Descript |
cxxxi, 794 p., [9] p. of plates : ill, maps, ports. ; 25 cm. |
Content |
text |
Media |
unmediated |
Carrier |
volume |
Contents |
List of Illustrations x -- Preface xii -- Acknowledgements xiii -- Editorial Method xiv -- Introduction: 'An Exact and Industrious Tradesman': Joseph Symson -- of Kendal (1650-1731) -- The Letter Book xxi -- Who was Joseph Symson? xxv -- The Mercer of Kendal xxxvi -- Religion and Rebellion lxxvii -- Patronage and Politics Ixxxviii -- Family and Kin xcvii -- Conclusions cxxviii -- THE LETTER BOOK OF JOSEPH SYMSON (1711-1720) 1 -- Appendices -- I. Pedigree of Joseph Symson 696 -- II. Biographies of Selected Individuals Appearing in the -- Letter Book 698 -- III. Glossary of Textile and Trading Terms 735 -- IV. Kendal's Society for the Suppression of Vice (1692) 739 -- V. Last Will and Testament of Joseph Symson 743 -- Indexes -- Personal Names 749 -- Place Names 777 -- Subjects 785. |
ISBN |
0197262589 |
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