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Sober Watkins records relating to building a coal mine in Broughton, England
Author
Title
Sober Watkins records relating to building a coal mine in Broughton, England, 1801-1817.
Physical Description
1.17 linear feet (1 box)
Notes
Binding: Notebooks bound in contemporary marbled papers.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Ken Spelman on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2011.
Organization
Material arranged as received.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Sober Watkins (1746-) was a surveyor from Durham, England.
Summary
Two notebooks, two manuscript maps, and a report relating to building a coal mine in Broughton. Notebooks show land measurements and list acreage available for unworked coal. Manuscript maps provide references to where the coal mine will be built. The report is addressed to the Earl of Egremont, possibly George O'Brien Wyndham, and details issues with base installations in the mine.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 01, 2021
References
Sober Watkins Records Relating to Building a Coal Mine in Broughton, England. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Sober Watkins Records Relating to Building a Coal Mine in Broughton, England. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Manuscript maps - Great Britain - 19th century.
Notebooks - Great Britain - 19th century.
Reports - Great Britain - 19th century.
Occupation
Surveyors Great Britain 19th century.
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