Records of the businesses of Nicol Spence and Magnus Russell

• Reference:GB 241 D57
• Dates of Creation:1867-1960
• Name of Creator:
  Nicol Spence and Son, 1867-1986, Ship agents and chandlers, Kirkwall
  Magnus Russell, 1867-1986, General merchants, Newhouse
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  0.62 Linear Metres

• Scope and Content

  Papers of Nicol Spence and Son, 1875-1960, including: ledgers, 1875-1921; notebooks containing sail orders, c1926-1960; notebook containing accounts of Nicol Spence with the owners of the schooner ‘Vyking’ for seasons 1870-1887; cash book relating to the schooner ‘Vyking’, 1867-1873. Papers of Magnus Russell, 1880-1916, including: cash books, 1880-1916; miscellaneous loose items of correspondence and bills, etc, c1880-1916.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Records of the businesses of Nicol Spence, Kirkwall, and Magnus Russell, Shapinsay,deposited by Edwin Eunson O.B.E., Newhallea, Glaitness Road, Kirkwall, August 1992. Nicol Spence and Son, Kirkwall, were ships agents and chandlers from 1867 to 1986. Mr. Eunson was proprietor of this firm from 1956 until his retirement from business in 1986. Magnus Russell was a firm of general merchants at Newhouse, Shapinsay. Magnus Russell was Mr. Eunson's grandfather.

• Access Information

  Open

• Note

  Edwin Eunson, OBE, former proprietor of the firm, was the depositor of the

  collection

• Other Finding Aids

  Item level catalogue in typescript form held by Orkney Archives.