Page 1 of 28 Guide to the Lonsdale Records 1831-1946 121 Hope Street Providence, RI 02906 Tel: 401-273-8107 Fax: 401-751-7930 email: reference@rihs.org Published in 2009
Page 2 of 28 Collection overview Title: Lonsdale Records Date range: 1831-1946 Creator: Extent: Abstract: Language of materials: Repository: Lonsdale 45 linear feet The Lonsdale Water Power, an unchartered corporation founded by the firm of Brown & Ives with Edward Carrington and others, was organized in 1825. The company proceeded to buy up estates and water rights along the Blackstone River in the towns of Smithfield and Cumberland, Rhode Island. In 1831, the company began construction of a mill - later called Lonsdale Mill No. 1- and organized around that mill the village they named Lonsdale in Smithfield. Included in this collection are: administrative records, 1834-1924; general accounts, 1831-1944; production records, 1836-1916; correspondence, 1832-1921; miscellany, 1910-45. Especially important are the minute of company meetings, 1834-1906. English Collection number: MSS Scope & content Included in this collection are: administrative records, 1834-1924; general accounts, 1831-1944; production records, 1836-1916; correspondence, 1832-1921; miscellany, 1910-45. Especially important are the minute of company meetings, 1834-1906, which are quite thorough and complete. They include a historical narrative entered in June, 1900, upon the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the management firm of Goddard Bros.
Page 3 of 28 Arrangement Series A. Administrative Records, 1834-1924 Series B. General Accounts, 1831-1944 Series C. Production Records, 1836-1916 Series D. Correspondence, 1832-1921 Series E. Miscellaney, 1834-1906 Historical note The Lonsdale Water Power, an unchartered corporation founded by the firm of Brown & Ives with Edward Carrington and others, was organized in 1825. The company proceeded to buy up estates and water rights along the Blackstone River in the towns of Smithfield and Cumberland, Rhode Island. In 1831, the company began construction of a mill - later called Lonsdale Mill No. 1- and organized around that mill the village they named Lonsdale in Smithfield. As well with mill villages that came later, Lonsdale included houses, tenements, a school, a church, a store, and an increasing number of services. In the following year, Mill No. 1 began spinning and weaving cotton while construction was started on Mill No. 2. Later records refer to an "Upper Mill" which pre-existed both of these but which for some reason did not fall into the orderly number succession. Perhaps it fell in a remodeling and renovation project. The company was chartered as the Lonsdale in 1834. The incorporators were Nicholas Brown, John Carter Brown, Thomas Poynton Ives, Moses Brown Ives and Robert Hale Ives (the partners in the firm of Brown & Ives), with Edward Carrington and Wilbur Kelly. The establishment at that time included approximately 11,000 spindles on 230 looms. The agent and mill superintendent was Captain Wilbur Kelly, formerly a master of Brown & Ives ships, who had retired earlier to pursue manufacturing interests. When he died in 1846 it symbolized the passing of the last of the generation of men who had made their fortunes and/or reputations in ovean commerce but who had become significant in the transition to manufacturing. Lonsdale Mill No. 3, also a cotton manufacturing establishment, began operation in 1834. Unlike some other manufacturing families and firms, Brown & Ives did not venture into the making of woolens or silk. Expansion continued in 1839 with the purchase by the company of half interest in the Phenix Mill Estate. A bleachery and dye works began operation at Lonsdale in 1844. Named the Lincoln Bleachery and Dye Works, this plant
Page 4 of 28 was enlarged and improved in 1872 to handle the increased flow of goods generated by the new Berkeley Mill at Ashton. As the Lonsdale Bleachery and Dye Works, it was the main concern of the company when it was sold in 1944. The Hope Estate, a going concern, was purchased in 1844. In 1850, Goddard brothers, a Providence management firm, took over management of the Lonsdale. With the passing of Kelly and Carrington the firm was left solely owned by members of the brown & Ives families and families joined to them by marriage, through the firm Brown & Ives, managed by Goddard Bros. It remained so until the company was sold in 1944. After its failure in 1855, John Carter brown purchased the Manton Mill, located on the Woonasquatucket River in Providence County. He sold the mill in turn to