Nesmith, R. D. and Company Records, 1845-1851
Collection Number: 6844
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
R. D. Nesmith and Company Records, 1845-1851
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6844
Abstract:
Records include account book of goods delivered, raw materials & dyestuffs; also goods
sent elsewhere for finishing, 1845-1849; payroll & manufacturing accounts, few dye
receipts, 1845- 1851; a work and time book, 1845-48; weave room time book, 1851-1852;
weaving records, per employee, 1849-1850.
Creator:
R. D. Nesmith and Company
Quanitities:
0.25 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
R.D. Nesmith Co., South Berwick, ME. Woolen mill. Company originally known as Nesmith
& Tatterson and was a partnership between R.D. Nesmith and John Tatterson.
Includes account book of Nesmith & Tatterson, 1845-1849, listing goods delivered,
including raw materials and dyestuffs, as well as goods sent elsewhere for finishing.
Also includes ledger, 1845-1851, of payroll and manufacturing accounts; a work and
time book, 1845-1848; a weave room time book, 1851-1852, listing workers' names; and
weaving records, 1849-1850, listing workers' names, number of pieces, weight, and
number of yards.
Custodial History
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Edward Morrill & Son, Inc.
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Edward Morrill & Son, Inc.
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Procedures for Document Use.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
R. D. Nesmith and Company Records #6844. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Farrington, Isaac.
Nesmith, R. D.
Tatterson, John.
Globe Steam Mills.
Great Works Manufacturing Company.
Nesmith & Tatterson.
R. D. Nesmith and Company
Subjects:
Business records
Industries
Payrolls
Textile factories
Textile industry
Textile machinery
Textile workers
Wages
Women employees
Women textile workers
Woolen and worsted manufacture
Financial records
Labor records
Wool technology-- General
South Berwick (Me.)
CONTAINER LIST
|
Container
|
Description
|
Date
|
|
| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Goods delivered/Bailing book - June 26, 1845-Mar. 27, 1849
|
1845-1849 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Payroll and Manufacturing Accounts
|
1845-1851 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Work and Time Book - Nov. 17, 1845-Aug. 1848
|
1845-1848 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Weaving Records - Mar. 6, 1849-Dec. 31, 1850
|
1849-1850 |