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Total number of records: 17

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
business records5
textile industry5
commercial correspondence2
letters2
samples (commerce)1

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Edward Ripley and Son1
Holden, Sir Isaac (1807-1897)1
Isaac Holden and Sons Limited1
John Foster and Son1
John Raistrick and Sons1
Oates, Arthur Donald1
Ripley, Edward1
Ripley, Henry William1

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John Raistrick and Sons, Business Archive

John Raistrick and Sons

1864-1893

Comprises: (1) Order book, 1864-77, with a few other papers inserted; (2) Correspondence, in a letter book, with W.H. Chard and Company, Sydney, and W. Pearce and Company, Durban, 1875-90, together wi...

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Recipes, without patterns, numbered three times, 80-265, 157-343, and 343-558

1846

Recipes are headed with customer's name. Most are accompanied by costs.

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11. Personal family papers, 1860-1910

1860-1919

Five bundles. 1. Christmas and New Year cards to Holden and Illingworth families. 1893-5. Family and personal papers of Mr and Mrs Illingworth, 1900—17. ^ 2. Obituary Notices as in Box IV bundle ...

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Notebook referring to the business activities of Oates Brothers (Halifax) Limited

1880-1889

Notebook of Arthur Donald Oates, Prospect House, Halifax, containing: (1) Technical notes on spinning, finishing, winding, reeling, warping, and drawing processes and the machinery involved; (2) Detai...

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John Foster and Son, Business Archive

John Foster and Son

c.1820-1950

----------- Please see the attached Concordance.pdf to ascertain the relationship between the numeration of the records and the shelf numbers used by Special Collections. ----------- Black Dyke ...

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Isaac Holden and Sons Limited, Business Archive

Isaac Holden and Sons Limited; Holden, Sir Isaac (1807-1897)

c.1830-1910

Summary of Contents by Box No. I. Papers referring to patents and other business affairs. 1830s-50s. II. Journals and notebooks. 1844-88. III. Newspaper cuttings, parliamentary bills, addr...

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Lister Family, Personal and Estate Records

1750-1821

37. Parcel of letters to Mrs Lister of Frizinghall. 1750s-70s. Mainly from her mother, Rebecca Fox Lister, and others of the Lister family. The several hundred letters seem mainly to refer to social a...

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9. Miscellaneous correspondence. 1873-1890s.

1873-1899

Ten bundles 1. Letters and Papers: Family and Social. 1873. From fellow Wesleyans and Methodists. References to Liberal clubs. Some political memoranda. Large number of begging letters. Family lette...

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V. BANK BOOKS AND CASH BOOKS. 1828-1888

c.1828-1888

71. ‘Day Book’. Jan. 1828 - Aug. 1837. Record of amounts received from or paid to named persons or concerns. Often the goods supplied are indicated, e.g. coal, clay, nails, food, carriage, labou...

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III. STOCK BOOKS. 1830-1890

c.1830-1890

10. Stock Book, etc. 1834. 1830-4. 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 ‘...

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