Papers of Henry Sterling, 1810-1869.

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Papers of Henry Sterling, 1810-1869.

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This collection includes approximately 500 items related to the business, financial and public endeavors of Henry Sterling. The collection contains a copy book of outgoing business letters, and original incoming personal and business correspondence, much of which originates from Philadelphia and St. Louis. The legal documents in this collection include wills, mortgages, leases, stock certificates, and insurance papers. Business receipts and bills are also well represented, including bills for his children's tuition. Sterling's community involvement in Pittsburgh is highlighted by minutes and reports of the Associated Singing Society, the Church Society of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Allegheny City, and the Pittsburgh Quintilion Society.

0.42 linear ft. ( 1 box)

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University of Pittsburgh

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Western University of Pennsylvania

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Sterling family.

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Reformed Presbyterian Church (Allegheny, Pa.). Church Society.

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Associated Singing Society of Pittsburgh.

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Steubenville Female Seminary

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The Steubenville Female Seminary was established in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1829 by Presbyterian minister Charles Clinton Beatty. Beatty served as superintendent and his wife, Hetty Beatty, served as the school's principal. At its peak, the school had 150 students enrolled at one time and approximately 12 teachers. After educating 5,000 women, many of whom became Christian missionaries, the school closed in 1898. From the guide to the Steubenville Female Seminary Records, 1829-1836, (...

Lorenz, Sterling and Company.

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Pittsburgh Quintillion Society.

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Pittsburgh Rolling Mill.

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Sterling, Henry S. 1905-....

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Henry Sterling, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, lived in Pittsburgh during the mid-nineteenth century. In the 1830s, Sterling bought into the Lorenz & Cuddy firm and it was renamed Lorenz, Sterling and Co. The company owned and operated the Pittsburgh Rolling Mill in the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Sterling owned buildings at Wood Street and Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh, and residences in both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Sterling also dabbled in a variety of business en...