The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont
5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur,
Delaware 19735
Telephone: 302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Bacon, John H. (John
Hudson), 1811-1899.
Title: Papers
Dates: 1865-1866
Call No.: Col. 8
Acc. No.: 83x32
Quantity: 231 items
Location: 34 K 2
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
John H. Bacon's letterhead indicates he was a “manufacturer
of felting, wool and cotton wadding” in Winchester, Massachusetts. Bacon (1811-1899) was the son of Robert and
Mary Crocker Bacon. Robert Bacon was a
hat maker in Boston, as was John’s brother Thomas Crocker Bacon (1806-1883). John Bacon married Sarah Ann Tirrell
(1807-1900), and they had several children, including sons Alonzo and
Edward. Bacon's obituary refers to him
as a hat manufacturer, although census records record him as being a felting
manufacturer.
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
Almost exclusively business letters, including orders,
complaints, bills, payments, inquiries, and the like, from November 1865-March
1866, mostly for felt and wadding.
Machinery is discussed in some letters. Includes a few pieces of legal correspondence
and personal letters. An item of
particular note: a letter from Bacon's son Alonzo, dated 26 November [1865?],
asking him to "present me with your gold fob seal that you used to wear
when I first gave evidence that I was a nuisance .... You in days when you went
wooing, wore it with most admirable success." Also includes recipes for ink and for washing
wool, and some business cards. Some items
are addressed to Edward T. Bacon, who worked with his father.
ORGANIZATION
The items are in chronological order.
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from Harold R. Nestler.
ACCESS POINTS
People:
Bacon, Edward T., 1837-
Bacon, Thomas Crocker, 1806-1883.
Topics:
Felting.
Wool industry - Massachusetts - Winchester.
Cotton manufacture - Massachusetts - Winchester.
Commercial correspondence.
Letters.
Orders.
Business cards.
Bills (financial).
Announcements.
Recipes.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 34 K 2
Folder 1: Papers, November 1865 (acc. 83x32.1-.34)
.2 is a list
of “notes to be paid this month,” but no names are given. It is on letterhead stationery of John H.
Bacon, Felting, Wool and Cotton Wadding Manufactory.
Folder 2: Papers, December 1865 (acc. 83x32.35-.94)
Folder 3: Papers, January 1866 (acc. 83x32.95-.160)
.96
lists credits and new notes, but no names.
.98
is recipes: to wash wool &c; to making ink, and indelible ink.
.158
is about notes due, but no names are given.
Folder 4: Papers, February 1866 (acc. 83x32.161-.196)
Folder 5: Papers, March 1866 and undated (acc. 83x32.197-.230)
.227
is a note about an order.
Name index to
Col. 8:
Note: since
John H. Hudson is mentioned on many of the items, his name was not indexed. Many of the names were difficult to read.
Adams Express Company (Worcester, Mass.) .87
A.H. Franciscus Co. .51
Allison, Thomas
.139
Alvord, J. R. (West Winsted, Conn.) .143
American Waterproof Cloth Co. (Bridgeport) .142
Armington[?], Gardiner & Drake (Providence) .20
Aries (steamer) .140
Arnold, William (Charlestown) .44
A.T. Lewis & Co. (Baltimore) .19, .89a-b, .111, .157
Bacon .9
[Boston; brother of John H.;
possibly the Thomas Crocker Bacon of T.C. Bacon & Co.]
Bacon, Alonzo
.22
[son
of John H. Bacon]
Bacon, E. T. - see
Edward T. Bacon
Bacon, Edward
T. .53, .119, .131, .133, .135, .138, .139,
.161, .163, .168, .175, .178, .184, .187, .192
[son of John H. Bacon;
involved in his father’s business]
Bacon, T. C. (Thomas Crocker) .140
[see also T.C. Bacon & Co.]
Bartlett, S. P.
.95
Beardsley & Alvord (West Winsted, Conn.) .143, .165
Beardsley, E. (West Winsted, Conn.) .143
Bent & Bush
.60
Bigelow
.13
Bigelow, George N. (Boston) .17
Bogardus
.224
Boston & Maine Rail Road .95, .192
Boston & Providence Railroad Corp. .8, .83
Bouvier, John V.
.203
Bowker, L. D.
.103
Bowker, Torrey & Co. (Boston) .103
Brackett, I. Lewis
.26
Bradley, F. S.
