Iron Manufacturing Companies Records, 1841-1866
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents
The Iron Manufacturing Companies Records contains records related to the business interests of David Pingree (1795-1863) and Asa Pingree (1807-1869) in four iron manufacturing companies located in the New England: The Maine Iron Company; The Ipswich Manufacturing Company; New Hampshire Iron Company; and Briggs Iron Company. The collection is chiefly comprised of correspondence, accounts, and other records received by David Pingree from the corporations. One folder contains correspondence from the Briggs Iron Company received by Asa Pingree.
Dates
- Creation: 1841-1866
Creator
- Pingree, David, 1795-1863 (Person)
- Pingree, Asa, 1807-1869 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
The Maine Iron Company, Ipswich Manufacturing Company, New Hampshire Iron Company, and Briggs Iron Company were corporations active in New England in the mid-19th century. Each company was involved in the mining of iron ore or the manufacture of materials from raw iron ore. David Pingree (1795-1863) held business interest in each of the corporations, particularly in the Briggs Iron Company, which was founded by David Pingree’s younger brother, Thomas Perkins Pingree (1803-1864).
Extent
.209 Linear Feet (1 box, 1 flat file)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Iron Manufacturing Companies Records contains records related to the business interests of David Pingree (1795-1863) and Asa Pingree (1807-1869) in four iron manufacturing companies located in New England: The Maine Iron Company; The Ipswich Manufacturing Company; New Hampshire Iron Company; and Briggs Iron Company. The collection is chiefly comprised of correspondence, accounts, and other records received by David Pingree from the corporations. One folder contains correspondence from the Briggs Iron Company received by Asa Pingree.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was donated by Pingree family heirs.
Bibliography and Related Collections
David Pingree Papers, 1810-1939. MSS 901
Asa Pingree Papers, 1820-1931. MSS 902
Thomas Perkins Pingree Papers, 1831-1889, undated. MSS 904
Processing Information
This material was placed in acid free folders.
Subject
- Pingree, T. P. (Thomas P.) (Person)
- Briggs Iron Company (Organization)
- New Hampshire Iron Company (Organization)
- Ipswich Manufacturing Company (Organization)
- Maine Iron Company (Organization)
- Title
- Iron Manufacturing Companies Records, 1841-1866
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Patrick Doyle
- Date
- September 2022
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- The processing of this collection was funded by a gift from the Pingree heirs.
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository