Wamsutta Mills

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Incorporated in 1846; first mill opened in 1849 under the supervision of Thomas Bennett, Jr.; it was a cotton manufacturer primarioly producing cotton shirting and sheeting which operated in New Bedford, Mass., for over 100 hundred years.

From the description of Wamsutta Mills minutes, 1874-1901. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 159940561

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Subjects:

  • Commercial agents
  • Cotton manufacture
  • Cotton trade
  • Dividends
  • Factory management
  • Inventory control
  • Real property
  • Stocks
  • Textile industry
  • Wages

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Places:

  • New Bedford (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--New Bedford (as recorded)