Collection, 1837-1853.

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Collection, 1837-1853.

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This collection contains correspondence, 1837-1853, addressed to Joseph D. Murray, postmaster at New Hope, Pa., and to his son Thomas. The letters deal with business affairs, particularly the lumber trade. Included also are bills of lading of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, White Haven, 1838.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Murray, Thomas Sharp, 1819-

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Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company

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The surge of investment that filled the Anthracite region of northeastern Pennsylvania in the mid-1700s did not reach the Lehigh Valley until 1791 when coal was found near Summit Hill, west of Mauch Chunk, leading to the formation of the Lehigh Coal Mines Company. Coal was floated downriver on wooden rafts known as arks, which were dismantled and sold as lumber upon arrival. Flooding, shallow water and swift currents created financial problems for the company until Josiah White, familiar with ca...

Griffith family.

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Murray, Joseph Dawson, 1785-1852

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