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Thos. Callowhill (Bristol) to Theodore Eccleston. Full account of the Friends' methods...

Catalogue reference: HW/85/44

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This record is a file about the Thos. Callowhill (Bristol) to Theodore Eccleston. Full account of the Friends' methods... dating from 16 Oct 1697.

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HW/85/44

Date

16 Oct 1697

Description

Thos. Callowhill (Bristol) to Theodore Eccleston. Full account of the Friends' methods of setting the poor to work in Bristol, buying a house for a loom & twisting mill for the employment of silk weavers. Also account of steps taken by the city itself for employing the poor

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Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
Language

English

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1f04439a-5388-4aa4-90ac-dc99dc9c3814/

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HW/85

Papers of the Eccleston Family: chiefly letters addressed to Theodore Eccleston

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Papers of the Eccleston Family: chiefly letters addressed to Theodore Eccleston

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Thos. Callowhill (Bristol) to Theodore Eccleston. Full account of the Friends' methods...