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Faxon, Elms and Company Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6639

Scope and Contents

Letterbook of outgoing correspondence, 1870-1871, concerning selling goods of several smaller New England mills through offices and warehouses in Providence, New York, etc., to U.S. and British "clothing and trimming houses." Volume is indexed by name of correspondent.

Dates

  • 1870-1871

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Located in Boston, Faxon, Elms and Company served as selling agents for several small New England mills making cassimeres, silesias, meltons, twills, etc. It had sales offices and/or agencies and warehouses in Providence, New York City, etc., with nationwide and British accounts among "clothing and trimming houses."

Extent

0 cubic feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Letterbook of outgoing correspondence concerning selling goods of several smaller New England mills through offices and warehouses in Providence, New York, etc., to U.S. and British "clothing and trimming houses." Volume is indexed by name of correspondent.

Custodial History

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Charles R. Yeaton.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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