Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Company records, 1828-1917 [manuscript].

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Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Company records, 1828-1917 [manuscript].

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Chiefly payroll ledgers, 1880-1882, receipts, and deeds for the land on which the mine was located. Also included are the bylaws of the company, the minutes of a stockholders' meeting in 1880, and a few business letters from the 1880s and early 1890s. The receipts include tax receipts, 1875 and 1885-1917; railroad freight receipts, 1882; and assorted other receipts. Items dated prior to the establishment of the company are deeds and indentures.

About 130 items.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Bridgers, R. R. 1819-1888.

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Primrose, William S.

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Askew, William J.

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Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Company.

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The Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Company was incorporated in 1879 and organized in 1880 to mine iron ore found about one mile north of the University of North Carolina. At the time of the company's organization, there were five stockholders: William J. Askew, Preston L. Bridgers, R.R. Bridgers, Robert F. Hoke, and William S. Primrose. Robert Hoke was elected chair of the company and William Primrose was elected secretary. Mining began in November 1880 and appears to have continued into the 1890s. B...

Hoke, Robert F. (Robert Frederick)

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Robert Frederick Hoke (1837-1912) of Lincolnton, N.C., served in the Confederate Army, attaining a rank of major general. After the war, Hoke was engaged in various business enterprises, including gold and iron mining, insurance, and railroads. He served as director of the North Carolina Railroad Company for many years. From the description of Robert F. Hoke papers, 1865-1943. WorldCat record id: 23712337 Robert Frederick Hoke (27 May 1837-3 July 1912) of Lincol...

Bridgers, Preston L.

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