Morse family papers, 1878-2005.

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Morse family papers, 1878-2005.

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The Morse family papers document the life and experiences of businessman R.I. Morse and other family members who resided in Bellingham, Washington, parts of California and Waterville, Maine.

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Morse, R. I. (Robert I.), 1858-1920

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Morse Hardware Company

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Founded in 1884 by Robert I. Morse, The Morse Hardware Company is one of the oldest, continually operating family owned businesses in the Pacific Northwest. The company began as a retail business with the slogan "Sell 'em Low, Send and Get More" and expanded into wholesale trade, becoming a major supplier to new businesses that served the region. Upon the death of Robert I. Morse in 1920, his eldest son, Cecil A. Morse, assumed the duties of the president and general man...

Morse, Ada C., 1881-1961

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Morse family.

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The Morse family was one of the early pioneer families in present-day Bellingham, Washington. In 1875, R. I. (Robert I.) Morse moved from Waterville, Maine to San Francisco, California, where he met and married his first wife, Etta Fowler (1861-1906), with whom he had five children. In 1884, R.I. Morse moved with his family to Bellingham Bay, where he founded the successful Morse Hardware Company in the town of Sehome (now Bellingham), Washington. Morse married his secon...

Morse, Ada C., 1888-1961

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