Catalogue description Articles of partnership for 11 years.

1. John Thornton of Clapham, Surrey, Esq.

2. William Snell of Clapham, Esq. John Thornton, John Cornwall of the City of London, Esq. and William Heal of the Inner Temple Esquire, trustees for Cecilia, wife of Thomas Delavall of Clapham Cecilia Delavall.

3. Joseph Rennard of Kingston upon Hull, merchant.

Joseph Rennard replaces Samuel Watson as partner to John Thornton and Cecilia Delavall in sugar baking at Sutton-in Holderness, Yorks.

Trading to be carried on as Thornton Watson.

Capital £18,000

Signatures of John Thornton, Cecilia Delavall and Joseph Rennard