Hill, Edwin, (1793-1876), Inventor and Author

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Surname:	Hill
Forenames:	Edwin
Gender:	Male
Date:	1793-1876
History:	Inventor & author. Brother of Sir Rowland Hill. Supervisor of stamps at Somerset House, 1840-1872, under Board of Stamps & Board of Inland Revenue. Joint inventor of machine for folding envelopes. Published 'Principles of Currency' (1856).
Biography:	ODNB link for Hill, Edwin (1793-1876) Inventor and Author
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275332 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P142489 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1836-1870: Board of Inland Revenue: Stamp Duty on Newspapers: Correspondence	The National Archives, Kew	IR 56
2	1841-1897: Journals of Edwin and Ormond Hill	The National Archives, Kew	IR 42
3	1841-67: journals	The National Archives	IR 42
4	1829-36: letters to Soc for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	UCL: University College London (UCL) Special Collections	SDUK	NRA 22241 SDUK