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Moshassuck Felt Mills Saylesville, R.I. Business records, 1888-1897 Size: .25 ft. Catalog number: MSS 6 sg 20 Processed by: Harold E. Kemble, Jr., September 1977 ©Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division |
Historical note:
The Moshassuck Felt Company had sales offices in Providence, Chicago and San Francisco. The mill was located at Saylesville, possible in Sayles Bleacheries Plant A. The company manufactured "Graduated Saddle Housing, Saddle Cloths, Gig Pads, Horse Boots, etc." The only clear names associated are those of C. L. Blanding, Superintendent (1888) and A. C. Robbins.
Scope and content:
These records apparently were generated by a Moshassuck Felt Mills business office at Saylesville. They deal with stock inventories, bills payable, collections, and include an undated price list. Dates are 1883-1897.
Provenance:
Gift of Sayles Finishing Plants 25 December 1971.
Inventory:
Item 1. Inventories Jun, Aug 1868, Feb 1889, n.d.
Item 2. Bills Payable Aug 1888 - May 1897
Item 3. Correspondence re: Collections Mar 1883 - May 1889
Subjects:
Blanding, C.
Business records - Rhode Island - Saylesville.
Sayles Finishing Plants.
Textile industry - Rhode Island - Saylesville.
Wool industry - Rhode Island - Saylesville.
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