Timothy Bell autobiography
Request this item
- Creator
- Bell, Timothy (1821-1898) linen merchant
TitleTimothy Bell autobiography
Reference codeMS1192
Date1898 March 31
Scope and ContentTypescript of his autobiography. 40 pages. Reveals much about linen manufacturing in Belfast (and more generally in Northern Ireland) in the early and mid-nineteenth century. Also long description of life as a merchant based oversees in the tropics drawing on Bell's experiences in Maranhao in Brazil (c1840-1). Account also includes his apprenticeship at a cotton spinners, and his work as a manager for a flax merchant.
Conditions governing accessOpen for research although at least 24 hours notice required
Extent1 item
Level of descriptionfonds