Durfee Mill Records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 6614

Scope and Contents

Contains "invoiced" accounts of number of cases of woolen goods consigned to various agents to the account of George M. Durfee from 1863-1866. Agents include: Frothingham Co., New York; Woodward Baldwin & Co., New York; Owen, Day & Root, Hartford, Conn.; and Henry Tiffany & Co., New York. Goods include: twills, Kentucky cassimeres, Log Cabin cassimeres, Riverside cassimeres, Harness(?) cassimeres, Narragansett jeans and Maryland tweeds. Also includes a record of warps woven by individually named weavers and a record kept by boss weaver Anthony Dixon for R.G. Rodman at the Durfee Mill, 1869-1870. Warps were received from Gray Stone Manufacturing Co., North Providence, and Vaughan & Green, Wakefield(?), R.I. Also includes milk accounts, 1877-1879, possibly kept by Albro family at "Variety Store," Rocky Brook.

Dates

undated

Creator

Durfee Mill (creator, Organization)

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Biographical / Historical

The name Durfee Mill, Rocky Brook, South Kingston, R.I., is the only mill name that is mentioned in this volume. It is unclear whether R.G. Rodman or George M. Durfee was the owner; the Rodmans were active in the textile mill business in the North and South Kingston area. Mill may have been previously operated by Samuel Rodman who having sold most of his goods to the South, lost his business when the market collapsed during the Civil War. Business continued to operate under other owners.

Extent

0 cubic feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Contains "invoiced" accounts of number of cases of woolen goods consigned to various agents to the account to George M. Durfee. Also, record of warps woven by individually named weavers; record kept by boss weaver, Anthony Dixon for R.G. Rodman (son?) at the Durfee Mill. Warps received from Gray Stone Manufacturing Co., N. Providence and Vaughan & Green, Wakefield, R.I.; also milk accounts, possibly kept by Albro Family in Rocky Brook store