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Hotchkiss Essential Oil Company records,f1822-1982.  a94.2 cubic ft.  aBusinessman.bHiram G. Hotchkiss was born in Oneida County, New York on June 19, 1810. His father, Leman Hotchkiss, moved the family to Phelps, Ontario County, New York in 1811 and became the pioneer merchant of that region. Upon his death, Hiram and his brother Leman managed the business. After expanding their milling operation, Hiram began to develop an essential oil industry. Hiram moved to Lyons, New York in 1843, began cultivating peppermint, and gradually gained control over the farm supply of mint and over the oil market. Leman remained in Phelps, and carried on his own oil business. Both had general stores, dealt in wheat, flour and produce, and established banks in their respective towns. Hiram became a powerful businessman, controlling prices of western peppermint crops and successfully marketing his product in the United States and Europe. His essential oils garnered many awards, including first prize medals at world's fairs and exhibitions held in England, Germany, America, France and Austria. Hiram Hotchkiss died in 1898, and his sons Calvin and Hiram, Jr. took over the business.  aIncludes accounts, correspondence, banking records, broadsides, prices current, market guides and other materials relating to the development of the essential oils industry in Lyons, Wayne County, New York, by Hiram G. Hotchkiss and his family. Records give technical details of the essential oil production in the 1860s and 1870s; information as to the prizes awarded them at various fairs and exhibitions held in London, Paris, Vienna, Philadelphia and other cities; and information concerning the organization and administration of these exhibitions, about the awarding of prizes and the effect of these awards on the firms concerned. Accounts and letters document the development of the business, while reports and letters from brokers in New York, Boston and London detail manipulations of the domestic and foreign markets. Included are letters to brokers Taft and Lee in New York City and Myer of Boston that detail financial and credit transactions and market strategies. Also, letters from London, Paris, Rome, Moscow and other European cities discuss trade practices, international prices, the gold flow, shipping information and other business matters.  aIn addition to oil industry records, the collection includes accounts and letters relating to flour sales (1841-1845) in Indiana and New York by the Hotchkiss agents, Dow & Cary; an agreement between Hotchkiss & Co. with Dow & Cary to build a flour mill at Seneca Falls, N.Y.; deeds, correspondence, and other material relating to lands in Niagara, Ontario and Wayne Counties, and in Michigan; correspondence (1845) relating to Hotchkiss's opposition to proposals made by the Auburn & Rochester Railroad; and correspondence (1850-1858) between Hiram G. and his cousin Calvin Hotchkiss, a banker in Lewiston, regarding the construction of a suspension bridge over the Niagara to Queensborough, the building of a plank road, the use of water power, and the consequent rise of land values; the attitude of Lockport and Buffalo toward building a ship canal around Niagara Falls, the plan for an international bridge, railroad developments, and resulting local, state and national political actions. Included also are letters (1911-1914) relating to the projected Corning, Keuka Lake and Ontario Railroad and to projected changes on the Barge Canal. Account books are primarily oil accounts (1843-1916), but also include daybooks, letter books, mill, flour and meal accounts. Also, three blue bottles used for Hotchkiss essential oils, and medals (14 bronze, 4 silver) awarded to the company at various exhibitions and meetings from 1851 to 1900.  aAlso, business records, 1952-1982 and files of invoices, 1925-1961, for the company's national and international accounts.  aBox list.  aH. G. Hotchkiss Essential Oil Company Records, #673.   Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.10aHotchkiss, Hiram G.q(Hiram Gilbert),d1810-1897.10aHotckkiss, Hiram G.,cJr.10aHotchkiss, Leman.10aHotchkiss, L. B.q(Leman B.)10aHotchkiss, Calvin.20aTaft and Lee.20aDow & Cary.20aAuburn & Rochester Railroad. 0aBridgeszNew York (State) 0aCanalszNew York (State) 0aCommercezLondon. 0aCommercezMoscow. 0aCommercezParis. 0aCommercezRome. 0aEssences and essential oils. 0aExhibitions. 0aExhibitionsxAwards. 0aExport marketing. 0aExport sales contracts. 0aFlour. 0aGrainxMilling. 0aInland water transportation. 0aManufactures. 0aMarkets. 0aPeppermint industry. 0aPeppermint-oil. 0aRailroadszNew York (State) 0aReal propertyxIndiana. 0aReal propertyxMichigan. 0aReal property, Exchange of. 0aTrade routes. 0aTransportationxPlanning. 0aIndustrieszNew York (State)zBuffalo. 0aIndustrieszNew York (State)zLockport. 0aIndustrieszNew York (State)zLyons. 0aNiagara County, N.Y. 0aOneida County, N.Y. 0aOntario County, N.Y. 0aPhelps (N.Y.) 0aSeneca Falls (N.Y.) 0aWayne County, N.Y. 7aAccount books. 7aBroadsides. 7aDaybooks. 7aLetter books. 7aBusinessmen.  a20000110120000.0  s9554