Fleming, Daniel

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  • Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Livestock distribution inc droving & auctioneering

Notes:

Sir Daniel Fleming, 1633-1701, landowner, of Rydal Hall, traded in livestock, notably oxen, buying in markets at Ravenglass and Cockermouth, fattening, then selling as a 'middleman'; 'he became an integral part of a distinct trading pattern which created a flow of stock from the more remote parts of Cumbria to dealers who supplied markets further south'

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