Principio Company records, 1768-1769.

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Principio Company records, 1768-1769.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122517907

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 System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6744932

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Russell, Thomas, ca. 1741-1786.

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Martin, Nathaniel.

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Phillips, Francis.

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Baxter, William.

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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...