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textile industry1

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Jowitt, John (1811-1888)1
Jowitt, Robert (1784?-1862)1
Robert Jowitt and Sons Limited1

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Robert Jowitt and Sons Limited, Business Archive

Robert Jowitt and Sons Limited; Jowitt, John (1811-1888); Jowitt, Robert (1784?-1862)

1775-1955

Summary of Contents: I. Debtors and Creditors Ledgers. 1775-1911. II. Private Ledgers (several series). 1803-1913. III. Journal (Stock). 1896-1901. IV. Correspondence. 1775-1909. V. Cash books...

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I. Debtors and Creditors Ledgers. 1775-1911

1775-1911

Most have several hundred accounts and are indexed. 1. John Jowitt, Jun. Ledger. 1775-1815. Named debtor and creditor aCCQuntsdetailed with amounts and types of goods and services.transacted. Much...

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X. Specific Mill or Branch Books. 1904-1952.

1904-1952

98. Bradford Branch Balance Book. 1904-1 Yearly debit and credit postings under various headings, e.g. RobtJowitt & Sons, wages, expenses, combing, discount, insurance. 99. Carr Mills Wool Company...

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XI. Financial Records. 1914-55.

1914-1955

108. 'Cash Book'. 1912-13. Interest accounts of top department, merchanting, scouring, Hollings Mill, Cliffe Mill, wool sorting, and waste department. Analysis of discounts. Detailed subdivisions o...

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XII. Costings Books. 1927-52.

1927-1952

111. Merchanting Department Costings Book No. I. 1920-35. Details of charges for various processes with 'results'. Usually marked warehouse or Cliffe Mills. Items 112-29 form an overlapping series...

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XIII. Miscellaneous stock, insurance, sales, imports, and production books. 1908-1949.

1908-1949

141. 'Monthly Stock'. 1908-14. Half-yearly inventory and valuation of stock in scouring department with some later entries for the waste department. 142. Sundries No. I. 1912-20. Detailed account...

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II. Private Ledgers (several series). 1803-1913.

1803-1913

Several series, grouped accordingly. 27. Robert Jowitt's Private Ledger. 1803-45. Private accounts of social and family matters, e.g. accounts of members of Jowitt and Crewdson families, loans, ch...

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III. Journal (Stock). 1896-1901

1896-1901

46. Journal. June 1896-1901. For June and Dec. of each year a detailed inventory and valuation of all materials in stock is given. Wool, noils, tops, rovings, yarn, warps, 'card clothing', and comb...

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IV. Correspondence. 1775-1909

1775-1909

47. Envelope containing eighteenth-century letters and papers. Includes two letters, 1775 and 1776, to John Jowitt, clothier, of Churwell near Leeds, from J. Livelong of Polton, Beds., concerning w...

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V. Cash Books. 1805-1871.

1805-1871

55. Robert Jowitt's Cash Book 'Disbursements'. 1805-28. Record of Robert Jowitt's personal cash disbursements periodically , totalled and labelled as entered to 'my debit in J. Jowitt & Sons Cash B...

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VI. Wool sales/purchases. 1831-1916.

1831-1916

58. Book of information and statistics on wool sales and purchases. 1831-51. Includes memoranda of charges on German wools imported 1842-6. Statistics of the values of various sales of wool, runs o...

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VII. Information on other concerns. 1839-1913.

1839-1913

62.Account of failures in and connected with the wool and woollen trade. 1839-48. Gives the date the failure was announced, name of concern, location, trade, amount of liabilities, how settled, wha...

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