Lonsdale in 1857. Lonsdale abandoned Manton in 1876 and removed the machinery to Lonsdale Mill No. 1. The building was sold in 1880. The Phenix Mill, over which the company had gradually won control, was sold in 1860 to the Hope, which was likewise owned by Brown & Ives. Also in 1860, construction began on Lonsdale Mill No. 4, which was located on the Cumberland side of the Blackstone River. The company organized a village around this mill, too, and also called it Lonsdale. The Cumberland village of Lonsdale is known as the "New Village" to differentiate it from the original, "Old Village," on the Smithfield side. Mill No. 4 was mostly razed by the company in 1934. Mill No. 4 had been organized to manufacture a new, finer grade of cotton goods. This line, named Lonsdale Cambric Muslins, was so successful that the company erected another mill for the same purpose. Completed in 1865, this mill was located in Ashton, Cumberland, on the premises of one of the first estates purchased by Lonsdale Water Power. This was the site of the old Sinking Fund Mill, which was renamed Ashton Mill No. 1. The new mill became Ashton No. 2. It was demolished by the company in 1895. One of the most famous of the Lonsdale Mills was the Ann & Hope, located in Lonsdale. Construction began in 1886 on a super-large, super-modern mill to take the place of Lonsdale mills No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 which were found to be badly deteriorated and stocked with machinery that had mostly become outdated. Mill No. 1 was remodeled but No. 2 and No. 3 were stripped of serviceable machinery and abandoned, later razed. The new mill was named for the wives of the two founders of Brown & Ives. Its construction site was found to include a grave thought to belong to William Blackstone, pioneer white settler for whom the Rover and the surrounding area were named. The remains were
Page 5 of 28 moved to a new location in front of the mill and a suitable marker was placed. This huge structure, still remarkable for its size, was closed by the company in 1936 and sold in 1942. In 1919, the Lonsdale Bleachery was renamed Lincoln Bleachery to prevent confusion on the part of customers who would mistake goods bleached and ticketed there for other mills with goods bleached for the Lonsdale and its subsidiaries. In 1924, Goddard Brothers decided to consolidate management of some of their holdings by selling all assets of the Hope, Berkeley and Blackstone companies to the Lonsdale. This act brought together the Lincoln Bleachery and Dye Works; Seneca of Seneca, NC; Blackstone ; Lonsdale No. 4; Hope, mills at Hope and Phenix; and the Berkeley, Ashton and Berkeley Mills. With the exception of the Seneca, which was sold in 1941, these companies comprised the Lonsdale corporate holdings that were sold in december, 1944 to Royal Little. The assets were disposed thereafter by the Textron Corporation. Access & use Access to the collection: Use of materials: Preferred citation: There are no restrictions on access. Researchers are advised that express written permission to reproduce, quote, or otherwise publish any portion or extract from this collection must be obtained from the. Lonsdale Records, MSS, Rhode Island Historical Society Contact information: Administrative information About the collection 121 Hope Street Providence, RI 02906 Tel: 401-273-8107 Fax: 401-751-7930 email: reference@rihs.org Aquisition: Part of this collection was donated as a gift from Mr. Robert Thurber.
Page 6 of 28 Processing information: Funds for this collection were provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. About the finding aid Author: Encoding: Descriptive rules: Additional information Bibliography: Finding aid prepared by Library staff. Finding aid encoded by Mark Chepkwony 2009 August 14 Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) Hedges, James Blaine. The Browns of Providence Plantations. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1952. page 185.. Manuscript Collections. Inventories: MSS 9 - Brown & Ives Manufacturing Records. Sub Group 3 - Hope records; Sub Group 5 - Berkeley Records; Sub Group 9 - Brown & Ives Records; Sub-Group 10 - Goddard Brothers Records. U.S. Congress, Senate. Investigation of Closing of American Textile Mills, the Operations of Textron, Incorporated and the Use of Charitable Trusts by Private Industry to Secure Tax Avoidance and Risk Capital. 81st Cong., 1st sess., 1949, S. Repr. 101. Search terms Names: Blackstone, William, 1595-1675. Carrington, Edward, 1775-1843. Kelly, Wilber, 1781-1846. Ann & Hope Mill. Ashton Mill.
