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Description

The incorporation document for the Pepperell Manufacturing Company, Biddeford, in 1844. The company was incorporated by Josiah Calef, Samuel Batchelder, Rufus Nichols, Jonathan Pring, John Anderson, Parker McCobb, and Charles S. Daveis. It was authorized to purchase and hold real and personal estate worth one million dollars, and to undertake all means necessary for the manufacture of cotton textiles at Saco Falls in either Biddeford or Saco. This copy was created the same day as the Act was approved by the legislature and signed by then Maine Secretary of State Philip C. Johnson.

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About This Item

• Title: Incorporation of the Pepperell Manufacturing Company, Biddeford, 1844
• Creator: Pepperell Manufacturing Company
• Creation Date: 1844-02-16
• Subject Date: 1844-02-16
• Location: Biddeford, York County, ME
• Media: Ink on paper
• Dimensions: 32.5 cm x 20 cm
• Local Code: Safe documents
• Collection: Archival Collections
• Object Type: Text

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Industries--Maine--Biddeford
• Pepperell Manufacturing Company--Records and correspondence
• Certificates of incorporation--Maine--Biddeford
• Textile industry--Maine--Biddeford

People

• Anderson, John
• Batchelder, Samuel
• Calef, Josiah
• Dana, John W.
• Daveis, Charles S.
• Dunn, David
• Johnson, Philip C.
• McCobb, Parker
• Nichols, Rufus
• Pring, Jonathan

Other Keywords

• business documents

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For more information about this item, contact:

McArthur Public Library
PO Box 346, Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 284-4181
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