Sisson letter book collection, 1892-1895.

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Sisson letter book collection, 1892-1895.

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The letter book contains approximately 450 letters written by Frederick W. Sisson. Sisson was treasurer for the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company. However, the correspondence in this collection are of a personal and personal-business nature. The correspondence cover a wide variety of subjects and includes a letter of recommendation to President Grover Cleveland for attorney E.E. Ellinwood who was seeking appointment as U.S. District Attorney for the Arizona Territory.

3 linear in.

Northern Arizona University, Cline Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7622110

Northern Arizona University, Cline Library

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Arizona Lumber and Timber Company

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In 1887 Denis Riordan purchased the Ayer Mill, which had been established in Flagstaff in 1881. Riordan renamed the company the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company and became its first president. His brothers, Michel and Timothy, joined him in Flagstaff to help him with the business. The Arizona Lumber and Timber Company suffered a devastating fire on its first day of operation-July 16, 1887. The reconstruction of the plant saw many innovations which made this lumber company one of th...

Sisson, Frederick William

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Sission, Frederick William.

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Frederick W. Sisson was a local Flagstaff, Arizona, businessman who is notable for having managed the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company. He was born in illinois in 1862 and went to Knox College where he graduated with honors. After working in Peoria, Illinois, for a couple of years, Sisson moved to Flagstaff and became treasurer for the Riordan family company, the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company. In 1888 he married Mary Willcox. According to various accounts, Sisson was considered one of the f...