Page 7 of 28 Berkeley Mill. Sinking Fund Mill. Blackstone Manufacturing. Brown & Ives. Goddard Brothers. Hope. Lincoln Bleachery and Dye Works. Lonsdale Bleachery and Dye Works. Lonsdale Water Power. Manton Mill. Phenix Mill. Seneca. Sinking Fund Mill. Textron, inc. Subjects: Blackstone River (Mass. and R.I.) Business records - Rhode Island. Cotton finishing. Cotton manufacture - Rhode Island. Cotton spinning. Cotton weaving. Lonsdale (Cumberland, R.I.) Lonsdale (Smithfield, R.I.)
Page 8 of 28 Inventory Series A, Administrative Records, Container Description Date Volume 1, MSS 9 SG Item 1, Records Act to Incorporate; Agreements of Transfer; Minutes 1834-1879 Volume 2, MSS 9 SG Item 2, Record. Minutes. 1876-1906 Box 1, Folder 1 Volume 3, Box 1, Folder 2 MSS 9 SG Item 1, Real Estate Account of land purchased; income from property sold MSS 9 SG Item 3, Real Estate Record of transfer; shares and real estate MSS 9 SG Item 2, Real Estate Bill of sale of Blackstone Manufacturing to Lonsdale. 1834-1863 1881-1920 1924 Series B, General Accounts, Container Description Date Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, MSS 9 SG Item 1, Journal. Lonsdale Water Power. Entries are nearly identical to Series B, Volume 2 MSS 9 SG Item 2, Day Book. Lonsdale Water Power. Book A. Includes pay records MSS 9 SG Item 3, Day Book. Lonsdale. Book A. 1831-1834 1831-1834 1836-1839
Page 9 of 28 Volume 3A, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, MSS 9 SG Item 3A, Construction Accounts of Building of Mill MSS 9 SG Item 4, Day Book & Journal - Lonsdale Book A MSS 9 SG Item 5, Day Book & Journal- Lonsdale Book B- Datelined at Lonsdale, as are preceding volumes, until 13 May 1836 when the offices moved to Providence MSS 9 SG Item 6, Day Book & Journal- Lonsdale Book C MSS 9 SG Item 7, Day Book & Journal- Lonsdale Book D MSS 9 SG Item 8, Day Book & Journal- Lonsdale Book E MSS 9 SG Item 9, Day Book & Journal- Lonsdale Book F MSS 9 SG Item 10, Day Book & Book G MSS 9 SG Item 11, Day Book & Book H MSS 9 SG Item 12, Day Book & 1831-1832 1834-1835 1835-1837 1837-1839 1839-1842 1842-1845 1845-1849 1849-1855 1855-1860 1860-1865
Page 10 of 28 Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19, Volume 20, Volume 21, Volume 22, Book I MSS 9 SG Item 13, Day Book & Book K MSS 9 SG Item 14, Day Book & Book L MSS 9 SG Item 15, Day Book & Book M MSS 9 SG Item 16, Day Book & Book N MSS 9 SG Item 17, Day Book & Book O MSS 9 SG Item 18, Day Book & Book P MSS 9 SG Item 19, Day Book & Book Q MSS 9 SG Item 20, Day Book & Book R MSS 9 SG Item 21, Day Book & Book S MSS 9 SG Item 22, Day Book & 1865-1869 1869-1872 1872-1873 1873-1875 1875-1876 1876-1878 1878-1880 1880-1882 1882-1883 1883-1885
Page 11 of 28 Volume 23, Volume 24, Volume 25, Volume 26, Volume 27, Volume 28, Volume 29, Volume 30, Volume 31, Volume 32, Book T MSS 9 SG Item 23, Day Book & Book U MSS 9 SG Item 24, Day Book & Book V MSS 9 SG Item 25, Day Book & Book W MSS 9 SG Item 26, Day Book & Book X MSS 9 SG Item 27, Day Book & Book Y MSS 9 SG Item 28, Day Book & Book Z MSS 9 SG Item 29, Day Book & Book AA MSS 9 SG Item 30, Day Book & Book BB MSS 9 SG Item 31, Day Book & Book CC MSS 9 SG Item 32, Day Book & 1885-1886 1886-1887 1887-1888 1888-1890 1890-1891 1891-1892 1892-1893 1893-1894 1894-1896 1896-1897
