[Business records]. 1884-1893.

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[Business records]. 1884-1893.

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Pertains mainly to reorganization of the Washington Mills, 1884-1885, and directors' activities, 1885-1893. Includes report of meeting of stockholders, April 24, 1884, on reorganization and redistribution of stock; a notice of a stockholders' meeting, Sept. 1, 1884, plus information about other meetings; correspondence, Sept. 15, 1885, from Frederick Ayer, Lowell, Mass., to L.D. Stevens, Concord, N.H., concerning the reorganization; and a printed copy of the by-laws of the Washington Mills Co., Oct. 31, 1885. Also includes a document from the treasurer's office of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Co. in Boston, Mass., Oct. 17, 1887, concerning a dividend to be issued to stockholders.

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American Textile History Museum Library

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Amoskeag manufacturing company

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Amoskeag was founded in 1825 by Samuel Slater and others, with mills in Manchester, New Hampshire, and corporate headquarters in Boston, Mass. It was incorporated in 1831 and became one of the largest producers of cotton cloth in the world. It closed in bankruptcy in 1935, and its assets were taken over by Amoskeag Industries, formed by a group of Manchester citizens and businesses to act as a holding company and real estate broker for the bankrupt manufacturer. From the description ...

Ayer, Frederick, 1908-

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Washington Mills (Lawrence, Mass.)

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Washington Mills, located in Lawrence, Mass., were woolen mills until the 1890's, when they became worsted mills. They were absorbed into the American Woolen Co. in 1899 and remained part of that company until its dissolution in the 1950's. Amoskeag Manufacturing Co., with mills in Manchester, N.H., and corporate headquarters in Boston, Mass., produced cotton cloth. From the description of [Business records]. 1884-1893. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 4...

Stevens, L. D.

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