American Dredging Company incoming correspondence, 1870-1881

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Summary

Title:
American Dredging Company incoming correspondence
Dates:
1870-1881
Creators:
American Dredging Company
Abstract:
The incoming correspondence of the American Dredging Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Extent:
140 letters in 1 box
Language:
The records are in English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], American Dredging Company incoming correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This incoming correspondence deals mostly with the company's work on the Dutch Gap on the James River Improvement Project in Virginia, their work with the U.S. Engineer's Office on the Philadelphia Navy Yard at League Island, and their work with the Coosaw Mining Company in Charleston, South Carolina. The correspondence also deals with several other projects. Most of the correspondence is written to Somers and Colton. Correspondents include: William P. Craighill, William Ludlow, Franklin C. Prindle, Robert Ransom, Andrew Adger, David Lopez, Benjamin Maillefert, and Grantham Israel Taggart, Sr. (list is not exhaustive). The correspondence had previously been bound together (now separated). There is some water damage to the letters; some letters are stuck together. Fragile condition.

Biographical / historical:

The American Dredging Company was originally incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1867. John Somers was the president and Franklin B. Colton was the treasurer. It is one of the most famous dredging companies in American history. After operating independently for over 125 years, it was purchased by Weeks Marine in 1993.

Acquisition information:
The collection was purchased from Michael Brown in June 2014.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Brooke M. Black.
Date Prepared:
© 2014
Date Encoded:
Maching readable finding aid encoded by Brooke M. Black in August 2014 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], American Dredging Company incoming correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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