Leadhills Library - Bargain Books

An important part of Social History, The ‘Bargain Books’ represent the agreements made between miners and the mine owner in respect to payment received for works carried out by the miners.

Bargain Books 1786 – 1811 – Book No. 10

LML040 – 1807 – 1811.
460 pages

The day to day working of the mines is recorded in the Journals and Bargain Books preserved in the Library.
These describe in detail every piece of work undertaken in the mines and the names of the miners involved.

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Bargain Books – Book No. 10

LML040 – 1807 – 1811
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Bargain Books – 1786 – 1811

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Bargain Book

Bargain Book No.7
1786 – 1792

Bargain Book

Bargain Book No.8
1792 – 1796

Bargain Book

Bargain Book No.8/1
1796 – 1800

Bargain Book

Bargain Book No.8/2
1800 – 1804

Bargain Book

Bargain Book No.9
1804 – 1807

Bargain Book

Bargain Book No.10
1807 – 1811