'Reminiscences of Flax Spinning' by William Brown

Scope and Content

Photocopies of 'Reminiscences of Flax Spinning' by William Brown, 1862, and of letters to the editor of the Dundee Advertiser.

Administrative / Biographical History

William Brown was the son of James Brown of Cononsyth, Angus, and his wife Mary. James had five children: Andrew (1784-1847), James (1785-1869), John (1790-1848), William (b.1791) and Mary (b.1796). In 1816 three of the brothers, James, John and William, purchased ‘East Mill’ a flax spinning mill at West Ward, Dundee, about which William wrote his essay and remarks.

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Archivist's Note

Description compiled for the hub by Sarah Bland, October 2006.

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