Thomas H. Canfield papers, 1842-1932.

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Thomas H. Canfield papers, 1842-1932.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36077057

The Thomas H. Canfield Papers, 1842-1932, are made up of Canfield personal and business papers as well as some correspondence and documents concerning the Episcopal Church in Vermont. The majority of the collection is papers representing Canfield's many business interests ranging from his early activity in the mercantile field to his involvement in the railroad industry, particularly the Washington and Rutland Railroad and the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and finally to his farming and agricultural business in Lake Park, Minnesota.

13 linear ft. (13 boxes)

Vermont Historical Society

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