The Winterthur Library

The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735

302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Hall, Pancoast, & Craven.

Title: Letters

Dates: 1875-1923, bulk 1876

Call No.: Col. 472

Acc. No.: 65x162

Quantity: 163 items

Location: 34 K 3

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

Hall, Pancoast, & Craven was a glass bottle and glass mold manufacturing company operating in Salem, New Jersey, in the 1870s. Judging by the amount of orders received in one month, it was a fairly large operation. Nothing is known about George Ferguson or why some of his papers were mixed with the papers of Hall, Pancoast & Craven.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection of business letters from December 1875-January 1876 addressed to the Hall, Pancoast, & Craven company documents customer business transactions. Most letters were written to place orders for bottles for bitters, varnish, soda, beer, oil, wine, shoe polish, horseradish, pickles, ketchup, etc. The company also sold molds and apparently owned a patent for imprinting letters into glass bottles and flasks. Some customers commented on the high quality of the bottles, while others pointed out billing errors, or discussed shipment methods or changes in products. While some items were shipped as far away as Maine, most went to Boston or New York retailers or to other glass manufacturers. One letter reveals that the company purchased coal from the A.O. & J.O. Deshong quarry in Ridley Creek, Pennsylvania. The coal was shipped by boat to the factory. Also included are several tax and funeral bills addressed to George Ferguson, 1890-1923.

ORGANIZATION

Arranged chronologically.

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

The materials are in English.

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.

PROVENANCE

Purchased from unknown source.

ACCESS POINTS

Topics:

Fernwood Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Business records - New Jersey - Salem.

Commercial correspondence.

Letterheads.

Glass manufacture.

Glass trade - New Jersey - Salem.

Invoices.

Bottles - Marks.

Bottle industry.

Letters - 19th century.

Funeral rites and ceremonies - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.

Additional author:

Ferguson, George.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Location: 34 K 3

Folder 1: Portfolio covers; on front cover is label: Hall Pancoast & Craven, Letters, January 1876

Folder 2: Letters, December 1875; acc. 75x162.145-.151

Folder 3: Letters, January 1-10, 1876; acc. 75x162.1-.48

Folder 4: Letters, January 11-15, 1876; acc. 75x162.49-.85

Folder 5: Letters, January 17-31, 1876; acc. 75x162.86-144

Folder 6: bills and other papers addressed to George Ferguson:

.152 Edward Galen, undertaker, Philadelphia, to George Ferguson, July 25, 1890, for walnut coffin and carriage;

.153 Edward Galen, funeral director, Philadelphia, to George Ferguson, December 28, 1892, for casket, pillow, 2 carriages;

.154 Fernwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, to George Ferguson, receipt for opening a grave, July 25, 1890;

.155 Voss Brothers, real estate and insurance, Philadelphia, to George Ferguson and Violet his wife, November 24, 1923, receipt for deposit on 2110 N. Orianna St.;

.156 Voss Brothers, real estate and insurance, Philadelphia, to George Ferguson and Violet his wife, November 24, 1923, receipt for ten shares Northeastern Bldg. Assn.;

.157 Fernwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, to George Ferguson, receipt for opening a grave for Alice Ferguson, January 25, 1895;

.158 Voss Brothers, real estate and insurance, Philadelphia, to George Ferguson, January 31, 1923, receipt for drivers license payment;

.159 D. A. Kappes, M.D., Philadelphia, to George Ferguson; receipt for payment for professional services, April 9, 1894;

.160 Voss Brothers, real estate and insurance, Philadelphia, to George Ferguson, February 9, 1924, receipt

.161 City of Philadelphia, to George Ferguson, August 28, 1923, receipt for personal taxes for 1923;

.162 Fernwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, to George Ferguson, receipt, May 19, 1895;

.163 City of Philadelphia, to George Ferguson, January 1, 1910, receipt for personal taxes for 1910

Index to Col. 472, acc. 75x162.1-.163 (the items in the collection are arranged chronologically)

Acker, Merrall & Condit .19

Almy, H. S., & Co. .115, .134

Armour(?), John .39

Armstrong, J. S. .81

Ayer, J. C. (Dr.), & Co. .18, .37

Baker Brothers & Co. .85

Baltimore Glass Works .85

Becker, E. .54

Berwind, White & Co. .22, .45

Bininger, A. M., & Co. .90

Bligh, Thomas .80

Bodine, Thomas & Co. .137

Boynton, W. W., & Co. .16, .27, .60, .69

Brown, B. F., & Co. .87

Buck, E. A., & Co. .77, .91, .101, .108, .114, .127, .144

Bufford's, J. H., Sons .1

Burgin & Sons .136

Carter, Dinsmore & Co. .26, .44, .72, .104

Churchman, F. A. .79

Churchman, F. A., & Co. .133

Clarke House .103

Clayton Glass Works .126, .129, .130-131

Cleeve, H. F. .61, .99

Comstock, Gove & Co. .111

Condit (of Acker, Merrall & Condit) .19

Conlon, John, & Co. .2

Cowdrey, E. T., & Co. .23

Crane & Company .12

Cunningham, Winthrop, & Sons .25, .147

Curran (of John F. Henry, Curran & Co.) .51, .100, .141, .148

Dat [illegible] .59, .88, .118, .123

Dean, Foster & Co. .3, .10, .31, .33, .38, .46, .48-49, .56-57, .64, .82, .92, .102, .106, .116, .125, .135, .139

