Cornish Mining Manuscript Correspondence & Letters 1958 - 1969
By JENKIN, A. K. Hamilton and BROOKE, Justin .
An extensive archive of manuscript letters, postcards, notes etc from A. K. Hamilton Jenkin; with lengthy and detailed typescript replies etc from Justin Brooke, relating to the Cornish Mining industry, in relation to the " Mines and Miners of Cornwall " series. The archive consists of approximately 20 postcards and 49 manuscript letters (mainly of two pages) in the hand of A.K.H.J, for instance, " I am now revising my St. Erth, St. Hilary, Breage "Part". I wonder if you have any M. J. [ Mining Journal ] extracts on Ennys Wheal Virgin. I have notes from a M.S. report of circa 1847 but little or nothing from the M. J." From Justin Brooke to A.K.H.J there is a large batch of typescript sheets of " minor amendments " ( to " Mines and Miners " ), Index of Mines, Map reference of Mines, etc. Also 81 typescript copies of letters from J. B. to A.K.H.J with copious amounts of information on Cornish mines and the mining industry, suggestions and information, for the " Mines and Miners " series. For instance, " the enlarged sett of Calstock Consols had an eastern boundary somewhere about the Kelly Railway line, since Spargo (1865 p.138) notes that a fine lode of gossan 23' wide had been cut by the company about 60 fms. west of the engine shaft, which rather suggests that the old Trelawny Consols sett, or the western part of it, was included in Calstock Consols. The last named continued to work until about 1866 . " All contained within an elegant custom made drop sided box. A.K.H.M published the highly respected series of 16 volumes of the " Mines and Miners of Cornwall," between the years 1961-70 this detailed correspondence covers this period. Justin Brooke who was proof reading the series, suggesting alterations and amendments, as well as contributing large quantities of original information, much of which only he had access to through his own large collection of books, manuscripts and maps relating to the Cornish mining industry. Justin Brook's popular work " Stannary Tales the Shady Side of Mining ", published in 1980, was dedicated " To A. K. Hamilton Jenkin who guided my steps "
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By JENKIN, A. K. Hamilton and BROOKE, Justin .
An extensive archive of manuscript letters, postcards, notes etc from A. K. Hamilton Jenkin; with lengthy and detailed typescript replies etc from Justin Brooke, relating to the Cornish Mining industry, in relation to the " Mines and Miners of Cornwall " series. The archive consists of approximately 20 postcards and 49 manuscript letters (mainly of two pages) in the hand of A.K.H.J, for instance, " I am now revising my St. Erth, St. Hilary, Breage "Part". I wonder if you have any M. J. [ Mining Journal ] extracts on Ennys Wheal Virgin. I have notes from a M.S. report of circa 1847 but little or nothing from the M. J." From Justin Brooke to A.K.H.J there is a large batch of typescript sheets of " minor amendments " ( to " Mines and Miners " ), Index of Mines, Map reference of Mines, etc. Also 81 typescript copies of letters from J. B. to A.K.H.J with copious amounts of information on Cornish mines and the mining industry, suggestions and information, for the " Mines and Miners " series. For instance, " the enlarged sett of Calstock Consols had an eastern boundary somewhere about the Kelly Railway line, since Spargo (1865 p.138) notes that a fine lode of gossan 23' wide had been cut by the company about 60 fms. west of the engine shaft, which rather suggests that the old Trelawny Consols sett, or the western part of it, was included in Calstock Consols. The last named continued to work until about 1866 . " All contained within an elegant custom made drop sided box. A.K.H.M published the highly respected series of 16 volumes of the " Mines and Miners of Cornwall," between the years 1961-70 this detailed correspondence covers this period. Justin Brooke who was proof reading the series, suggesting alterations and amendments, as well as contributing large quantities of original information, much of which only he had access to through his own large collection of books, manuscripts and maps relating to the Cornish mining industry. Justin Brook's popular work " Stannary Tales the Shady Side of Mining ", published in 1980, was dedicated " To A. K. Hamilton Jenkin who guided my steps "
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