Report by J. & H. Pattullo & Donald, Solicitors, Dundee.

Reference:GB 254 MS 95/2/5/3
Dates of Creation:1 June 1937
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Scope and Content
On titles to properties of Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd, at Seafield Works, Dundee.
Administrative / Biographical History
Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. was founded in 1848 when David Thomson, a shipmaster's son who had served an apprenticeship with James Neish, a jute pioneer, set up in business on his own in a small hand-spinning and hand-loom weaving shed. The firm was soon operating successfully and in 1852 David Thomson was granted a patent from Queen Victoria in respect of jute carpeting - the earliest patent granted in Dundee for any jute product.
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Acquisition Information
The records were deposited by A Sanderson in 1986
Note
Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. was founded in 1848 when David Thomson, a shipmaster's son who had served an apprenticeship with James Neish, a jute pioneer, set up in business on his own in a small hand-spinning and hand-loom weaving shed. The firm was soon operating successfully and in 1852 David Thomson was granted a patent from Queen Victoria in respect of jute carpeting - the earliest patent granted in Dundee for any jute product.
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Typescript 21pp
Archivist's Note
Description compiled by Keren Guthrie September 2006
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Location of Originals
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