RichardB Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Jan 1791. Number of persons maintained in the poorhouse, 134. Town library;—admission money raised to three guineas; president, Rev. T. Younge. Mar. 18. "Upon information before R. A. Athorpe, Esq. a tailor of this place was convicted in the penalty of forty shillings a dozen for setting covered buttons upon a gentleman's waistcoat, and the wearer in a like penalty, for appealing in the waistcoat so made." —Sheffield Reg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 Jan 1st 1802. The master and journeymen button-makers of the town give notice that, after the 11th of September, they will lay informations under 8th Queen .Anne, against all tailors using, and other persons wearing, garments having buttons covered with cloth or other stuif, whereby they incur penalties of £5 and 40s. — [This statute remains unrepealed, 1830. — EB.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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