Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures
Variant namesFirst business corporation formed in New Jersey. Established by Alexander Hamilton and others in 1791. Manufacturers of textiles. Suspended operations briefly in 1796, but continued in various endeavors into the twentieth century. Mills at Paterson, N.J., and other locations.
From the description of Records of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, 1791-1822. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981763
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| associatedWith | Armstrong & Barnewall (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Boggs family. | family |
| associatedWith | Boggs family. | family |
| associatedWith | Boudinot, Elisha, 1749-1819. | person |
| associatedWith | Colt family. | family |
| associatedWith | Fowler, De Grasse B. | person |
| associatedWith | Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. | person |
| associatedWith | Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, 1710-1792. | person |
| associatedWith | Low, Nicholas, 1739-1826. | person |
| associatedWith | McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, | person |
| associatedWith | McMartin, Peter, b. 1805. | person |
| associatedWith | Morgan, James Dudley, 1862-1919. | person |
| associatedWith | New Jersey Bank, | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Picketts, James. | person |
| associatedWith | Rutherfurd, John, 1760-1840. | person |
| associatedWith | Seton, William, 1746-1798. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| New Jersey | |||
| Paterson (N.J.) |
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| Stocks |
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Active 1791
Active 1822
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