Inventory of the Joseph Arthur Papers 1801-1814
A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2006.05
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
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Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Preferred Citation
Joseph Arthur Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 01/20/2006.
Biographical Note
Joseph Arthur was the owner of an iron forge in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Joseph Arthur
Scope and Contents
Letters mostly to Joseph Arthur, owner of an iron forge in Shenandoah County, Virginia, about his business and family life, from 1801-1814. Includes letters written by John Arthur, his brother. In 1820, there were 5 furnaces in operation in Shenandoah County, being Isabella Furnace, owned by Benjamin Blackford, Speedwell Forge, owned by James Sterret, Union Forge, owned by Joseph Arthur, Columbia Furnace, owned by John Arthur, and Pine Forge, owned by Benjamin Pennybacker. William Leeper, an employee of Joseph Arthur, is married to Benjamin Blackford's daughter.
Arrangement of Materials
Chronological
Related Material
Mss. MsV Ad132 Benjamin Pennybacker Daybook
Index Terms
- Arthur family.
- Correspondence
- Forging.
- Shenandoah County (Va.)--History.
- United States--Economic history