Abstract

Include papers concerning Palmer Company and Ware Company, including mill histories, strike of 1922, etc.; also payroll for Boston Manufacturing Company; Bliss Fabyan price list; Nashua Manufacturing Company production costs.

Scope and Contents These records contain some deeds and related papers especially for property held by Octavius Pickering, a creditor of the Three Rivers Manufacturing Company. There are five folders of correspondence to the agent which cover all aspects of managing the factory. There are many letters from Wright and Whitman and a folder from Kilburn and Lincoln. The largest amount of material is a box of bills and receipts, invoices and bills of lading which reflect purchases and sales, freight and...

Scope and Contents This collection is largely incoming correspondence reflecting not only the day to day problems of this one mill, but more importantly, business conditions for textile manufacturing of the period. A large block of correspondence is from the company treasurers in Boston, especially Lewis Tappan and James Dunne, to the agents at Ware. It covers a range of subjects from the details of purchasing, production, and sales to company policy regarding manufacturing and financing. Then remainder of...