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Papers cover 1632-1637 and 1639-1644 and consist of letters, notebooks and miscellaneous documents. Significant for information on Lowther family, early history of Whitehaven and its coal industry, Irish economic history, English internal and overseas trade in 1630s, early industrial developments and the role of the gentry in commerce and manufacturing, especially the part played by younger sons of gentry families. Christopher Lowther's commercial papers throw light on the development of Whitehaven - salt making, coal mining - and other family commercial speculations in Cumberland. Market: Economic history, 17cProduct Identifiers
PublisherSurtees Society
ISBN-139780854440382
eBay Product ID (ePID)89569732
Product Key Features
Number of Pages264 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCommercial Papers of Sir Christopher Lowther, 1611-1644
Publication Year1974
SubjectHistory
TypeTextbook
AuthorD.R. Hainsworth
SeriesPublications of the Surtees Society
Dimensions
Item Height216 mm
Item Width138 mm
Additional Product Features
EditorD.R. Hainsworth
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom