Biography:
1. Isaac Cass was a Labourer by trade and and was set to work by Daniel Cornish in October 1787 at 9/-d per week, possibly renovating the Mills following their purchase by the Government from Mr Walton (Winter's Centenary Memorial, p.28).
2. Record dated 27th January 1789 (Supply 5/212) stated that Mr. Cass was "to be tried as a Millman". He was appointed a Millman in the Corning House "...having lately been employed by Mr Walton."
3. His pay on the List of Artificers and Labourers Employed dated the 21st March 1789 (Supply 5/212) was given as 2/-d per day.
4. In Supply 5/213 dated the 18th April 1789 Isaac's job was described as "cutting and planting willow trees, cutting of canal at the new Corning House, removing earth to the Store, unloading barge of coals & charring wood."
5. Supply 5/214 dated September 1789, recorded that he was 57 and employed as a Millman.
He is also described as a Millman in March 1790 and April 1791 (Supply 5/214 and 5/215) and again in July to September 1792, as well as in February 1793 (Supply 5/216 dated the 28th February 1793). This was also the case in August to Sept 1793 (Supply 5/216 dated the 31st August 1793) and in January, August and December, 1794 (Supply 5/216 of the 31st January 1794, 5/216 of the 31st August 1794 and 5/217 of the 31st December 1794 respectively).
6. By the 24th June 1795, Isaac was working in the Dusting House on reduced pay of 1/6d per day (Supply 5/217 dated the 3rd July 1795.
7. A signed document, a Petition on Pay (Supply 5/220 of the 2nd February 1800) indicated that he was literate and was working as a Warder.
8. A Report dated the 8th May 1801 (Supply 5/221) showed he was working as a Labourer and was unmarried. Note: In this document, anyone not an Artificer was described as a Labourer.
9. A Return of Artificers and Labourers dated the 3rd November 1801 (Supply 5/221) confirmed that he was still employed as a Warder "attending at the field gate, the Refining House and the upper part of the works."
