Series 4 > Scottish industrial history

JOURNAL OF HENRY BROWN
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15 December. Stock of goods on hand at different times:
1828: March 26 157 pieces 1829: Feb. 19 218 pieces
May 14 185 June 5 260
Augt. 30 142 Sep. 25 386
Dec. 3 152 Dec. 12 47
17 December. To James Bowman, Langholm,
indigo at 3s. pd., ^3 15s. 6d.
bag 6d.
£3 15s. 6d.
21 December. To Cotton wick for the Mill, is.
22 December. To Rutherford’s Roup,1 -£10 14s.
23 December. Sent to Robt. Robertson, Selkirk, 2 spindles of
Yam cost £1 5s. 8d. Pd.
24 December. Sent the above today a pair of blankets at 9s.
25 December. Wool laid to the machines last week:
4 St. Black for listing
15 nd for Cloth
15 sec sc „ „
13! sc for Blue Plaidings
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Our stock is very low at present, we have only in our ware¬
house and pressbop together 40 pieces including Cloths, Duffles
and Plaidings, and has almost none finishing.
This town is in a most disastrous state, at present no less a number
than 20 individuals have failed in business since this time twelve-
month, whose engagements will reach near £30,000; years hence
1 I.e. the public sale of Rutherford’s equipment.