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S. Slater & Sons

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dike family business records

Collection Identifier: Mss:1 1804-1881 D536
Overview:

Ledgers, daybooks, and bills of a Thompson, Connecticut, farming family.

Slater family business records

Collection Identifier: Mss:442 1793-1926 S631
Overview:

Samuel Slater (1768-1835) and his partners established the first cotton mill in the United States in 1791 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Later, Samuel Slater, his brother, and their children established a series of cotton and woolen mills in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The collection includes general accounting records, production records, and letters representing Slater family interests, mainly in textile manufacturing.