[Footnote 224: One described as linen merchant.] [Footnote 225: Two described as linen and fustian dyers.] ----------------------------------+--- Woollen |No. ----------------------------------+--- Manufacturers[226] | 9 Drapers[227] | 8 Dyers | 4 Woolcombers | 2 Woollen and Fustian Manufacturers | 3 ----------------------------------+--- Total | 26 ----------------------------------+--- ----------------------------------------+--- Merchants |No. ----------------------------------------+--- Yarn Merchants | 14 Cotton Merchants[228] | 5 Yarn and Cotton Merchants | 3 Yarn Merchants and Check Manufacturers | 3 Yarn Merchant and Thread Manufacturer | 1 ----------------------------------------+--- Total | 26 ----------------------------------------+--- ---------------------+--- Miscellaneous |No. ---------------------+--- Hatters[229] | 15 Reed Makers | 9 Loom Makers | 8 Comb Maker | 1 Drum Maker | 1 Callender Maker | 1 Pattern Book Maker | 1 Fringe Makers | 2 Kendal Stuff Makers | 2 Velvet Dressers | 4 Cloth Dressers[230] | 4 Callenderers | 2 Twister | 1 Dyers[231] | 9 ---------------------+--- Total | 60 ---------------------+--- [Footnote 226: One described as frieze-maker, one as woollen manufacturer and paper-maker, and one as worsted weaver.] [Footnote 227: One described as woollen draper and cloth-worker, and one as woollen draper and check manufacturer.] [Footnote 228: One described as dealer in cotton weft.] [Footnote 229: One described as hatter and hosier, and one as hat-lining cutter.] [Footnote 230: One described as dresser and cutter, and one as presser.] [Footnote 231: One described as twister and dyer, and one as dyer printer and manufacturer.] In the fustian list there are 22 partnerships, in the check list 20, in the smallware list 11, in the silk and linen list 9, in the woollen list 2, and in the merchants’ list 2. COUNTRY TRADESMEN WITH WAREHOUSES IN MANCHESTER IN 1772