William Smith Papers

Collection Number: 6948

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
William Smith Papers
Collection Number:
6948
Creator:
Smith, William
Quantity:
0 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Receipts (Acknowledgments), papers.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes papers, mainly bills, to estate of William Smith for labor, tending [saw] mill, etc., 1789-1800; receipts to John Smith & Peter T. Smith, 1801-1818; and an agreement, 1809, of Robert Karson, James Tatterson and John Smith, that Tatterson, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, build a roving billy, spinning jenny, and reel for Smith's mill in Hightstown, New Jersey. Also two records of dyewood and chemical purchases by Smith & Cook from Smith & Ackerman.
Language:
Collection material in English


COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes papers, mainly bills, to estate of William Smith for labor, tending [saw] mill, etc., 1789-1800; receipts to John Smith & Peter T. Smith, 1801-1818; and an agreement, 1809, of Robert Karson, James Tatterson and John Smith, that Tatterson, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, build a roving billy, spinning jenny, and reel for Smith's mill in Hightstown, New Jersey. Also two records of dyewood and chemical purchases by Smith & Cook from Smith & Ackerman.

PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Karson, Robert.
Smith, John.
Smith, Peter T.
Smith, William
Tatterson, James.
Smith & Ackerman.
Smith & Cook.

Subjects:
Claims against decedents' estates
Contracts
Estate planning

Geographic Subjects:
Hightstown (N.J.)
Lancaster (Pa.)

Form and Genre Terms:
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Papers


INFORMATION FOR USERS

Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
William Smith Papers #6948. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Box 1 Folder 1