Includes ledgers, account books, stock books, indentures, miscellaneous papers, notebooks about experiments, newspaper cuttings, notes of tours to Scotland, Ireland and Cumberland, and a large number of letters
Business records of Marshall and Co., Leeds
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 200
- Dates of Creation1788-1886
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description15 vols, 8 boxes, and 2 rolls
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Leeds flax-spinning firm of Marshall and Co. was founded in 1788 by John Marshall, the son of a draper. He took complete control in 1802, and the firm remained under the control of the Marshall family until its closure in 1886
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Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
Contents listed in Handlist 6 (indexed)
Bibliography
See W. G. Rimmer, Marshall's of Leeds, flax-spinners, 1788-1886, 1960