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- [1814-1849] (Creation)
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1 volume
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Possibly created by John Barton (1789-1852) an economist who lived in Chichester, was well known as a Quaker businessman and man of letters and wrote 'The influence of machinery on labour'. He was also a promoter of, and lecturer at, the Chichester Mechanics Institute (later part of the Literary and Philosophical Society).
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GB 0097 SR 1088 [1814-1849] Collection (fonds) 1 volume possibly Barton , John , 1789-1852 , economist
Possibly created by John Barton (1789-1852) an economist who lived in Chichester, was well known as a Quaker businessman and man of letters and wrote 'The influence of machinery on labour'. He was also a promoter of, and lecturer at, the Chichester Mechanics Institute (later part of the Literary and Philosophical Society).
Bought in 1952.
Commonplace book of John Barton, [1814-1849], containing statistics, notes on the economic condition of the UK, Europe and the USA, draft essays and cuttings of his letters to the press.
1 volume.
Open.
No copyright restrictions. No documents may be photocopied.
English
No further list required.
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Apr 2001 Barton , John , 1789-1852 , economist Economic history Economics
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Bought in 1952.
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Commonplace book of John Barton, [1814-1849], containing statistics, notes on the economic condition of the UK, Europe and the USA, draft essays and cuttings of his letters to the press.
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1 volume.
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Open.
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No copyright restrictions. No documents may be photocopied.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English