Project Gutenberg 2018-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 554 Lee, Samuel, active 1677-1695 Lee, S. (Samuel) Lee, Sam. (Samuel) 09006388 The Little London Directory of 1677 The oldest printed list of the merchants and bankers of London Produced by Chris Curnow, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Little London Directory of 1677" by Samuel Lee is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a reproduction of a rare original document listing the merchants and bankers of London from the year 1677, aiming to provide insight into the commercial landscape of the time. The directory highlights significant family names linked to social progress, shedding light on the early banking system and the identity of influential merchants in London during the second half of the seventeenth century. The opening of the directory includes an introduction that contextualizes the importance of merchant lists throughout history, connecting them to various aspects of social and economic development. It notes that the original catalogue demonstrates the origins of modern banking, particularly focusing on the role of goldsmiths who functioned as early bankers. The text references several prominent names and addresses of merchants from 1677, inviting readers to explore the connections between these individuals and the broader narrative of London's commercial evolution. This beginning establishes the relevance of the directory as a vital historical resource for understanding commerce in early modern London. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en London (England) -- Directories DA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Economics 257818 2025-07-22T11:58:04.778301 text/html 254445 2018-01-18T08:24:52 text/html 491600 2025-07-22T11:58:13.109315 application/epub+zip 493785 2025-07-22T11:58:06.164289 application/epub+zip 111110 2025-07-22T11:58:05.454288 application/epub+zip 597005 2025-07-22T11:58:16.454278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573363 2025-07-22T11:58:12.455300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214645 2022-08-25T11:42:40.513045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120096 2025-07-22T11:58:03.049312 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120402 2018-01-18T08:24:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18391 2025-07-22T11:58:16.607232 application/rdf+xml 21104 2025-07-22T11:58:05.595290 image/jpeg 2918 2025-07-22T11:58:05.524328 image/jpeg 39512 2018-01-18T08:24:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 509862 2018-01-18T08:24:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 537665 2025-07-22T11:58:04.819314 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog