Records, 1845-1987 (bulk 1845-1965).

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Records, 1845-1987 (bulk 1845-1965).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71014723

Materials documenting the company's principal activity from 1745-1897: to supply and manage the delivery of waterpower to the major manufacturers along the banks of the canals and rivers in Lawrence, Mass.; together with materials relating to the development of the city of Lawrence, as the directors of Essex Company were responsible for its early planning.

552 linear ft.

Lawrence History Center, Immigrant City Archives and Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 8072244

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Storrow, Charles S. (Charles Storer), 1809-1904

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Engineer and official of the Essex Company and 1st mayor of Lawrence, Mass.; later moved to Boston. From the description of Charles S. Storrow correspondence and Lawrence, Mass., city reports, 1849-1853. (Lawrence Public Library). WorldCat record id: 71254689 ...

Boston Associates

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Pacific Mills

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The company was a cotton and worsted manufacturer located in Lawrence, Mass. From the description of [Payroll record]. 1897. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 50083831 Pacific Mills incorporated in 1853; textile mills built by the Essex Company, Lawrence, Mass.; in 1923 had 27 brick buildings and a floor space of 135 acres; at that time the largest manufacturer in the world of percales; also produced a variety of other fabrics. From t...

Pemberton Manufacturing Company

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Lawrence Paper Company

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Atlantic Mills (Lawrence, Mass.)

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Essex Company (Lawrence, Mass.)

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The company, located in Lawrence, Mass., was incorporated in 1845 to construct a dam across the Merrimack River with power canals to create water power for use in manufacturing. The original incorporators were Samuel Lawrence, John Nesmith, Daniel Saunders, and Edward Bartlett. The company purchased the rights to nearly 4,000 acres of land in Methuen and Andover, Mass. Construction of the dam and other industrial structures began in 1845 in what would become the city of Lawrence, Mass. Beginning...

Pemberton Development Corporation

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Duck Mills

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Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Fund (Lawrence, Mass.)

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White Fund (Lawrence, Mass.)

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