Papers of William Grimond, Trader, Dundee, and his family

• Reference:GB 254 MS 120
• Dates of Creation:1819-1852
• Name of Creator:
  Grimond Family
• Physical Description:
  6 boxes, 1 folder; 1.00 linear metre

• Scope and Content

  Correspondence of James Grimond 1819-1852; cheques of James Grimond 1835-1838; letterbooks 1840-1850; book containing notes on banking, business etc. c.1838; wastebooks 1835-1842; ledgers 1838-1839; book containing receipts and payments 1835; cash books 1822-1833; pocket book 1823-1830; book containing accounts of sales of cloth 1828-1831 with notes of payments and receipts 1826-1836 loosely enclosed; Love and Barton's 'Housekeeper's Account Book', Manchester, early 19th C

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The Grimond family were flax spinners. By 1793 David Grimond owned Lornty Mill, Blairgowrie and his brother James owned Oakbank Mll, Blairgowrie. The family business of J & A D Grimond was established in Dundee in 1840, originally as a cloth merchant, and soon after as jute weavers. Throughout the records the family name appears as Grimmond and Grimond.

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological within series.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Acquisition Information

  The records were transferred from the National Library of Scotland in 1998

• Note

  The Grimond family were flax spinners. By 1793 David Grimond owned Lornty Mill, Blairgowrie and his brother James owned Oakbank Mll, Blairgowrie. The family business of J & A D Grimond was established in Dundee in 1840, originally as a cloth merchant, and soon after as jute weavers. Throughout the records the family name appears as Grimmond and Grimond.

• Other Finding Aids

  Summary handlist

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are on paper and are in need of conservation

• Archivist's Note

  Fonds level description compiled by Sarah Chubb, Archives Hub Project Archivist, May 2002.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Custodial History

  The records were deposited at the National Library by Lady Grimond in 1984. Was NLS Deposit 365/3

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Related Material

  MS 66/IV J & A D Grimond Ltd, Jute Spinners and Manufacturers, Dundee

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 120