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Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co

 Organization

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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