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Lead Mining Bargains at Sedlin
| Book | Date | Bargain |
| 133 | 4 Jul 1754 | Lett to Jos. Gibson, William Hewitson, and Thomas Watson a bargain to get oar in the Old Yeards above the water level at 25 per Bing to September 30th 1754. |
| 133 | 3 Oct 1754 | Lett to Jos. Gibson, Wm. Hewitson, and Thomas Watson a bargain to get oar where they were last at 28 per Bing to December 31st, 1754. |
| 133 | 4 Jan 1755 | Lett to William Hewitson and partners a bargain to get oar where they were last at 30 per Bing to 31st March 1755. |
| 133 | 7 Oct 1755 | Lett to Thom' Hill and William Hewitson a bargain to get oar in the Cuttings and Deadheap at the shaft next east of the Shop at 16 per Bing to December 31st 1755. |
| 152 | 1 Jan 1870 | John Dixon 8 prs agree to rise as directed at 240/- per fathom till 31st March; to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: John Dixon, Thos. Dixon, John Race, Robt. Hodgson, Jos. Martindale, Jos. Vickers, Joshua Race, Ra. Pattison. [Six of these partners worked at Green Laws the previous bargain] |
| 152 | 2 Apr 1870 | John Dixon 8 prs agree to continue their rise at 240/- per fathom till 30th June; to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: Jno. Dixon, Thos. Dixon, John Race, Robt. Hodgson, Jos. Martindale, Joseph Vickers, Joshua Race, Ra. Pattinson. [Note different spelling of Pattinson from previous bargain] |
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These extracts of Lead Mining Bargains have been kindly supplied by John Stark. He has transcribed those bargains that relate to his family history research. This is not a full extract from the bargain book, but it does provide an indication of the information available. To see Johns family history research click here, for the original extracts from the bargain books click here.
When indexing the names mentioned in the Bargains we have 'standardised' the spelling of the names - this was to aid in eliminating obvious duplicates. The spelling as shown in the detail of the actual bargain remains as transcribed.
Description of the method of mining and some of the terms used
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