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A History of the County of Oxford
… masters, 130 supplemented in the late 18th century by contracts with local poorhouses: in the 1770s and 1780s …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was fully recognized by Witney manufacturers seeking contracts: in 1814 John Early (d. 1862) wrote from London … family firms prepared to cooperate in securing and sharing contracts: thus in 1814 Robert Collier offered to share with …