Identity area
Reference code
MSA/2/48
Title
Letter from William Gardiner to an unidentified recipient concerning stolen music plates
Date(s)
- 14 Dec 1838 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item, paper.
Context area
Name of creator
(1963-)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Relates the story of the theft of 160 metal music plates, which have been melted down, and makes various comments on the matter. Also mentions an intention to "punch the whole of the Chorusses". Signed by creator.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English