.193
Braman Dow & Co. .7
Brigden[?], Leonard .87
Brooklyn Brass and Copper Co. .15, .76, .228
Brooks, P. C., Jr. .191
Brooks, Shepherd (Boston) .191
Buel, C. M. (New York City) .127
Burwell, Elias (Bristol, Conn.) .9
Bustin, William
.64, .169, .208, .225
Campbell, J. C. (Hillsboro) .212
Carroll & Kiernan (New York City) .216
Charles C. Priest & Co. (Boston) .210 (circular letter)
Chevalier, John D. (New York) .147
C. Howard & Co. .97
C.J. Delahanty & Co. (Fitchburg, Mass.) .33, .45, .54, .71
Clapp .79
Clark .13
Clarke, Henry W.
.162
Cobb, F. W.
.114
Cobb, T. W.
.61
Collamore, Horace
.116
Commercial National Bank (Cincinnati) .104
Concord, Manchester & Lawrence Railroad
(Concord, N.H.) .117
Cook & Aldrich
.29
Cook, E. S. (West Fairlee) .13
Cooper .5,
.10
Cooper, Henry E. (Boston) .30, .66
Cropsley, Thomas (Bridgeport) .142, .194, .213
C.T. Candee & Co. (New Haven) .155, .193
Cunningham, David W. .101-.102 (2 pages of same letter), .134
D. (Mr.)
.138
Davis & Furber (North Andover, Mass.) .11
Davol, John (New York City) .15, .76
Day, Griswold & Co. (New York City) .154
Dawes, Thomas (No. Adams) .192
Dawson, Warren & Hyde .97
Denny, Clarence H.
.100
Denny, Rice & Co. .100
Dickenson
.159
Dickerman, Moses W. .117
Drake & Leman (Boston) .47, .66, .125
Duffy, M.
.1
Eagle Works (Harrisburg, Pa.) .106, .144
Earle, Edward (Worcester, Mass.) .27, .85
E.G.[?] Everett & Green[?] .86
Emerson, Loring
.95
Empire Knife Company (West Winsted, Conn.) .143
Entwistle, James
.222
E. Peck & Son (New Haven, Conn.) .107
Falls City Bank (Louisville, Ky.) .104
Fanning, Robert C. (Boston) .68b, .176, .204
Fessenden & Co.
.39
First National Bank (Cincinnati) .104
Fisher & Bird
.229
Foulker, Geo. (Philadelphia) .126, .140, .189
Frey T. (Boston)
.14
G. & S. Owen & Co. .46
Geo. Wm. Bond & Co. (Boston) .26
Gibson, Charles D. .131, .133, .135, .159, .168, .175, .178,
.184, .187
Gilbert
.124, .196
Griswold, Seymour & Co. (New York City) .154 (trade card)
Griswold, Wa[damaged] .154
H. Harris & Co. .1
Harman .189
Harris[??], R. (Fairhaven, Vermont) .201
Hartwell Richards & Co. .42
Hatch, James
.95
Hatch, Sewell[?]
.95
Hawkes, George F. (New York City) .3, .6, .108, .137
Herrick
.119
Hickok, W. O. (Harrisburg, Pa.) .106, .144
Hill, H. A.
.162
Hirsh & Fuld (New York City) .153 (trade card), .164, .181
Hodgdon, M. A. (North Weare) .31, .52, .69
Holbrook
.161
Horace McMurtrie & Co. (Boston) .162
Howe & Bouvier
.203, .205, .219
Howe, Lindsay I.
.203
Howe’s Premium Standard Scales – see Howe’s Scale & Safe Warehouse
Howe’s Scale & Safe Warehouse (New York
City) .203
Howland .190
Howland, Andrew M.
.99
Hutchinson, John G. (Reading) .95, .163
Iredale & Entwistle (Burrville, Conn.) .222
Jackson Company (Nashua, N.H.) .120, .141, .149, .172, .183, .185
James Morrison
& Co. (New York City) .8, .57,
.77, .80, .83, .94, .122, .132, .146, .156, .171, .217
J.C. Morse & Co. .91
Johnson, Deacon[?]
.95
Johnson, John
.119
[deputy
tax collector]
J.W. Mason & Co. .41
Kakos, Edward
.43
Kimberley, E. E.
.152
Kimberley, G. C.