Page 12 of 28 Volume 33, Volume 34, Volume 35, Volume 36, Volume 37, Volume 38, Volume 39, Volume 40, Volume 41, Book DD MSS 9 SG Item 33, Day Book & Book EE MSS 9 SG Item 34, Day Book & Book FF MSS 9 SG Item 35, Day Book & Book GG MSS 9 SG Item 36, Day Book & Book HH MSS 9 SG Item 37, Day Book & Book II MSS 9 SG Item 38, Day Book & Book JJ MSS 9 SG Item 39, Day Book & Book KK MSS 9 SG Item 40, Day Book & Book LL MSS 9 SG Item 41, Day Book & Book MM 1897-1899 1899 Feb-1899 Dec 1899 Dec-1900 1900-1901 1901-1902 1902-1903 1903-1904 1904-1905 1905-1906
Page 13 of 28 Volume 42, Volume 43, Volume 44, Volume 45, Volume 46, Volume 47, Volume 48, Volume 49, Volume 50, Volume 51, MSS 9 SG Item 42, Day Book & Book NN MSS 9 SG Item 43, Day Book & Book OO MSS 9 SG Item 44, Day Book & Book PP MSS 9 SG Item 45, Day Book & Book QQ MSS 9 SG Item 46, Day Book & Book RR MSS 9 SG Item 47, Day Book & Book SS MSS 9 SG Item 48, Day Book & Book TT MSS 9 SG Item 49, Day Book & Book UU MSS 9 SG Item 50, Day Book & Book VV MSS 9 SG Item 51, Day Book & Book WW 1906 May-1906 Dec 1906 Dec-1907 1907-1908 1908 May-1908 Oct 1908-1909 1909-1910 1910 Feb-1910 Sep 1909 Sep-1911 1911 Apr-1911 Oct 1911-1912
Page 14 of 28 Volume 52, Volume 53, Volume 54, Volume 55, Volume 56, Volume 57, Volume 58, Volume 59, Volume 60, Volume 61, MSS 9 SG Item 52, Day Book & Book XX MSS 9 SG Item 53, Day Book & Book YY MSS 9 SG Item 54, Day Book & Book ZZ MSS 9 SG Item 55, Day Book & Book 3A MSS 9 SG Item 56, Day Book & Book 3B MSS 9 SG Item 57, Day Book & Book 3C MSS 9 SG Item 58, Day Book & Book 3D MSS 9 SG Item 59, Day Book & Book 3E MSS 9 SG Item 60, Day Book & Book 3F MSS 9 SG Item 61, Day Book & Book 3G 1912 Apr-1912 Dec 1912-1913 1913-1914 1914 Feb-1914 Sep 1914-1915 1915 Apr-1915 Dec 1915-1916 1916 Jul-1916 Dec 1916-1917 1917-1918
Page 15 of 28 Volume 62, Volume 63, Volume 64, Volume 65, Volume 66, Volume 67, Volume 68, Volume 69, Volume 70, Volume 71, Volume 72, Volume 73, MSS 9 SG Item 62, Day Book & Book 3H MSS 9 SG Item 63, Day Book & Book MSS 9 SG Item 64, Day Book & Book C MSS 9 SG Item 65, Day Book & Book D MSS 9 SG Item 66, Day Book & MSS 9 SG Item 67, Day Book & MSS 9 SG Item 68, Day Book & MSS 9 SG Item 69, Day Book & MSS 9 SG Item 70, Day Book & MSS 9 SG Item 71, Day Book & MSS 9 SG Item 72, Day Book & MSS 9 SG Item 73, Day Book & 1918 Apr-1918 Dec 1841-1844 1844-1849 1849-1853 1856-1858 1861-1863 1863-1866 1866-1869 1869-1871 1871-1874 1874-1877 1880-1883
Page 16 of 28 Volume 74, Volume 75, Volume 76, Volume 77, Volume 78, Volume 79, Volume 80, Volume 81, Volume 82, Volume 83, MSS 9 SG Item 74, Day Book & MSS 9 SG Item 75, Day Book & Book MSS 9 SG Item 76, Journal. Lonsdale Mill #1 MSS 9 SG Item 77, Journal. Lonsdale Mill #1 MSS 9 SG Item 78, Journal. Lonsdale Mill #1 Book MSS 9 SG Item 79, Day Book & #4 Book A MSS 9 SG Item 80, Day Book & #4 Book B MSS 9 SG Item 81, Day Book & #4 Book C MSS 9 SG Item 82, Ledger - Lonsdale Lonsdale Water Power. Balances were transferred to the "New Books of the Lonsdale," meaning the Day Book & Journal (see Series B, Volume 4) MSS 9 SG Item 83, Ledger - Lonsdale 1883-1886 1886-1888 1888-1898 1898-1907 1907-1918 1862-1873 1873-1887 1888-1919 1831-1834 1834-1838
