Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Organization
Biography
Pepperell Manufacturing Company was a cotton textile mill which operated at the Saco River falls in Biddeford for 100 years from 1849-1949. The company was named after Sir William Pepperell, a Maine soldier and merchant. Pepperell made sheeting and blankets many of which were shipped to Asian countries. Pepperell still exists today in some form due to mergers.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Pepperell Manufacturing Company agent's notebooks
Collection Identifier: Mss:442 1911-1926 P424Content Description:
Collections consists of three agent notebooks and various business cards.
Pepperell Manufacturing Company records
Collection Identifier: Mss:442 1741-1928Scope and Contents:
An extensive run of the textile firm's records (1850-1932), including minutes, general accounts, production records, and correspondence; letters of William Dwight, Edward W. Codman, George Dexter, Philip Y. De Normandie, William Amory, and Walter H. Bradley, treasurers; and William P. Haines, Henry S. Howe, Robert McArthur, and E. L. Morrill, agents. Includes subsidiary collections for Saco Water Power Co. (1741-1911; copies of deeds only before 1839; letters of W. S. Dennett, agent);...