Records, 1792-1947 (inclusive), 1825-1900 (bulk).

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Records, 1792-1947 (inclusive), 1825-1900 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17267180

Includes an extensive bound series of incoming letters and papers, a series of letter books, general accounting records, and payrolls. There are records for construction of canals, for collection of tolls, for kyanizing of lumber, and for a grist mill. There are papers of James B. Francis, engineer and agent, Uriah A. Boyden, hydraulic engineer, Col. James Francis, William Badger, Hiram F. Mills, Patrick T. Jackson, Kirk Boott, and George W. Whistler. Companies represented by material include Merrimack Manufacturing Company, Bigelow-Hartford Manufacturing Company, Ipswich Mills, Middlesex Company, Nashua Manufacturing Company, Saco-Lowell Shops, Pepperell Manufacturing Company, and Tremont and Suffolk Mills.

13 linear ft. (355 v., 2 cases, 1 box)

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Atkinson, George Francklin

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Merrimack Manufacturing Company

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Cotton manufacturing firm, Lowell, Mass. Established in 1822. First headed by Kirk Boott. One of the biggest manufacturers of corduroys and velveteens in the U.S. Ceased operations in 1958. From the description of Records, 1821-1957 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 229894370 The company was a cotton manufacturer in Lowell, Mass. From the description of [Letter] 1926 June 5, Lowell, Mass. : [to] Mrs. Emilianna Vezina, Lowell, Mass. / [fr...

Merrimack House.

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Proprietors of the Locks and Canals on Merrimack River

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Badger, William, 1943-

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Leonard, C. S.

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Boott Cotton Mills.

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Safford, Arthur T., 1867-1951.

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Appleton Mills.

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Ipswich Mills.

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Mills, Hiram F. (Hiram Francis), 1836-1921

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Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Company

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Moody, D. I.

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Middlesex Company

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Jackson, P. T. 1780-1847.

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Lowell Manufacturing Company.

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Shattuck, Moses.

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Morse, J. Thomas

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Francis, James B. (James Bicheno), 1815-1892

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Lawrence Manufacturing Company

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Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation

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The route for the Boston and Lowell Railroad was surveyed in 1829; one year later the Massachusetts Legislature granted approval for the project. In June 1835, a single track linking Boston and Lowell was completed, making this one of the earliest steam railways in the U.S. In 1895 the Boston and Maine Railroad, lessor of the Boston and Lowell Railroad, decided to eliminate a dangerous grade crossing at Prison Point St. by building an overhead viaduct and bridge connecting Cambridge and Charlest...

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Boyden, Uriah A. (Uriah Atherton), 1804-1879

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Great Falls Manufacturing Company

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Whistler, George W. (George Washington), 1800-1849

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Engineer and army officer. Father of artist James McNeill Whistler. From the description of George W. Whistler correspondence, 1842 September 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981348 ...

Nashua Manufacturing Company

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Cotton textile manufacturer, Nashua, N.H. Incorporated 1823. Acquired Jackson Company in 1916. Acquired Indian Head Mills, 1924. Acquired Tremont and Suffolk Mills, 1926. Taken over by Textron, Inc. in 1945. Nashua mills closed in 1948. From the description of Records, 1824-1932 (inclusive) [microform]. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 229894421 Cotton textile manufacturer located in Nashua, N.H., and incorporated in 1823. Taken over by Textron, Inc., in 1945. ...