 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1802 - 654 sider
...safety in England : this was about the year 1717. Fixing on Derby as a proper place for his purpose, he agreed with the corporation for an island, or swamp, in the river, 500 feet long, and 52 wide, at a rent somewhat below eight pounds yearly. Here he established his silk-mill... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1802 - 652 sider
...safety in England : this was about the year 1717. Fixing on Derby as a proper place for his purpose, he agreed •with the corporation for an island, or swamp, in the river, 500 feet long, and 5'2 wide, at a rent somewhat below eight pounds yearly. Here he established his... | |
 | Edmund Butcher - 1805 - 482 sider
...properplace for his puf» pose, because of its water and population. This was about the year 1717. " He agreed with the corporation for an island or swamp in the river, 500 feet long, and 52 wide, at eight pounds per annum, where he erected the present works, at the expence... | |
 | David Peter Davies - 1811 - 758 sider
...in England : this happened about the year 1717. " Fixing on Derby as a proper place for his purpose, he agreed with the corporation for an island, or swamp, in the river, 500 feet long, aud 52 wide, at a rent somewhat below eight pounds yearly. Here he established his silkmill... | |
 | Robert Simpson - 1826 - 982 sider
...landed in safety in England, about the year 1717. Fixing on Derby as a proper place for his purpose, he agreed with the Corporation for an island or swamp in the river, 500 feet long and 52 feet wide, at a rent somewhat below £8 per ann. Here he established his Silk... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 436 sider
...number of hands, and the able stream with a constant supply of water. This happened about the year 1717. "He agreed with the corporation for an island or swamp in the river, 500 feet long, and 52 wide, where he erected the present works, containing six apartments, and 468... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1829 - 460 sider
...of hands, and the able stream with a constant supply of water. This happened about the year 171 7. He agreed with the corporation for an island or swamp in the river, 500 feet long, and 52 wide, where erected the present works, containing six apart, and 468 windows,... | |
 | John D'Homergue, Peter Stephen Du Ponceau - 1830 - 158 sider
...of hands, and the able stream with a constant supply of water. This happened about the year 1717. " He agreed with the corporation for an island or swamp in the river, five hundred feet long, and fifty-two wide, where he erected the present works, containing six apartments,... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1833 - 738 sider
...rietUtrtn, land, where lie arrived in safety, accompanied by the two Italians who had favoured his scheme. • Fixing on Derby as a proper place for his design, he DERBYSHIRE, an inland county, is bounded on the ; erected and established his mill on a small island... | |
 | 1835 - 466 sider
...lauded in safety in England, about the year 1717- Fixing on Derby as a proper place for his project, he agreed with the Corporation for an island, or swamp, in the river, five hundred feet long and fifty-two feet wide, at a rent somewhat below 8/. per annum. Here he established... | |
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England : this happened about the year 1717. " Fixing on Derby as a proper place for his purpose, he agreed with the corporation for an island, or swamp, in the river, 500 feet long, aud 52 wide, at a rent somewhat below eight pounds yearly. 
