Scrolled border has been coloured in with graphite pencil and a child's drawing is on reverse; 5. Hat liner in silk from Alfred Simpson's hat making business in London, framed and under glass, nd; 6. Holograph letter from Rowland Hill in envelope addressed to Lord Sandhurst, Brooks's Club, 1838.