The Goodliffe Family of Nottingham

The Story of My Life - The original, handwritten version of the Memoirs of Arnold Goodliffe

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when it was done the old gentleman was astonished that I dare have such large panes of glass in the window. He was very kind and encouraged us to try and do well. I pushed out into the herring trade, which was done almost entirely by the grocers and provision dealers from 1830 to 1850. In or about 1835 I went to Hull and Yarmouth and extended the trade. We sold some Saturdays above 100 packages. About the later end of 1831 William gave up business. I got some of his customers and extended out business. One little incident I may relate, showing how we worked, was after business hours. We closed at 10 o’clock. William Walston and I took to old William Balls of Hyson Green after 9, a bag of salt, two cheeses and other articles, and to old Fallowell’s, several articles in a hired hand-cart. Wollaton St. then Back Lane, was

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