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Amoskeag Manufacturing Company

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Amoskeag Manufacturing Company; textile manufacturers; Manchester, N.H.; formed 1825 by Samuel Slater and others; inc., 1831; mills in Manchester, N.H.; corporate hdqtrs., Boston, Mass.; went bankrupt 1935 and assets taken taken over by holding company, Amoskeag Industries.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Amoskeag Manufacturing Company records

Collection Identifier: Mss:442 1831-1936 A525
Overview:

Cotton textile manufacturing firm, Manchester, N.H., incorporated in 1831. It operated the world's largest textile plant, but the firm also produced a variety of other products. The cotton mill was closed and the business liquidated in 1936.

Greenleaf and Hubbard business records

Collection Identifier: Mss:761 1850-1860 G814
Overview:

Records of a cotton commission firm of New Orleans, mainly correspondence with treasurers of New England cotton mills.

Lawrence Manufacturing Company records

Collection Identifier: Mss:422 1831-1926 L419
Overview:

Cotton manufacturing firm of Lowell, Mass., established in 1831 by proprietors of the other Lowell mills in connection with the Boston merchants Abbott and Amos Lawrence. The collection includes general account books, production records, sales records, payrolls, and letters.