Richards, Samuel, 1769-1842
Existence: 1769 - 1842
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1769 - 1842
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Martha Furnace daybook/diary
Collection
Accession: 0339
Abstract:
Martha Furnace was an iron plantation built in 1793 by the Pennsylvania ironmaster Isaac Potts (1750-1803) on a branch of the Wading River two miles above Harrisville in eastern Burlington County, New Jersey. The volume is a combined daybook and diary, containing a comprehensive account of the operation of a Pine Barrens iron plantation during the early 1800s.
Dates:
1808-1815
