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
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 200
- Dates of Creation
- 1788-1886
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 15 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
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
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