Page 17 of 28 Volume 84, Volume 85, Volume 86, Volume 87, Volume 88, Volume 89, Volume 90, Volume 91, Volume 92, Volume 93, Book A MSS 9 SG Item 84, Ledger - Lonsdale Book B MSS 9 SG Item 85, Ledger - Lonsdale Book C MSS 9 SG Item 86, Ledger - Lonsdale Book D MSS 9 SG Item 87, Ledger - Lonsdale Book E MSS 9 SG Item 88, Ledger - Lonsdale Book F MSS 9 SG Item 89, Ledger - Lonsdale Book G MSS 9 SG Item 90, Ledger - Lonsdale Book H MSS 9 SG Item 91, Ledger - Lonsdale Book I MSS 9 SG Item 92, Ledger - Lonsdale Book J MSS 9 SG Item 93, Ledger - Lonsdale 1838-1850 1850-1867 1867-1878 1878-1886 1886-1893 1894-1901 1902-1907 1908-1911 1912-1915 1916-1918
Page 18 of 28 Volume 94, Volume 95, Volume 96, Volume 97, Volume 98, Volume 99, Volume 100, Volume 101, Book K MSS 9 SG Item 94, Ledger - Lonsdale Book P - includes worker's accounts with store, rent payments, etc. MSS 9 SG Item 95, Ledger - Lonsdale Book Q - includes worker's accounts with store, rent payments, etc. MSS 9 SG Item 96, Ledger - Lonsdale Book R - includes worker's accounts with store, rent payments, etc. MSS 9 SG Item 97, Ledger - Lonsdale Book S- includes worker's accounts with store, rent payments, etc. MSS 9 SG Item 98, Ledger - Lonsdale Book T - includes worker's accounts with store, rent payments, etc. MSS 9 SG Item 99, Ledger - Lonsdale Mill #1 Book F MSS 9 SG Item 100, Ledger - Lonsdale Mill #1 Book H MSS 9 SG Item 101, Ledger- Miscellaneous (Factory Ledger) store sales of sundries, also credits for families & individual labor 1873-1875 1875-1878 1878-1882 1883-1885 1886-1892 1887-1897 1916-1918 1833-1840
Page 19 of 28 Volume 102, MSS 9 SG Item 102, Ledger - Miscellaneous (Lonsdale Mills, Book C) Volume 103, MSS 9 SG Item 103, Ledger - Miscellaneous (Mill #4, Ledger A) Volume 104, MSS 9 SG Item 104, Ledger - Miscellaneous (Lonsdale Mills, Book E) Volume 105, MSS 9 SG Item 105, Cash Book - Lonsdale Water Power. Book A Volume 106, MSS 9 SG Item 106, Cash Book - Lonsdale 1856-1866 1862-1919 1877-1888 1831-1837 1835-1856 Volume 107, MSS 9 SG Item 107, Cash Book 1883-1889 Volume 108, MSS 9 SG Item 108, Cash Book 1889-1901 Volume 109, Volume 110, Volume 111, Volume 112, Volume 113, Volume 114, Box 1, Folder 3 MSS 9 SG Item 109, Cash Book Receipts MSS 9 SG Item 110, Balance Book Monthly Balances MSS 9 SG Item 111, Balance Book Monthly Balances MSS 9 SG Item 112, Balance Book Monthly Balances MSS 9 SG Item 113, Balance Book Monthly Balances MSS 9 SG Item 114, Balance Book Monthly Balances MSS 9 SG Item 3, Statements Semi- - compared with 1841 1910-1916 1879-1885 1893-1899 1900-1907 1907-1913 1914-1919 1842
Page 20 of 28 Box 1, Folder 4 Box 1, Folder 5 Volume 115, Volume 116, Volume 117, Volume 118, Volume 119, Volume 120, Volume 121, Volume 122, Volume 123, Volume 124, Volume 125, MSS 9 SG Item 4, Statements Semi- - includes Hope balance sheet, 31 Jul 1849 MSS 9 SG Item 5, Statements Semi- MSS 9 SG Item 115, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 116, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 117, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 118, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 119, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 120, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 121, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 122, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 123, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 124, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 125, Statements 1849 1851 1834-1839 1839 1841 1843 1847 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854
