MACCLESFIELD
| Men, women and children employed by | 1761 | 1762 | 1763 | 1764 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Clows | 720 | 690 | 540 | 370 |
| Glover and Co. | 400 | 400 | 300 | 180 |
| Bradock and Hall | 360 | 360 | 260 | 20 |
| Langford, Robinson and Co. | 350 | 350 | 280 | 180 |
| Bradburn and Gosling | 271 | 200 | 110 | 30 |
| Swain and Gosling | 229 | 190 | 123 | 35 |
| W. Hall | 140 | 120 | 90 | 70 |
As regards Macclesfield, it was stated that, in addition to the above, there were not less than twelve silk-mills of inferior note in the town which in 1761-1762 employed 1000 hands or thereabouts. The machines used were called “mills” and the numbers employed by each of the above Macclesfield concerns were given—e.g. Philip Clows had 20, 19, 16, and 10 pairs employed in the years 1761, 1762, 1763, and 1764 (J.H.C., xxx., pp. 208-219). See infra, p. 197.
[316] Mantoux, ibid., pp. 217-221. Espinasse, ibid., pp. 392, 413, 420.
[317] Trial, 25th June 1785, pp. 99, 102.
[318] Ibid., p. 99.
[319] Manchester Mercury, 8th March 1774; 17th July 1781. This second committee consisted of sixteen members, ten for cotton and linen, and three each for silk and smallware. A cotton manufactures company also came into existence in Manchester about October, 1774, which finally closed its accounts in November, 1778. This company apparently existed for the purpose of buying cotton in large quantities and then disposing of it to those who would sign an agreement to purchase from the company for six months. It seems to have arisen out of an agitation against the cotton dealers in Manchester (ibid. 20th September, 4th October, 22nd November, 1774; 10th November 1778, and many other dates. Cf. the Feltmakers’ Project in the seventeenth century described by Unwin, Industrial Organisation in the XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, pp. 156-164).
[320] Ibid., 21st May, 24th September 1776.
[321] Ibid., 27th February.
[322] Manchester Mercury, 20th March.