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Total number of records: 3

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SubjectCount
textile industry3
business records3
flax spinning1
commercial correspondence1

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Marshall, John (1765-1845)1
George Crowther and Company1

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From 17001
From 18002

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Marshall and Company, Business Archive

1788-1886

The firm was founded in 1788 by John (1765 - 1845), son of a Leeds draper, to take advantage of recent developments in the spinning of flax by machine. He set up a partnership with Samuel Fenton and R...

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George Crowther and Company Limited, Business Archive

George Crowther and Company

1833-1883

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

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George Hattersley and Sons Limited, Business Archive

1845-1888

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

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