Business papers, 1888-1920 (bulk 1895-1920).

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Business papers, 1888-1920 (bulk 1895-1920).

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The bulk of the papers is in-coming correspondence relating to orders and shipments, 1895-1920; and includes letters from all parts of the United States, from Europe, especially England and Germany, and from such distant places as India, Australia, and Chile. The firm had important agents abroad, particularly A. W. Penrose & Co. (also Penrose & Co.) in London, and Friedrich Hemsath at Frankfurt, Germany.

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