| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | William Robertson & Sons |
| Title: | William Robertson & Sons Records |
| Dates: | 1810-1849 |
| Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (1 container and 3 oversize volumes) |
| Abstract: | William Robertson & Sons was a wool-carding and weaving business in Utica, Ohio, started by William Robertson (1786-1840) and continued by his sons after his death. Salathiel Chapman, of Simsbury, Connecticut, was a relative. The collection consists of ledgers and a daybook relating to the operation of the family business (1831-1833, 1838-1840, 1845-1849), and one account book of Salathiel Chapman (1810-1812). |
| MS Number | MS 3488 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The William Robertson & Sons Records, 1810-1849, consist of ledgers and a daybook relating to the operation of the family business (1831-1833, 1838-1840, 1845-1849), and one account book of Salathiel Chapman (1810-1812).
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of business, entrepreneurship, wool carding, and mill management in Utica, Ohio, in the nineteenth century and women's history in the early nineteenth century.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3488 William Robertson & Sons Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
William Robertson & Sons Records 1810-1849 |
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| Box | Volume | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Ledger, William Robertson & Sons 1831-1833 | |||||||||
| 1 | Day book, William Robertson & Sons 1831-1833 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Ledger, William Robertson & Sons 1839 | |||||||||
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| 3 | Ledger, William Robertson & Sons ca. 1845-1849 | ||||||||||
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| 4 | Ledger, A. E. Taylor Commercial in Store, Utica, Ohio 1838-1840 | ||||||||||
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| 5 | Ledger, Salathiel Chapman, Simsbury, Connecticut 1810-1812 | ||||||||||