S. R. Fowle & Son Company.

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Samuel Richardson Fowle moved to Washington, N.C., with his wife Martha in 1815. The Fowle family operated a general store, later becoming involved in naval stores, timber, and shipping in Beaufort County, N.C. S. R. Fowle II (b. 1856), grandson of the company founder, married Mary Payne of Norfolk, Va., in 1881. He took over the family business and expanded it, operating a fleet of sailing ships in commerce to the West Indies.

From the description of S. R. Fowle & Son Company Records, 1783-1956 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 733829564

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creatorOf S. R. Fowle & Son Company Records, 1797-1956 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
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associatedWith Fowle family. family
associatedWith Fowle, James L. person
associatedWith Fowle, Mary Payne. person
associatedWith Fowle, S. R. b. 1856. person
associatedWith Kappa Alpha Order. corporateBody
associatedWith Paine family. family
associatedWith Payne family. family
associatedWith Union Theological Seminary in Virginia corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
North Carolina
North Carolina--Beaufort County
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina--Washington
Dismal Swamp Canal (N.C. and Va.)
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Cotton trade
Farm tenancy
General stores
Lumber trade
Petroleum industry and trade
Shipping
Timber
Tobacco industry
Women
Women
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Active 1783

Active 1956

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