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Box 1

 Container

Contains 81 Results:

Wesley Budd -- Millville, New Jersey, 1822

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re Gloucester Furnace.

Dates: 1822

B. J. Burling (?) -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1842

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re sugar kettles for Cuba.

Dates: 1842

Phineas L. Bunting -- Crosswicks, New Jersey, 1841

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re purchase of plaster of paris.

Dates: 1841

Richard Burr -- New York, New York, 1834

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re offer to purchase copper mine, ore beds.

Dates: 1834

George Bush -- Wilmington, Delaware, 1834

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re purchase of iron pipe.

Dates: 1834

J. Cambreleng -- New York, New York, 1834

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re A. Arden Estate.

Dates: 1834

John Carlisle -- Bass River, New Jersey, 1825

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re wood business in Pine Barrens.

Dates: 1825

Carpenter, Griffith & Co. -- New York, New York, 1833

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re merchandise bought for Dover Furnace and Mount Hope Mining Co.

Dates: 1833

Caswell & Murdock -- New York, New York, 1834-1836

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re purchase of iron from Dover and Delaware Furnaces; shipments in schooner Henry Clay.

Dates: 1834-1836

A. C. Casenove & Co. -- Alexandria, Virginia, 1823-1829

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re settlement with Mr. Addison of Georgetown.

Dates: 1823-1829

Robert Chew -- Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1826

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re Samuel G. Wright's claim against Charles P. James.

Dates: 1826

A. Church & Co. -- Troy, New York, 1832

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re purchase of castings.

Dates: 1832

John J. Clark -- New York, New York, 1828-1829

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re repairing sloop Teaser in 1817-1818,

Dates: 1828-1829

John H. Clarke -- Providence, Rhode Island, 1834

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re cast iron pipe.

Dates: 1834

J. O. Clarke -- Trenton Bank, 1830

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re bill.

Dates: 1830

C. L. Clussman -- New York, New York, 1824-1830

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re castings from Delaware Furnace.

Dates: 1824-1830

Andrew B. Cobb -- Parsippany, New Jersey, 1842

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re lands under water at Jersey City.

Dates: 1842

J. Coldwell -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1841

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re claim of Morris Canal & Banking Co.

Dates: 1841

John V. Cole -- New York, New York, 1832

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re bill against sloop Ben Burton.

Dates: 1832

John Collier, 1838

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re sending ore to Newark, NJ.

Dates: 1838

Commercial Bank of Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1820

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

naming Samuel G. Wright a director.

Dates: 1820

Joel W. Condit -- Newark, New Jersey, 1834

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re pipe for Newark Aqueduct Co.

Dates: 1834

John N. Conyngham -- Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, 1824

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re debt of Samuel G. Wright.

Dates: 1824

David Cooke -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1823-1842

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

to Samuel G. Wright travelling in West; fatal illness of daughter Sarah Wright; damage to furnace; cholera epidemic; debt of Nathan Dunn; dividend on Lehigh & Susquehanna Canal stock.

Dates: 1823-1842

Cordwood Business at Toms River, New Jersey, 1815-1822

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

Correspondents include C. & J. Foulks, Van Ranst & Goodyear, Mott & Williams.

Dates: 1815-1822

Lewis S. Coryell -- New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1834

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re family and political news.

Dates: 1834

George Cox -- Maysville, Kentucky, 1822-1824

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re account with James Waddell.

Dates: 1822-1824

W. M. Crane -- Boston [Massachusetts] Navy Yard, 1827

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re shipments of kentledge.

Dates: 1827

William H. Crawford -- Secretary of War, 1815

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

letter from Samuel G. Mitchell introducing William Shotwell, who is to present samples of "Taurino Cloth" made at his factory near Bridgeton, NJ, for possible use in winter uniforms.

Dates: 1815

Sarah Emlen Cresson (cousin) -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1837

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re gift of watch chain.

Dates: 1837

William Cross -- Howell Furnace, New Jersey, 1823

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

offering services as carpenter and mason at Dover Furnace.

Dates: 1823

William Davidson, Lowell, Massachusetts , 1833

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re Samuel G. Wright's gas pipe vs. imported English pipe.

Dates: 1833

George Davis -- Cranbury, New Jersey, 1825

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re sale of NJ land move to Otsego County.

Dates: 1825

George C. Davis -- Sandtown, New Jersey (?), circa 1844

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re going to Illinois.

Dates: circa 1844

Ivins Davis -- Toms River, New Jersey, 1819

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re repairs to schooner Charles.

Dates: 1819

William L. Dayton -- Freehold, New Jersey, 1834-1845

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re debt against sloop Ben Burton; franking privilege.

Dates: 1834-1845

Elias B. Dean -- Taunton, Massachusetts , 1822-1831

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re shipments of bar iron.

Dates: 1822-1831

Abraham Degraw -- New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1822

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

re sale of mules; building petiauger; apparently in connection with cordwood business.

Dates: 1822

Delaware Furnace -- Millsboro, Delaware, 1821-1829

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 1665Identifier: 1665-I.-A.
Scope and Contents note:

letters and reports, primarily from Col. William D. Waples and Derrick Barnard, Samuel G. Wright's agent. See also "Gardiner H. Wright" file for his reports from Delaware Furnace (1831-1837); topics include wood, charcoal and ore supply; shells for flux, water power, labor, housing, furnace performance, fatigue and shortage of horses, food supply, shipping supplies via Lewes, plan to manufacture cast iron plowshares, etc.

Dates: 1821-1829