Papers, 1844-1898.

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Papers, 1844-1898.

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Collection contains materials related to Putnam's business interests from 1844-1898. The collection includes correspondence, legal and financial materials, and patents related to his barbed wire machine (1844-1893). Most of the correspondence is with his lawyer, Thomas H. Dodge, involving several litigation cases between Putnam and Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company, who used the machine. The collection also includes correspondence between Putnam and his business partners and bankers and their investment in the Chicago, Peoria, and St. Louis Railroad between 1889-1898, along with information regarding the condition of the railroad and company lines. Contained in the collection are correspondence, contracts, litigation and other business records dealing with Putnam's investment in an irrigation project in Escondido, California. Most of the correspondence is between Putnam and his brother H.A. Putnam, his son H.W. Putnam Jr. relating to the purchase of bonds between 1876 and 1897. Putnam's brother and son served as his business partners for the project.

.9 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7570528

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Punam, Henry W., Jr.

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Dodge, Thomas Hutchins, 1823-1910

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Putnam, Henry W.

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Putnam was a businessman who invested in the Chicago, Peoria, and St. Louis Railroad Company and was also involved in an irrigation project in Escondido, California. Putnam received a patent in 1876 for inventing a machine to make barbed wire. From the description of Papers, 1844-1898. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 46837471 Secretary of the Commission on Summer Playgrounds and Vacation Schools. From the description of Lett...

Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company

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Washburn & Moen made barbed wire. From the description of Remittance form, May 1894. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 165199849 ...

Putnam, H. A.

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Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad Company.

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