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Schuykill Navigation Company subscription list for loans

Creation: 1824
 Collection
Accession: 1215

Abstract

The Schuylkill Navigation Company constructed a canal along the Schuylkill River from Philadelphia to the anthracite coal field near Pottsville between 1815 and 1825. The item is a small notebook with subscriptions to the company's loans in 1823 and 1824.

Dates

  • Creation: 1824

Creator

Extent

1 item(s)

Historical Note

The Schuylkill Navigation Company was a constuction company that built locks, canal tunnels, and other infustructure improvement projects along the Schuylkill River for the creation of a sophisticated navigation system. The company constructed a canal along the Schuylkill River from Philadelphia to the anthracite coal field near Pottsville between 1815 and 1825.

Scope and Content

The item is a small notebook with subscriptions to the company's loans in 1823 and 1824. The first list includes the names of Joshua Lippincott, George Morris, and Thos. & Jno. G. Biddle; the second the names of Joseph P. Norris of the Bank of Pennsylvania, Henry Nixon of the Bank of North America, Joseph S. Lewis of the Philadelphia Contributorship, William Jones of the American Fire Insurance Co., and John B. Palmer of the Mutual Assurance Co.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Schuykill Navigation Company subscription list for loans
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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