Papers of the Dover Coal and Iron Company, 1865-1874.

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Papers of the Dover Coal and Iron Company, 1865-1874.

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The collection contains the official records and correspondence of the Dover Coal and Iron Company. A letterbook, 1869, details daily coal mining business, and foundry and furnace operations. It contains a report on canal boats and lists of office, mine, and furnace employees. There is information on business relations with the Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond; the Lynchburg Mining and Manufacturing Company; the Old Dominion Iron & Nail Works; the Westham Iron Company; and various mines. Correspondence files, 1866-1874, include letters; memoranda; notices of stockholders' meetings; reports; receipts; notice of an intent to consolidate with the Westham Iron Company; minutes of the Board of Directors; mining, furnace and foundry reports; an analysis of manufactured iron; financial summaries and accounts. There is also correspondence, 1871-1874, between Parker and Wellington Goddin, a Richmond real estate auctioneer and land agent; and a detailed description, 1865, of Goochland County property by Stone and Thomas Petherick.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Westham Iron Company.

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Stone, Chas. P. 1824-1887.

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Dover Coal and Iron Company.

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Coal and iron mining and manufacturing company of Richmond, Va., and New York, N.Y., incorporated 1866 by Joseph R. Anderson, William Henry Aspinwall, Samuel L.M. Barlow, Charles P. Stone, and Joel Parker. From the description of Papers of the Dover Coal and Iron Company, 1865-1874. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49499514 ...

Anderson, Joseph R. (Joseph Reid), 1813-1892

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Joseph R. Anderson (1813-1892) was associated with the Tredegar Company, a major iron works and armorer in Richmond, Virginia. He was a Confederate brigadier general and friend of Robert E. Lee. From the description of Papers, 1861-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122395576 Native of Botetourt County, Virginia; graduate of West Point; associated with and owner of Tredegar Iron Works from 1841; served in the Confederate Army from 1861-1862, then was reassigned to keep the...

Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works.

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Tredegar Iron Works (Richmond, Va.)

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Petherick, Thomas, fl. 1865.

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Goddin, Wellington, fl. 1871-1874.

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Lynchburg Mining and Manufacturing Company.

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Wolcott, Frederick H.

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