White, Josiah, 1781-1850

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Josiah White was the builder of the first major economically operating canal in North America used to bring coal to Philadelphia from Lehigh as well as an inventor and designer of a school system based on manual labor.

From the description of Papers, 1796-1949. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 32198185

Josiah L. White was a partner in the firm Scolley & White. The company performed carpentry and cabinet-work in Newton and later, Ashburnham, Ma.

From the description of Account book, 1808-1845. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122573995
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referencedIn Lehigh Coal Mine Company. Records, 1792-1829. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf White, Josiah L. Account book, 1808-1845. Winterthur Library
creatorOf White, Josiah. Papers, [1846?] Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Peale-Sellers family collection, 1686-1963 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn United States. District Court (Pennsylvania : Eastern District). Equity dockets and case files, 1790-1847 [microform]. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Original Subscribers to the Free Produce [Friend?], [between 1846 and 1849?] Haverford College Library
creatorOf White, Josiah, 1781-1850. Papers, 1796-1949. Haverford College Library
referencedIn Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Letterbooks, 1844-1878. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn History of Western District Colored School, [after 1882] Haverford College Library
referencedIn Lehigh Crane Iron Company. Records, 1839-1908. Hagley Museum & Library
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associatedWith Day, Mahlon, 1790-1854. person
associatedWith Douglass, S. M. (Sarah Mapps), 1806-1882. person
associatedWith Ellis, Margaret, d. 1765. person
associatedWith Griffith, Edith, 1801-1873. person
associatedWith Hauto, George. person
associatedWith Hazard, Erskine, 1789-1865. person
associatedWith Jones, Eli, 1807-1890. person
associatedWith Jones, Sybil, 1808-1873. person
associatedWith Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Lehigh Coal Mine Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Lehigh Crane Iron Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Lehigh Navigation Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Peale-Sellers families. person
associatedWith Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity. corporateBody
associatedWith Preston, Ann, 1813-1872. person
associatedWith Richardson, Hannah White, 1811?-1882. person
associatedWith Richardson, Richard, b. 1808. person
associatedWith Roberts, Solomon W. (Solomon White), 1811-1882. person
associatedWith Scolley & White. corporateBody
associatedWith Stern, Elizabeth G. (Elizabeth Gertrude), 1889-1954. person
associatedWith Still, William, 1821-1902. person
associatedWith United States. District Court (Pennsylvania : Eastern District). corporateBody
associatedWith White, Barclay, 1821-1903. person
associatedWith White, Daniel S. (Daniel Smith), 1810-1900. person
associatedWith White, Elizabeth, 1780-1855. person
associatedWith White, John J., 1808-1879. person
associatedWith White, Josiah, 1705-1780. person
associatedWith White, Rebecca, d. 1906. person
associatedWith White, Solomon, 1813-1832. person
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Massachusetts
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Business records
Cabinetwork
Carpentry
Coffins
Dwellings
Framing (Building)
Furniture making
Furniture repairing
Industrial development projects (Pa.)
Wages
Occupation
Cabinetmakers
Carpenters
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Birth 1781

Death 1850

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