Alamance Cotton Mill records, 1839-1926 (bulk 1844-1884).

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Alamance Cotton Mill records, 1839-1926 (bulk 1844-1884).

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Business records and scattered business correspondence of the Alamance Cotton Mill include production, shipping, and time records; store accounts; letter books; and other materials relating to manufacture and sales. Papers are chiefly dated 1838-1884, with a gap from 1853 to 1868.

130 items (4.0 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7029093

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Holt, Edwin Michael, 1807-1884

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Edwin Michael Holt was a pioneer textile manufacturer of Alamance County, N.C. From the description of Edwin Michael Holt papers, 1841-1854 (bulk 1844-1854). WorldCat record id: 23030869 Edwin Michael Holt (1807-1884) was a pioneer textile manufacturer of Alamance County, N.C. From the guide to the Edwin Michael Holt Papers, ., 1841-1854, (bulk 1844-1854), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Carrigan, William A.

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Alamance Cotton Mill (Alamance County, N.C.)

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The Alamance Cotton Mill was established by Edwin Michael Holt and his brother-in-law, William A. Carrigan, in 1837, signalling the start of industrial development in Alamance County, N.C. The Alamance factory was located on Great Alamance Creek, site of Holt's father's grist mill. The plant was under Holt management for 89 years, during which time the Holt family controlled most of the county's cotton manufacture. The Alamance Cotton Mill operated under various names, including Holt and Carriga...