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Gilpin, Joshua, 1765-1841

Existence: 1765 - 1841
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1765 - 1841

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Joshua Gilpin and James Riddle miscellany

 Collection
Accession: 0463
Abstract:

Joshua Gilpin (1765-1841) was a merchant and paper manufacturer. Thomas Gilpin (1776-1853) went into business with his brother, Joshua, establishing Delaware's first paper mill on the Brandywine Creek. James Riddle (1802-1873) owned James Riddle Son & Co., a cotton mill along the Brandywine. This collection contains miscellaneous papers from the three men, including deeds, property agreements, and a copy of Riddle's will.

Dates: 1789-1874

Joshua Gilpin journal article

 Collection
Accession: 0563
Abstract:

Joshua Gilpin (1765-1841) was a merchant and paper manufacturer. Article written by historians Harold B. Hancock and Norman B. Wilkinson, "Joshua Gilpin: an American manufacturer in England and Wales, 1895-1801," based on Gilpin's journals.

Dates: 1961

Joshua Gilpin journals and notebooks

 Collection
Accession: 0016
Abstract:

Merchant and paper manufacturer Joshua Gilpin (1765-1841) established the first paper mill in Delaware near Wilmington in partnership with his brother, Thomas (1776-1853), and uncle, Miers Fisher. Gilpin traveled extensively abroad from 1795 to 1801. The collection consists of 62 pocket journals and notebooks, the bulk of which date from Gilpin's European tour from 1795 to 1801.

Dates: 1790-1833

Joshua Gilpin letterbook on microfilm

 Collection
Accession: 0789
Abstract:

Joshua Gilpin (1765-1841) was a merchant and paper manufacturer in Delaware. This collection is a microfilm of letters in a scrapbook, including correspondence from Gilpin, Thomas Gilpin (1776-1853), and others.

Dates: 1770-1848

Joshua Gilpin letters to Matthew Boulton, copies

 Collection
Accession: 0592
Abstract:

Joshua Gilpin (1765-1841) was a merchant and paper manufacturer. The papers consist of copies of four typescript letters written to Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), a British engineer from Joshua Gilpin.

Dates: 1798-1803

Joshua Gilpin notebook

 Collection
Accession: 1214
Abstract:

Joshua Gilpin (1765-1841) was a Philadelphia merchant and paper manufacturer. His notebook describes the process of chlorine bleaching, with drawings and formulae.

Dates: 1800-1831

Joshua Gilpin notes on bleaching process of paper on microfilm

 Collection
Accession: 0790
Abstract:

Joshua Gilpin (1765-1841) was a Philadelphia merchant and paper manufacturer. The collection includes microfilm copies of Gilpin's notes on the bleaching of pulp in the manufacture of paper, with others on the same subject by Lawrence Greatrake (manager of the Gilpin mills) and William Stidolph.

Dates: 1804, undated

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Subject
Papermaking 3
Correspondence 2
Europe -- Description and travel 2
Notebooks 2
Commerce 1