Have a good read!
Regards
Malcolm Henry
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Chem Eng Dept
University of Bradford
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Sent: 16 August 2000 23:12
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Subject: Re: Life in the northern orefield in 1819
Hi Malcolm,
Would like a copy sounds interesting
Phil
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From: Malcolm Henry <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 6:04 PM
Subject: Life in the northern orefield in 1819
> Most of you will have hear about Westgarth Forster Jr who wrote 'A
Treatise
> on a section of the strata...' in 1807. However, very few know that his
> sister, Phoebe, married to a man named Brown, wrote 'Emma, or the miner's
> cottage,a moral tale' in 1819. It was published in Alston in 1821 and
> describes in some detail how the poachers were dealt with.Few of you will
be
> interested in it as a moral tale, but as a first hand account of how the
> miners were going on, it is well worth reading.
>
> At 24 sides of A4, now that I have re-keyed it, it's too long to publish
> here! If anyone wants a copy, please email me personally and I'll send it
in
> Word 2000 format.
>
> Malcolm Henry
>
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> Chem Eng Dept
> University of Bradford
>
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