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Lead Mining Bargains at Grove Rake
| Book | Date | Bargain |
| 152 | 31 Mar 1869 | John Lee 6 ptrs agree to drive drift west in the middle of Great Limestone at 90/- per fathom and 30/- per Bing till 30th June: to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: John Lee, Wm. Hewitson, Ra. Watson, John Dent, Jno. Wearmouth, Matt. Potts |
| 152 | 4 Oct 1869 | John Lee 6 ptrs agree to continue their level at 30/- per Bing till 31st Dec: to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: John Lee, Wm. Hewitson, Ralph Watson, John Dent, John Wearmouth, Matt. Potts |
| 152 | 31 Dec 1869 | John Lee 6 ptrs agree to rise from level at 100/- per fathom and 40/- per Bing till 31st March: to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: John Lee, Wm. Hewitson, Ra. Watson, Jno. Dent, Jno. Wearmouth, Matt. Potts |
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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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