Papers, 1765-1809.

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Papers, 1765-1809.

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Consists of three exercise books used by Robert May in 1765 and 1766, two account books pertaining to the estate of Thomas May (1792 to 1809), and two account books documenting transactions at the Elk Forge from 1781 to 1789.

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May, Thomas, 1731-1792

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May, Robert, 1750-1812

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Robert May was involved in the iron industry. Born in Philadelphia County in 1750, Robert May was the son of Robert May and Elizabeth Brooke. He married into the Potts family and became a partner in the Joanna Furnace on Hay Creek and Coventry Mill through them. Robert's brother, Thomas May, was a Wilmington, De. merchant and an ironmaster and proprietor of the iron furnances at Elk Forge in Cecil County, Md. Robert served as superintendent of the Elk Forge from 1781 to 1790. When Thomas died in...

Elk Forge Company.

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Robert May and Company.

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