'Estate management in eighteenth century England. The Lowther Spedding relationships in Cumberland' in J Chartres & D Hey (eds), English Rural Society, 1500-1800. Essays in honour of Joan Thirsk

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Author(s) Beckett, John V
Publication type Chapter
Year published 1990
Pages pp55-72
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Place Published Cambridge

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Country England
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Deals with the activities of John Spedding, 1685-1758, and his relationship with the absentee colliery and landowner, Sir James Lowther, 1673-1755. Sections include his background and early career; his activities as steward; his work as local representative of Lowther; the interaction of the two; his independent businesses