Duncannon Iron Company letters and invoices, 1846-1849
- Corporate Author:
- Duncannon Iron Company
- Physical Description:
- 0.24 cubic feet
- Additional Creators:
- Fisher, Lindley, 1818-1852, Fisher, W. L. (William Logan), 1781-1862, and Morgan, Charles Waln, 1796-1861
- Restrictions on Access:
- Unrestricted access.
- Summary:
- The collection consists of photocopies of seventy-one letters and six invoices from William Logan Fisher (proprietor with Charles W. Morgan of the iron works) and Charles W. Fisher, his son, to Lindley Fisher, another son, who acted as the firm's agent in Philadelphia. The correspondence details the range of problems facing early iron producers, including capital needs, raw materials, shipping, weather considerations and marketing. The correspondence includes incidental references to health, politics, other businesses, and personal plans.
- Subject(s):
- Fisher, Lindley, 1818-1852—Correspondence
- Fisher, W. L. (William Logan), 1781-1862—Correspondence
- Morgan, Charles Waln, 1796-1861—Correspondence
- Duncannon Iron Company—Archives
- Duncannon Iron Company—Records and correspondence
- Iron industry and trade—Pennsylvania—Duncannon—History—19th century—Sources
- Iron-works—Pennsylvania—Duncannon—History—19th century—Sources
- Genre(s):
- Provenance:
- Original letters retained by Harry Yeager. They were loaned to the Penn State University Libraries in 1977 for photocopying. A duplicate set of photocopies of the original letters is housed at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg.
- Note:
- In Historical Collections and Labor Archives, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (#RG 39).
- Reproduction Note:
- Photocopy. [University Park, Pa. : University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, 1977]
- Biographical or Historical Sketch:
- The Duncannon Iron Works began in 1828; passed on to William Logan Fisher and Charles W. Morgan in 1836 as Duncannon Iron Company. A rolling mill and nail factory were added in 1840, and in 1846, the rolling mill was rebuilt. The furnace operated for approximately fifty years, ceasing operation in 1900; the nail factory continued production until 1908.
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