Principio Company records 1768-1769

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Principio Company records 1768-1769

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The Principio Company, one of the largest iron-making enterprises in colonial America, was formed in England around 1716. The company eventually owned over 30,000 acres of land and produced over half of the pig iron exported to England before the American Revolution. Includes eighteen pages of accounts and twelve letters by Thomas Russell, Nathaniel Martin, Francis Phillips, and William Baxter concerning the Principio Company's iron works on Upper Chesapeake Bay.

.15 linear foot (1 v.)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6312605

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Russell, Thomas, ca. 1741-1786.

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Principio Company

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The Principio Company, one of the largest iron-making enterprises in colonial America, was formed in England around 1716. The company eventually owned over 30,000 acres of land and produced over half of the pig iron exported to England before the American Revolution. From the guide to the Principio Company records, 1768-1769, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) The Principio Company, one of the largest iron-making enterprises in Col...

Phillipps, Francis

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Martin, Nathaniel

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Baxter, William

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