Kentucky cotton industry letters, 1848-1861.

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Kentucky cotton industry letters, 1848-1861.

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This collection contains letters received by P. Whitin & Sons, a cotton machinery supplier from Whitinsville, Mass. The bulk of the correspondence comes from cotton mills looking to purchase machinery. The writer of an 1861 letter includes his thoughts on Kentuckyʹs position in regards to the Civil War.

31 letters.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6958544

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Paul Whitin (1767-1831) helped found the Northbridge Cotton Manufacturing Company in Northbridge, Massachusetts, in 1809, and in 1816 joined his brothers-in-law in founding the Whitin & Fletchers mill in South Northbridge (now Whitinsville), of which he became sole owner in 1826. Around this time, his two elder sons, Paul, Jr., and John, joined him, forming P. Whitin & Sons. Operating under that name, Paul and John purchased the Northbridge Cotton Manufacturing Company mill ...