Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Bancroft family account books
Collection
Accession: 1736
Abstract:
The Bancroft family owned and operated the Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company, a cotton cloth manufacturer in Rockford, Delaware, beginning in 1831. The volumes help document the activities of two generations of the Bancroft family in England and America and the operations and employees of two early Delaware Valley textile mills.
Dates:
1815-1849
Bancroft family business papers
Collection
Accession: 1745
Abstract:
The Bancroft family owned and operated the Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company, a cotton cloth manufacturer in Rockford, Delaware, beginning in 1831. The records document the activities of two generations of the Bancroft family in England and America and consist primarily of account books from the various family businesses, including the Todmorden and Brandywine woolen mills and the Rockford cotton mill.
Dates:
1815-1902