Anonymous Manuscript

Anonymous Manuscript: Item no. 16

Cotton Mills at Lanark.

In the course of 6 years Mr Dale of this place has raised (?)

a village on the banks of the Clyde, containing 2,000 persons &

has erected 5 (sic)Cotton mills - each of which contains 6,000 spindles.

The various provisions which he has made for the health of

the children employed by him is highly praiseworthy -

they have every day some hours allotted for exercise in the

fields; & their looks bespeak of health and vigour - Their hours

of relaxation are enjoyed in succession. Their apartments

are likewise clean & well aired, & 10 schoolmasters are

employed in their tuition.

(Wording very similar to notice in “Annual Register” for 1792 (?).

See Podmore pp 70-1.)

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