Saint Clement Danes
November 2nd.. 1797 .

Vestry met pursuant to Notice given in the
Church on Sunday last.

Present

Mr. Bird
Mr. Prior..}Churchwardens

Mr. Ritchie
Mr. Buck
Mr. Lindsay
Mr. Long}Overseers

Mr. Bury-Treasurer
Mr. Richardson
Mr. Collier
Mr. Richards
Mr. Leach

Mr. Essex
Mr. Johnston
Mr. Willis
Mr. Howell
Mr. Dyer
Mr. Pennington
Mr. Joyce
Mr. Cole
Mr. Nurse
Mr. Cowley

Read and Auditted the Churchwardens Accounts for [..]
Month of October last amounting to the Sum of £6.. [..]

At the same time Read and Auditted the Overseers Accounts
for the same Month amounting to the Sum of £557.. [..]

Messrs. Ritchie
& Bucks Report
as to Childn.
at Backborrow.

Read a Report of Messrs. Ritchie and Buck
of the Children at the Cotton Mills at Backbarrow
A Copy of which is as follows.

Backbarrow Cotton Mills were established in 1781
Proprietors are Messrs. Birch Robinson Walmsley a
Barker, Mr. Barker resides on the Premises they
situated between the Hills about One Mile below