Thomas Heath's Character in Disrepute: Heath versus the Gentlemen Potters
This letter dated the 16th September 1790 tells us about a disagreement between the Marquis of Stafford's Colliery Superintendent Thomas Heath and a number of Gentleman Potters at Hanley.
The letter ...
Thomas Heath's Correspondence
Thomas Heath worked for the Leveson-Gower family as a mining Superintendent, overseeing Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803), Marquis of Stafford's collieries in North Staffordshire.
This letter from ...
Thomas Heath's Papers: Working Conditions
This undated document describes terms and conditions of employment at the Sutherland collieries.
Every sound good workman to have 2 shillings and 6d per day in proportion, also coal in proportion ...
William Lewis and the Welfare of Tenants
In February 1823 the Marquis of Stafford's Estate Agent William Lewis wrote to Colliery Agent Joseph Burgess at Foley Coal Office with news of Estate business.
Within the letter Lewis refers to an ...
Wood Mine Coal Agreement, 1792
A transcription of this document features below:
This day agreed with Thomas Heath to get and draw woods mine coal in the pit we now work in at two shillings and sevenpence a cart load.
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Work for the Labourers
In August 1807 the Marquis of Stafford's Colliery Superintendant Thomas Heath wrote to Mr. Kite about finding work for labourers who had been 'so useful in the Harvest'. Concerned about the 'hardship' ...