William Brown's Essay on Flax Spinning and Related Papers

• Reference:GB 254 MS 132
• Former Reference:GB 254 MS 15/26
• Dates of Creation:c 1787-c 1980
• Name of Creator:
  William Brown
• Physical Description:
  8 items

• Scope and Content

  Essay on Flax Spinning and Remarks on the Management of East Mill Dundee by William Brown 1819-1823, with related notes.

• 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.

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological within series.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Acquisition Information

  Details of the original accession are unknown. The additional notes were deposited by Annette Smith of Dundee University, Department of Modern History, in 1985 (AccM/213)

• Note

  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.

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Kenneth Baxter, October 2011

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Custodial History

  Unknown

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Related Material

  MS 198

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 132