Records, 1794-1869, 1813-1837, 1854-1859 (bulk dates).

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Records, 1794-1869, 1813-1837, 1854-1859 (bulk dates).

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Records, including letters and bound manuscripts, deal chiefly with the Pratts iron business and store. The letters contain orders for nails and hoops, and include their prices. Probably written by commission agents and merchants, the letters offer information about the dismal financial conditions in America during the late 1820s and early 1830s. Business affairs in the southern states and prices of commodities there are noted. Most of the letters were from New England, although there are also some from Baltimore, Charleston, and New Orleans. A stock certificate for the Wareham Iron Company is included. Bound manuscripts detail the operation of the general store. Other businesses, such as the Wareham Cotton Manufacturing Co. and Fearing, Pratt and Co., are mentioned as well. The store sold all kinds of foodstuffs, textiles, metalware, and wood products. These volumes also contain shipping accounts, reflecting the Pratt's interests in several vessels. The collection includes a document sent to Josiah Pratt, constable of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, in 1794, requiring him to collect taxes from certain people. (The list of people from whom he was to collect the taxes is missing.) Josiah may have been Jareds father. Some of the later business adventures of Jared Pratt and his son are documented in this collection as well. Of particular note are the insurance policies they carried on the Fairview Iron Works, which list the value of the buildings on the property (bar iron building, plate and sheet iron building, blacksmith shop, etc.) and the value of the tools. As well, there are some shipping documents and letters; two billheads are decorated with pictures of trains. Copies of the deeds selling the iron works and real estate in Harrisburg to James McCormick are found in the collection.

6 cubic ft. (11 boxes, 11 volumes)

Winterthur Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8325474

Winterthur Library

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There are 9 Entities related to this resource.

Pratt, Josiah, 1768-1844

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Josiah Pratt was the first son and successor of his father, Josiah Pratt (1768-1844), who was chosen by parishioners to lead St. Stephen's church. No additional information could be found about the younger Pratt. His father, however, was known as an evangelical divine. The senior Josiah Pratt helped form the British and Foreign Bible Society as well as the Church Pastoral Aid Society. From the description of Josiah Pratt letter, 1854 September 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 12246...

Jared Pratt & Son

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Jared Pratt was born in North Middleboro, Mass., in 1803. He and his uncle, Isaac Pratt, set up a forge, foundry, slitting mill, cotton mill and general store in Wareham, Mass., around 1819. Their firm was incorporated as the Wareham Iron Company in 1828. The Pratts sold out in 1834, and Isaac retired to North Middleboro. In 1836, Jared moved to Harrisburg, Pa., with his son, Christopher, where they purchased the Fairview Rolling Mill, which had been established three ye...

I. & J. Pratt Co.

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Isaac and Jared Pratt of Wareham, Ma., operated a cotton factory, an iron foundry, and a general store. Isaac withdrew from business first. Jared soon followed and with his son, Christopher, traveled to Harrisburg, Pa., where they started the Fairview Iron Works. From the description of Records, 1794-1869, 1813-1837, 1854-1859 (bulk dates). (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84665471 ...

Pratt, Christopher J.

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Pratt, Isaac

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Pratt, Jared.

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Wareham Cotton Manufacturing Co.

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Fearing, Pratt and Co.

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Fairview Iron Works (West Fairview, Pa.)

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