Manuscripts

Bond statement of John McConahay

Description: With letter by Dickinson & Shrewsbury to John McConahay, 1840 December 24.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1840 December 24
Call number: mssDS
Creator: Dickinson & Shrewsbury(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased by William Reese Company on behalf of The Huntington from Swann Galleries Sale 2517, Lot 204, September 2019.
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Bonds paid by John McConahay

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The Dickinson & Shrewsbury records contain personal and business correspondence related to Dickinson & Shrewsbury salt mine company, their business and legal records, and files related to the enslaved labor that the company used in their salt mines including the family of Booker T. Washington, who were enslaved by the Ruffner family. The correspondence series, 1799 to 1880, is mostly between prominent company members and family members. The business files series, 1801 to 1857, are made up of financial accounts for the company. The enslaved labor files, 1806 to 1863, contain a variety of documents related to the enslaved people the company "hired out" from other enslavers to work at the salt mines. Many of the documents of the collection are the result of the dissolution of the company and the many lawsuits that were brought about near the end of the company. The topic of the enslaved people the company used is present in each series. The records also relate to several other companies in the same region such as Joel Shrewsbury & Company, and Dickinsons & Shrewsbury. There are also two maps, 1838 and undated.

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Dickinson & Shrewsbury letter to Thomas H. Ellis

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With letter by Joel Shrewsbury to William Dickinson, 1855 February 1.

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Bond to pay for hiring of Wil by John D. Lewis

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Joel Shrewsbury letters to William Dickinson

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With letter by Joel Shrewsbury to Shrewsbury & Price, 1853 December 28.

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Bond to pay for hiring Benjamin, Done, Harry, Otey, John, and Jefferey

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Bond to pay for hiring Benjamin, Done, Harry, Otey, John, and Jefferey

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Bond statement of John McConahay

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