Day, Thomas Davis, 1820-1896

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Thomas Davis Day, merchant of New Orleans, St. Louis, and New York City, was born in Ohio in 1820. At age sixteen he moved to New Orleans to work for his brother, James Ingersoll Day (1812-1896), who was a partner in the hardware firm of Slark, Day, and Stauffer. In 1846, Thomas Davis Day moved to St. Louis and with Augustus F. Shapleigh formed a hardware business, Shapleigh and Day. He married Frances Helm of Natchez, Mississippi, in 1859. After the Civil War, Day experienced business troubles and dissolved his partnership with Shapleigh. He relocated to New York City in 1865 and founded the hardware firm of Day and Haley, which went into bankruptcy in 1871. Day died in 1896.

From the guide to the Thomas Davis Day papers, 1837-1990, 1837-1871, (Manuscripts and Archives)

Thomas Davis Day, merchant of New Orleans, St. Louis, and New York City, was born in Ohio in 1820. At age sixteen he moved to New Orleans to work for his brother, James Ingersoll Day (1812-1896), who was a partner in the hardware firm of Slark, Day, and Stauffer. In 1846, Thomas Davis Day moved to St. Louis and with Augustus F. Shapleigh formed a hardware business, Shapleigh and Day. He married Frances Helm of Natchez, Mississippi, in 1859. After the Civil War, Day experienced business troubles and dissolved his partnership with Shapleigh. He relocated to New York City in 1865 and founded the hardware firm of Day and Haley, which went into bankruptcy in 1871. Day died in 1896.

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From the description of Thomas Davis Day papers, 1837-1990 (inclusive), 1837-1871 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132140

Copyright has been transferred to Yale University.

Thomas Davis Day, merchant of New Orleans, St. Louis, and New York City, was born in Ohio in 1820. At age sixteen he moved to New Orleans to work for his brother, James Ingersoll Day (1812-1896), who was a partner in the hardware firm of Slark, Day, and Stauffer. In 1846, Thomas Davis Day moved to St. Louis and with Augustus F. Shapleigh formed a hardware business, Shapleigh and Day. He married Frances Helm of Natchez, Mississippi, in 1859. After the Civil War, Day experienced business troubles and dissolved his partnership with Shapleigh. He relocated to New York City in 1865 and founded the hardware firm of Day and Haley, which went into bankruptcy in 1871. Day died in 1896.

From the description of Thomas Davis Day papers, 1837-1990 (inclusive), 1837-1871 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702124384

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associatedWith Broun family. family
associatedWith Brown family. family
associatedWith Brown family. family
associatedWith Day and Haley (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Day and Haley (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Day, James Ingersoll, 1812-1896. person
associatedWith Helm, Frances. person
associatedWith Helm, Frances. person
associatedWith Rowe, Stanley M. person
associatedWith Shapleigh and Day (Saint Louis, Mo.) corporateBody
associatedWith Shapleigh and Day (Saint Louis, Mo.) corporateBody
associatedWith Shapleigh, Augustus F. person
associatedWith Shapleigh, Augustus F. person
associatedWith Slark, Day, and Stauffer (New Orleans, La.) corporateBody
associatedWith Slark, Day, and Stauffer (New Orleans, La.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York
New York (N.Y.)
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Alabama
New York
New Orleans (La.)
United States
Alabama
United States
Alabama
New York (N.Y.)
Saint Louis (Mo.)
New York (N.Y.)
New Orleans (La.)
New York
Saint Louis (Mo.)
United States
New Orleans (La.)
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Businessmen
Family
Hardware industry
Merchants
Occupation
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Person

Birth 1820

Death 1896

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