[Draft of letter]. 1902.

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[Draft of letter]. 1902.

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A draft of a letter written on the verso of letterhead from the American Supply Co., Providence, R.I. The draft, dated July 18, 1902, and directed to H.F. Searles, outlines Fish's education, area of expertise, salary requirements, etc., and says that he would be pleased to accept a position in the experimental department of the Draper Co. Fish is listed on the letterhead as treasurer of the American Supply Co., manufacturers of reeds, harness, belting and general mill supplies, with factories at Providence and Valley Falls, R.I. and Fall River, Mass., and an office and store in Providence. The Draper Co., located in Hopedale, Mass., manufactured textile machinery.

2 leaves ; 28 cm.

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Searles, H. F.

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Fish, Myron.

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Draper Company

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The Draper Corporation, based in Hopedale, Massachusetts, was incorporated in 1916, but predecessor companies had been manufacturing loom parts and other textile items, including temples and spindles, in Hopedale since the early 1800s. Draper had been a worldwide textile machinery technology leader from the development of ring spinning in the 1870s and 1880s through the development of automatic looms at the turn of the century and high-speed looms in the 1930s. It was a near monopoly producer of...

American Supply Company.

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