Leadhills Library - Mining Journals

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

Leadhills Mining Journals – Book No. 4

LML008 – 1770 – 1773
422 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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Leadhills Mining Journals – Book No. 4

LML008 – 1770 – 1773
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Leadhills Mining Journals – 1766 – 1799

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Bargain Book

Mining Journal No.3
LML 007
1766 – 1770

Bargain Book

Mining Journal No.4
LML 008
1770 – 1773

Bargain Book

Mining Journal No.5
LML 009
1773 – 1776

Bargain Book

Mining Journal No.6
LML 010
1785- 1790

Bargain Book

Mining Journal No.7
LML 011
1790 – 1795

Bargain Book

Mining Journal No.8
LML 012
1795 – 1799