Deshong, A. O. & J. O. (Jr.) .32, .40

Deshong, J. O. (Jr.) .32

Dilworth (of Gordon & Dilworth) .96

Dinsmore (of Carter, Dinsmore & Co.) .26, .44, .72, .104

Ehret, Geo. .20, .71, .93, .105

Erie City Iron Works .138

Evans, S. R. .86, .110

Ferguson, G. P. .157

Ferguson, George .152, .154, .158-162

Ferguson, George (Jr.) .163

Ferguson, George and Violet .155-156

Ferguson, George P. .153

Fernwood Cemetery .154, .157, .162

Flint, H. S. (Dr.), & Co. .11, .30, .66

Foster (of Dean, Foster & Co.) .3, .10, .31, .33, .38, .46, .48-49, .56-57, .64, .82, .92, .102, .106, .116, .125, .135, .139

Galen, Edward .152, .153

Gilman Brothers .14

Gilman, W. Biddle .29, .58

Gordon & Dilworth .96

Goundie, Geo. H. .142

Gove (of Comstock, Gove & Co.) .111

Groff, Benj. .122

H & Tilghman(?) .6

Hanscom (of Pfaff & Hanscom) .113

Hanscom, Wm. W. .4, .28, .63

Harding & Bro. .34

Harned, Ogle & Co. .36

Hathaway (of Vincent, Hathaway & Co.) .28

Hauthaway, C. L., & Sons .1

Hay & Co. .43

Hazard, E. C., & Co. .50, .107

Henry, John F., Curran & Co. .51, .100, .141, .148

Hobbs, Pope & Co. .145

Hoen, Henry, & Co. .85

Hollender & Co. .140

Horkheimer? .109

Humphrey, W. P. (Dr.) .75

Johnson, I. S., & Co. .76

Kappes, D. A. (M.D.) .159

Keasbey, Chas. A. .8

Kemp (of Lanman & Kemp) .53, .120

Kemp Building .53

Kenney, Wm. J. .24

Koons, Schwarz & Co. .35

Lanman & Kemp .53, .120

Lewis, W. K., & Brothers .15

Lyon Manufacturing Co. .7, .47, .70, .89, .98

Maynard & Noyes .9, .117, .146

McCall(?), A. P., & Co. .95

McKesson & Robbins .119, .121

Merrall (of Acker, Merrall & Condit) .19

Moore Brothers .126, .129-131

Morehouse, C. D. .103

Moss, George A. .73, .86

New York Staats-Zeitung Building .140

Niebuhr(?), Geo. H. .149

Noyes (of Maynard & Noyes) .9, .117, .146

Ogle (of Harned, Ogle & Co.) .36

Ovens, Geo. C., & Co. .17

The Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co. .68

Peppler, P. .83

Pfaff & Hanscom .113

Pfaff's Hotel .4

Philadelphia, City of .161, .163

Plummer, D. .55

Plummer, J. P. & D. .55

Pope (of Hobbs, Pope & Co.) .145

Rhoads, Joseph R. .112

Rhodes (of Warner, Rhodes & Co.) .41

Richards, J. D., & Sons .74

Robbins (of McKesson & Robbins) .119, .121

Robinson, A. B. .42

Rodney, T. P. .84

Sargent, J. A. .21

Schieffelin, Philip, & Co. .5

Schwarz (of Koons, Schwarz & Co.) .35

Seitz Bro's. .62

Selden, Geo. D. .138

Southwick, Geo. Wm. .5, .67

Stevens (of Walstrom & Stevens) .79

Summers, Chas. G., & Co. .150

Thomas (of Bodine, Thomas & Co.) .137

Tozier, John B. .151

Trimble (of Yarnall & Trimble) .52, .65, .78, .97

Union Oil Company .13

Vincent, Hathaway & Co. .28

Voss Brothers .155-156, .158j, .160

Walstrom & Stevens .79

Warner, Rhodes & Co. .41

Weidig & Yockel .143

West Jersey Rail Road Company .81

Western Union Telegraph Company .46, .50, .63, .83, .122

White (of Berwind, White & Co.) .22, .45

Whitney Bros. .124

Whitney Glassworks .124

Williams, J. D. & M. .94, .132

Williams, Mary E. .128

Williamstown Glass Works .137

Winslow Glass Works .43

Wirth, Jacob .20, .71, .93, .105

Yarnall & Trimble .52, .65, .78, .97

Yockel (of Weidig & Yockel) .143