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Original Articles

Management, finance and cost control in the Midlands charcoal iron industry

Pages 385-412 | Published online: 04 Jan 2011

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  • DALHS: Dudley Archives and Local History Centre, Coseley near Dudley
  • FIW: Foley ironworks documents in HRO, E12/VI/
  • HRO: Herefordshire Record Office (references are mostly to other parts of the Foley collection)
  • NLW: National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
  • SA: Sheffield Archives
  • StRO: Staffordshire Record Office
  • TNA: The National Archives: C – Chancery proceedings; E – Exchequer proceedings
  • WRO: Worcestershire Record Office

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