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Phillips family business records
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Accession: 1924
Abstract:
The Phillips family were prominent Philadelphia merchants and manufacturers over four generations. The records consist of four volumes of merchant and importer William Phillips (1771-1845), a daybook from the textile firm of Lewis, Phillips & Co., and an unrelated receipt book of Philadelphia wine merchant Francis Coppinger, dating from 1794 to 1795.
Dates:
1793-1838
Spreckels Sugar Refining Company records
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Accession: 1859
Abstract:
The Spreckels Sugar Refining Company was the Philadelphia branch of the Spreckels family sugar refining combine. The records are primarily accounts for the construction and operation of the Philadelphia refinery under Claus Spreckels Jr. (1858-1946) between 1888 and 1895.
Dates:
1888-1895
