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- 1808-1822 (Creation)
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7 ff. + 220 numbered items.
Guarded and bound at NLW.
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Two hundred and twenty letters and related items, 1808-1822, addressed mainly to Paul Panton, junior, from Thomas Norbury, his agent at Holywell. The correspondence deals with the Flintshire estate of Paul Panton, with mining leases, colliery undertakings, the navigation of the river Dee, railroads, the Talar Goch mine, smelting works, the Nant-y-Moch pottery, Bagillt 'cop' and damage from storms and floods, and proceedings against Dee fishermen.
At the beginning of the volume is a contents list, [20 cent.] (ff. 1-7).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Item: 1.1 Manuscript Volume (NLW MS 9075D). Action: Condition reviewed. Action identifier: 6102235. Date: 20030512. Authorization: Selected for conservation. Authorizing institution: NLW. Action agent: J. Thomas. Status: Manuscript Volume (NLW MS 9075D) : One folded document broken along fold at foredge. Institution: WlAbNL.
Item: 1.2 Manuscript Volume (NLW MS 9075D). Action: Conserved. Action identifier: 6102235. Date: 20030627. Authorizing institution: NLW. Action agent: J. Jenkins. Status: Manuscript Volume (NLW MS 9075D) : Repaired document. Institution: WlAbNL.
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- English
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English.
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Publication note
C. R. Williams, 'Thomas Norbury's letters, 1806-1822', Flintshire Historical Society Publications, 26 (1973-74), pp. 38-51.
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Formerly Panton Papers 25.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 9075D.
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- Lead mines and mining -- Wales -- Flintshire
- Coal mines and mining -- Wales -- Flintshire
- Railroads -- Wales -- Flintshire
- Lead mines and mining -- Wales -- Dyserth.
- Lead smelting -- Wales -- Flintshire
- Pottery industry -- Wales -- Flintshire
- Storms -- Wales -- Bagillt
- Floods -- Wales -- Bagillt.
- Fishers -- Wales -- Flintshire
- Dee, River (Wales and England) -- Navigation -- Law and legislation.
- Bagillt (Wales)
- Dee, River (Wales and England)
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- Talargoch Lead Mine (Wales). (Subject)
- Nant-y-Moch Pottery (Flintshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Norbury, Thomas, of Holywell -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Panton, Paul, 1758-1822 -- Correspondence (Subject)