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Total number of records: 297
Ledger
1828-1841
Mainly personal accounts (indexed by name and location). Purchasers, suppliers, and workers* accounts on a putting-out basis, the worker being permanently indebted to the firm and no record being give...
Stock Book
1830-1834
Marked John Foster. Includes 1830-2 account of John Foster with George Oxley (yarn supplier) giving details of twist and warp purchases with prices paid. Also a ‘To stock* account, 1834, giving debi...
Wages for Weaving No. 3.
1868-81
Very detailed tables of wage rates for weaving various types of cloth. Quality, width, number of looms and picks are specified.
Men’s Wages No. 1
Aug 1845 - Jan 1852
Weekly wages paid to named workers, about 60 in 1845 increasing to 180 by 1852. Rate per week is given plus notes on overtime or weekly hours worked. No indication of occupation. Weekly totals. At the...
Men’s Wages No. 2
Jan 1853-Feb 1857
Weekly or monthly wages paid to named workers, about 190 in 1853 increasing to approximately 280 by 1857. Weekly or monthly rates and notes on overtime, absence, etc., are given but there is little in...
Small Book
1853
‘Allowances on alpaca ex Bonanza and Conrad bought off A. Gibbs and Sons London. Passed by John Foster Manufacturer*. 23 March 1853.
English Weighing-Off Book No. 2
1853-65
Details of weight, type, and value of wools purchased in packs of English hogs and wethers. Supplier sometimes named with sorting and other expenses indicated. Averages are detailed, for hogs and weth...
Mohair Weighing-Off Book No 2
1853-7
Descriptions of weight, quality, colour, etc., and values of bags of mohair ‘weighed-off’ with date, supplier and source sometimes indicated. Discount, and sorting, carriage and commission expense...
Mohair Weighing-Off Book No 3
1857-61
Descriptions of weight, quality, colour, etc., and values of bags of mohair ‘weighed-off’ with date, supplier and source sometimes indicated. Discount, and sorting, carriage and commission expense...
Mohair Weighing-Off Book No 4
1863-6
Descriptions of weight, quality, colour, etc., and values of bags of mohair ‘weighed-off’ with date, supplier and source sometimes indicated. Discount, and sorting, carriage and commission expense...
Alpaca Weighing-Off Book No 2
1854-6
Details of weight of bags of various types of alpaca marked ‘C.J.A.’, ‘Gibbs* or ‘Bonary & Lawson* and others (importers) and giving name of ship on which carried. Average weights, toppings, s...