Page 21 of 28 Volume 126, Volume 127, Volume 128, Volume 129, Volume 130, Volume 131, Volume 132, Volume 133, Volume 134, Volume 135, Volume 136, Volume 137, Volume 138, MSS 9 SG Item 126, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 127, Statements - Trial Balance MSS 9 SG Item 128, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 129, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 130, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 131, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 132, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 133, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 134, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 135, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 136, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 137, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 138, Statements 1856 1857 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1872 1882-1889 1890-1896 1897-1903 1904-1910 1911-1917 Volume 139, MSS 9 SG Item 139, Statements 1918, 1921
Page 22 of 28 Volume 140, Volume 141, Box 1, Folder 6 Volume 142, Volume 143, Volume 144, Volume 145, MSS 9 SG Item 140, Statements MSS 9 SG Item 141, Bills & Notes. Payable & Receivable Lonsdale Water Power Co. & Lonsdale Co. notes; protests MSS 9 SG Item 6, Bills & Notes. Payable & Receivable MSS 9 SG Item 142, Bills & Notes. Payable & Receivable MSS 9 SG Item 143, Bills & Notes. Payable & Receivable MSS 9 SG Item 144, Bills & Notes. Payable & Receivable MSS 9 SG Item 145, Bills & Notes. Payable & Receivable Index 1921-1944 1832-1838 1836-1861 1920-1923 1924-1927 1928-1931 1928-1931 Series C, Production Records, Container Description Date Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, MSS 9 SG Item 1, Time Book (includes production) MSS 9 SG Item 2, Account of Spinning Mule operators, names & production MSS 9 SG Item 3, Invoice Book Account of cotton, from whom purchased, transported on what vessel, under what master 1846-1848 1846-1848 1836-1839
Page 23 of 28 Volume 4, Volume 5, Box 2, Folder 1 Box 2, Folder 2 Box 2, Folder 3 Box 2, Folder 4 Box 2, Folder 5 Box 6, Folder 1 Box 6, Folder 2 MSS 9 SG Item 4, Account of Cotton Record of cotton brought into the mills, including Hope Co. MSS 9 SG Item 5, Manufacturing Costs Account of expenses from the mill woodworking shop MSS 9 SG Item 1, Production Reports Lonsdale & Ashton Mills. MSS 9 SG Item 2, Production Reports Lonsdale & Ashton Mills MSS 9 SG Item 3, Production Reports Lonsdale & Ashton Mills MSS 9 SG Item 4, Production Reports Lonsdale & Ashton Mills. MSS 9 SG Item 5, Production Reports. Lonsdale & Ashton Mills MSS 9 SG Item 1, Production Reports Hope, Phenix, Ann & Hope Mills. MSS 9 SG Item 2, Production Reports Hope, Phenix, Ann & Hope Mills. 1859-1870 1855-1859 1836-1859 1860-1869 1870-1879 1880-1889 1890-1905 1850-1884 1888-1916 Series D, Correspondence, Container Description Date Volume 1, Volume 2, MSS 9 SG Item 1, Letter Copy Book Lonsdale Water Power Co. & Lonsdale Co. MSS 9 SG Item 2, Letter Copy Book Book B 1832-1839 1839-1843
Page 24 of 28 Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 15, MSS 9 SG Item 3, Letter Copy Book Book C MSS 9 SG Item 4, Letter Copy Book Book D MSS 9 SG Item 5, Letter Copy Book Book E MSS 9 SG Item 6, Letter Copy Book Book F MSS 9 SG Item 7, Letter Copy Book Book G MSS 9 SG Item 8, Letter Copy Book Book H MSS 9 SG Item 9, Letter Copy Book Book I MSS 9 SG Item 10, Letter Copy Book Book J MSS 9 SG Item 11, Letter Copy Book Book K MSS 9 SG Item 12, Letter Copy Book Book L MSS 9 SG Item 13, Letter Copy Book Book M MSS 9 SG Item 14, Letter Copy Book Book N MSS 9 SG Item 15, Letter Copy Book Book O 1843-1845 1845-1848 1848-1850 1850-1851 1851-1852 1852-1853 1853 1853-1855 1855-1856 1856-1857 1857-1858 1858-1859 1859 Volume 16, MSS 9 SG Item 16, Letter Copy Book 1859-1860
