'Record of the Linnen Manufactory in Dunse, 1765’, i.e. Duns Linen Company.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Rules and regulations of Partnery (page 1);
Minutes of meetings, 1765-1771, 1774 (page 14);
A transfer of a share, 1766 (page 57);
Invoices, 1767-1768 (page 60);
Copies of out-going letters relating to dealings with William Tod & Company, London, 1768-1771 (page 66).
Promoted in 1765 by neighbouring gentry and inhabitants of Duns with a view to the public benefit, the company was composed mainly of weavers. It was dissolved in December, 1770 (page 45), and its effects were finally disposed of in 1774.
Dates
- Creation: 1765-1774.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
40 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iv + 36 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1950, by Ramsay Stewart, Edinburgh.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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