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. 14

LML018 – 1828 – 1835
488 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. 14

LML018 – 1828 – 1835
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Leadhills Mining Journals – 1799 – 1827

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Bargain Book

Mining Journal No.9
LML 013
1799 – 1802

Bargain Book

Mining Journal No.10
LML 014
1810 – 1813

Bargain Book

Mining Journal No.11
LML 015
1813 – 1818

Bargain Book

Mining Journal No.12
LML 016
1818 – 1823

Bargain Book

Mining Journal No.13
LML 017
1823 – 1827

Bargain Book

Mining Journal No.14
LML 018
1828 – 1835