Papers, 1887-1888.

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Papers, 1887-1888.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259643

These papers include the business correspondence and papers describing the financial collapse of the Puritan Mining Company. Correspondents include Albert H. Waite (1845-1902), representing the First National Bank of Worcester, an investor; Elmer P. Howe ( -1918), a Boston lawyer representing other banks which invested in the mine; Marcus A. Hanna, whose firm, Hanna & Company, bought the mine; and Joseph B. Collins ( - ) and George F. Jackson ( - ), promoters of the mine. Many letters are typed under various letterheads.

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Gadsden Public Library

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Puritan Mining Company.

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A firm of promoters, Jackson & Collins, started the Puritan Mining Company, which operated in Bessemer, Mich., from 1887 to 1888. They quickly went bankrupt. Marcus Alonzo Hanna (1837-1904) bought the Puritan Mine at auction and changed its name to the Ruby Iron Mining Company. From the description of Papers, 1887-1888. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259643 ...

Waite, Albert G., 1845-1902.

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Howe, Elmer P. (Elmer Parker), 1851-1918

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Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904

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Marcus Alonzo Hanna was born on September 24, 1837, in New Lisbon (in 1895 renamed Lisbon), Ohio, to Dr. Leonard and Samantha Hanna. Leonard's father, Benjamin Hanna, a Quaker of Scotch-Irish descent, was a wealthy store owner in New Lisbon. Dr. Hanna practiced in Columbiana County, where New Lisbon was located, until he suffered a spinal injury while riding. After the accident, he joined the family business, B., L., and T. Hanna, by now a major grocery and goods brokering firm. Samantha, née Co...

First National Bank (Worcester, Mass.)

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Jackson, George, active 1756

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Collins, Joseph Budd, 1794-1867

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Hanna & Company.

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Jackson & Collins.

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