Joseph Arthur Papers
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1801-1814
Creator
- Arthur, Joseph (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
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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.
Biographical Information:
Extent
0.01 Linear Foot
Arrangement of Materials:
Chronological
Acquisition Information:
Purchase 2006
Physical Description
19 items.
General
Other Information:
Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00115.frame
Subject
- Arthur family (Family)
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Joseph Arthur Papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
- Date
- 2007-06-07
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository