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Gilpin, Joshua, 1765-1841

Existence: 1765 - 1841
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1765 - 1841

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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

Filtered By

  • Subject: Europe -- Description and travel X

Additional filters:

Subject
Diaries 1
Great Britain -- Description and travel 1
Industrial revolution 1
Paper mills 1
Papermaking 1