Bancroft, Joseph, 1803-1874
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Cotton cloth manufacturer of Wilmington, Del.
From the description of Inbound letters, 1832-1851 [microform]. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122405925
Joseph Bancroft was a cloth manufacturer and Hicksite Quaker from Wilmington, Delaware, who worked for the reunification of the Society of Friends in the 1860's and 1870's. He wrote a number of religious tracts and published a book, A Persuasive To Unity, which he published in 1874. At his death, Bancroft established a trust fund to secure the free circulation of this book amoug Quakers.
From the description of Papers, 1858-1890. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 28177016
Joseph Bancroft (1803-1874) manufacturer of cotton cloth at Rockford, Delaware was born in 1803. In 1831 Bancroft began to manufacture cotton cloth at Rockford, near Wilmington, Del., and this continued as a private enterprise until 1865 when the partnership of Joseph Bancroft & Sons was formed. It operated under this name until 1889 when the firm became Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company, which continued until 1961 when it became Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co. Inc., a division of Indian Head Mills, Inc.
From the description of Letterbook, 1833-1839. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122397236
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associatedWith | Bancroft family. |
associatedWith | Bancroft family. |
associatedWith | Bancroft family. |
associatedWith | Bancroft, Thomas, 1809-1849. |
associatedWith | Bancroft, William P. (William Poole), 1835-1928. |
associatedWith | Betts & Seal. |
associatedWith | Bounds, Harvey C., 1894?-1969. |
associatedWith | Brown, James S. (James Salisbury), 1802-1879. |
associatedWith | Carver, Josiah. |
associatedWith | Eckman, Jeannette, d. 1972. |
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Birth 1803
Death 1874
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