Crompton takes up residence at Oldhams; begins spinning business at Bolton (1791); subscription (1802-1803) partial failure owing to outbreak of war; extends his business; difficulties of his position; attempts to arouse interest in his case, 149-153; application to Parliament decided upon; collects information concerning effect of the mule in England, Scotland, and Ireland (1811-1812); petition presented to Parliament and referred to Committee; period of distress and riots; delay in proceedings; grant of £5000; Crompton’s disappointment, 153-158; failure of business concerns; subscription raised for annuity (1824); second petition to Parliament; Crompton’s death (1827); memorials of Crompton; improvements in the mule; its position in the world’s cotton industry, 158-165. CHAPTER VII LETTERS OF SAMUEL CROMPTON 166-194 ADDITIONAL NOTES 195-197 INDEX 199-214 ERRATA Page 12, footnote 1, _for_ “_ibid_” _read_ “_Growth of English Industry and Commerce_, ii.” ” 19, ” 1, _for_ “_S.P.D._, Petition Entry Book” _read_ “_ibid._” ” 144, ” 1, _after_ “_Petitions_” _read_ “(1803).” ” 149, line 13, _for_ “reference” _read_ “references.” ” 159, ” 19, _for_ “1825” _read_ “1827.” ILLUSTRATIONS STATUE OF SAMUEL CROMPTON _Frontispiece_ MANCHESTER IN THE SEVENTEENTH AND EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES _To face p._ 25 MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF MANUFACTURERS AND CROFTERS IN THE MANCHESTER AREA IN 1772 ” 70 THE HALL-I’-TH’-WOOD ” 115 REDUCED FACSIMILE OF CROMPTON’S HANDWRITING _Page_ 171 INTRODUCTION I