Rockland Manufacturing Company on the Brandywine

The Rockland Manufacturing Company on the Brandywine was incorporated on Feb. 28, 1825, as successor to W. Young, Son & Company, with William Young, William Wallace Young, Isaac Bannister, John McAllister and John McAllister, Jr., as directors. The firm manufactured cotton and woolen cloth at Rockland, on the Brandywine above Wilmington, Del. Alfred V. du Pont became a director in 1846. The company became bankrupt and its property was seized in 1848-49. Its property was eventually sold to Jessup & Moore, a paper manufacturer, and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company.

From the description of Records, 1825-1856. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86093997