.152
Kitson, R. (Lowell) .40
L. Coleman & Co. .207, .209
Lewiston Mills (Boston) .40
Littlefield, Thomas D. (Wells) .123
Livermore, Morse & Co. .99, .100
Lord & Taylor (New York City) .12, .74, .145, .174, .199
Luce, Matthew
.99, .100
Luck[?], Asa
.95
Manchester Works
.40
Manning, Francis C. .99
Manning, Howland & Luce (Boston) .99
Matthewman[?], C.
.155
McFerran & Menefee (Cincinnati) .104
McMurtrie, H. (Boston) .151, .162
Metallic Car Spring Company (New York)
.139, .159, .168, .175, .184, .187
Morrison, Edward A. (New York City) .35, .109, .129, .188
Morse, Denny & Co. (Boston) .100
Morse, Sterne
.100
National Manufacturing Company (New York City) .118
National Spring Company (New York City) .131, .133, .135, .138, .175, .178, .184
N.D. Whitney & Co. (Boston) .23, .55, .90, .113
Newcomb, G. F.
.152
Northern Bank (Louisville, Ky.) .104
Old Slate & Co. .18
Palmer, Courtlandt
.159
Planters’ National Bank (Louisville, Ky.) .104
Platt, A. C. (Bristol, Conn.) .9, .24
Pratt, Sumner (Worcester, Mass.) .101
Queston, G. M.
.117
[surname
possibly McQueston]
Richardson, H. (Providence) .37, .226
Russell & Erwin Mfg. (New Britain) .4, .68a, .72, .93
Sackett Davis & Co. (Providence) .36, .59
Saunders, B. (Nashua, N.H.) .120, .141, .149, .172, .183, .185
Sawyer, Wallace & Co. (New York City) .104
Schwarzkopf & Jack[?] (Newark, N.J.) .75, .81
Second National Bank .193
Seymour, Daniel F.
.154
S.F. Summers & Co. .58
Sharp, Geo. (Philadelphia) .128
Shattuck, George (South Malden) .173
Shed, Joseph G.
.100
Shellan[?] & Cheever (Boston) .195
Shumway, T. P. (Boston) .16, .56, .88
Slocum, Wm. H. (Boston) .67, .124, .196
Smith (Mr.)
.224
Smith, Francis H. (New York City) .5, .10, .84, .179, .186, .197, .214, .215,
.218
Smith, Kimberly & Co. (New Haven, Conn.) .152, .177
Smith, S. L.
.152
Somerby, G. A.
.18, .161
Spadone, A.
.97
Stanley
.150, .182
Stanley Works (New Britain, Conn.) .49
Stoddard & Lincoln (Northampton) .82, .112
Stone, Jos.
.95
Strong[?], W.
.140
Sumner & Pratt
.73
Symington, I.
.84, .179, .186, .215
Talbert[?], Augustus (New York City) .148
Talcott, James (New York City) .105, .190
T.C. B & Co.
– see T.C. Bacon &
Co.
T.C. Bacon & Co. .28, .34, .48, .50, .62, .63, .70, .78,
.115, .130, .160, .166, .207-.209, .230
Tiffany, James (Providence) .167, .198
Tingley Brothers & Co. (Providence, R.I.) .223
T.K. Earle & Co. (Worcester, Mass.) .27, .85, .87
Toshach, William (New York City) .118
Towne & Co.
.58
Townsend & Hyatt (New York City) .139
Townsend, John
.95
Trescott, John G. (Providence) .36, .59
Tyne, L. B. (Lowell) .32
Union Mills . (Fitchburg, Mass.) .33, .45, .54, .71
United States Internal Revenue, Assistant Assessor’s
Office .116
Vanderbilt, John V. (Philadelphia) .110
Vose, Richard (New York City) .53, .138, .159
Ward, George L.
.40
Warren & Spadone (New York City) .97
Warren, D. T.
.97
Waterbury Brass Co. (Waterbury, Conn.) .120, .136
Welch, Archibald H.
.154
Wharton, C. H.[?] (West Cambridge) .202
Wheeler, William
A. (New York City) .21, .92, .170,
.179, .197, .200, .206, .211, .214, .215, .218, .220, .221, .224
Whiting, Young & Co. .65, .180
Whitman, Henry A.
.154
Whitney & Rice (No. Attleboro) .150, .182
Wilcox Battell & Co. .38
Woodruff, L.
.4, .68a, .72
Woodruff, M. J.
.93
Wright, F. C.
.74, .199
Young .205
[surname illegible], A. .121
[surname illegible], Edward L. .25
[illegible]yman, Marshall .95