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Archive Reference / Library Class No.NCB/A/MOI/1/8
Former ReferenceN9/UL
TitleFacsimile copy of poster advertising the coal and operations of the Gresley Colliery in 1829
Date[mid 20th cent]
DescriptionDated 14 Oct 1829, Repton Priory. The poster gives information on the seam of coal having been worked for about 5 weeks, the qualities and prices of the different types of coal, the weighing machine, the distances to Burton and other close locations, including reference to tollbars, the absence of provision to purchase on credit, and the thanks of Mr Gregory to his friends.
Extent1 sheet
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorMoira Collieries Limited
National Coal Board
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