Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia

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Dates:
Active 1683
Active 1983

Biographical notes:

The Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia is the oldest builders' organization in the United States and the oldest of all trade bodies in Philadelphia. It was organized along the lines of the companies of England in 1724. The Friendship Carpenters' Company was formed in 1769 and united with the Carpenters' Company in 1786.

From the description of Papers, 1683-1983. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154297988

From the guide to the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia Records, 1683-1983, 1683-1983, (American Philosophical Society)

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Subjects:

  • Business and Skilled Trades
  • Carpenters
  • Guilds
  • Guilds
  • Labor unions
  • Philadelphia History

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Places:

  • Philadelphia (Pa.) (as recorded)
  • Philadelphia (Pa.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)