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D307 - Thornhill family of Great Longstone - 18th-20th cent
- B - Box B - Parish records

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D307/B/19/1
Title	General account book/ledger of Robert Thornhill, including lead mines (Hard Nill and Water Hole, Hassop), household, farming, rents, wages and taxation.
Date	c1768-1829
Description	Conservation work was carried out on this volume in 2015 as a result of a project funded by National Manuscripts Conservation Trust. During this work, fragments of metallic appearance were found inside the volume; analysis by the British Geological Survey later confirmed that they were lead ore, of a variety commonly found in the area. The samples can be found packaged with the original binding.
Extent	1 volume
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Thornhill family of Great Longstone
Related Material	For the original binding see M127/D2

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