Page 25 of 28 Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19, Volume 20, Volume 21, Volume 22, Volume 23, Volume 24, Volume 25, Volume 26, Volume 27, Volume 28, Volume 29, Book P MSS 9 SG Item 17, Letter Copy Book Book Q MSS 9 SG Item 18, Letter Copy Book Book R MSS 9 SG Item 19, Letter Copy Book Book S MSS 9 SG Item 20, Letter Copy Book Book T MSS 9 SG Item 21, Letter Copy Book Book U MSS 9 SG Item 22, Letter Copy Book Book V MSS 9 SG Item 23, Letter Copy Book Book W MSS 9 SG Item 24, Letter Copy Book Book X MSS 9 SG Item 25, Letter Copy Book Book Y MSS 9 SG Item 26, Letter Copy Book Book Z MSS 9 SG Item 27, Letter Copy Book Book AA MSS 9 SG Item 28, Letter Copy Book Book BB MSS 9 SG Item 29, Letter Copy Book Book CC 1860-1861 1861-1862 1862-1863 1863 1863-1864 1864-1865 1865 1865-1866 1866-1867 1867 1867-1868 1868-1869 1869
Page 26 of 28 Volume 30, Volume 31, Volume 32, Volume 33, Volume 34, Volume 35, Volume 36, Volume 37, Volume 39, Volume 40, Volume 41, Volume 42, Volume 43, MSS 9 SG Item 30, Letter Copy Book Book DD MSS 9 SG Item 31, Letter Copy Book Book EE MSS 9 SG Item 32, Letter Copy Book Book FF MSS 9 SG Item 33, Letter Copy Book Book GG MSS 9 SG Item 34, Letter Copy Book Book HH MSS 9 SG Item 35, Letter Copy Book Book RR MSS 9 SG Item 36, Letter Copy Book Book SS MSS 9 SG Item 37, Letter Copy Book Book TT MSS 9 SG Item 39, Letter Copy Book Book UU MSS 9 SG Item 40, Letter Copy Book Book WW MSS 9 SG Item 41, Letter Copy Book Book XX MSS 9 SG Item 42, Letter Copy Book Book YY MSS 9 SG Item 43, Letter Copy Book Book ZZ 1869-1870 1870-1871 1871 1871-1872 1871, 1872 1877-1878 1878 1878-1879 1879 1880 1881 1881-1882 1882 Volume 44, MSS 9 SG Item 44, Letter Copy Book 1918
Page 27 of 28 Volume 45, Volume 46, Volume 47, Volume 48, Box 1, Folder 7 Book #69 MSS 9 SG Item 45, Letter Copy Book Book #70 MSS 9 SG Item 46, Letter Copy Book Book #71 MSS 9 SG Item 47, Letter Copy Book Book #72 MSS 9 SG Item 48, Letter Copy Book Book #73 MSS 9 SG Item 7, Letters, incoming (to the company, re orders) 1918-1919 1919-1920 1920 1920-1921 1835-1880 Series E, Miscellaney, Container Description Date Box 1, Folder 8 Box 1, Folder 9 Box 1, Folder 10 Box 1, Folder 11 Box 1, Folder 12 MSS 9 SG Item 8, Accident Reports All mills owned by Lonsdale Co. forms show worker's name, injury, nationality, race, age, job, & rate of pay MSS 9 SG Item 9, Accident Reports All mills owned by Lonsdale Co. MSS 9 SG Item 10, Accident Reports All mills owned by Lonsdale Co. MSS 9 SG Item 11, Notice to Stockholders (Goddard Brothers) MSS 9 SG Item 12, Tax Information Unsorted 1941 1942 1943 1934 1910-1932
Page 28 of 28 Box 2, Folder 6 Box 2, Folder 7 Box 3, MSS 9 SG Item 6, Bleachery Data Sheets for Office of Price Administration MSS 9 SG Item 7, Office of Price Administration Price Fixes Undated War Production Board Approved Applications. For new machinery, equipment, etc. 1946 undated 1942-1945 Box 4, Army-Navy Production Award 1943 Folder 1, MSS 9 SG Item 1, Contract Book Additions to Ann & Hope Electric Power Station at Lonsdale 1912