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Lonsdale Company Records (MSS 9 SG 2)

Rhode Island Historical Society

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Providence, RI 02906
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Inventory

Series A. Administrative Records

Container Description Date
Volume 1 Records
Contents Note: Act to Incorporate; Agreements of Transfer; Minutes
 1834-1879
Volume 2 Record. Minutes.
 1876-1906
Box 1, Folder 1 Real Estate
Contents Note: Account of land purchased; income from property sold
 1834-1863
Volume 3 Real Estate
Contents Note: Record of transfer; shares and real estate
 1881-1920
Box 1, Folder 2 Real Estate
Contents Note: Bill of sale of Blackstone Manufacturing Company to Lonsdale Company.
 1924

Series B. General Accounts

Container Description Date
Volume 1 Journal. Lonsdale Water Power Company.
Contents Note: Entries are nearly identical to Series B, Volume 2
 1831-1834
Volume 2 Day Book. Lonsdale Water Power Company. Book A.
Contents Note: Includes pay records
 1831-1834
Volume 3 Day Book. Lonsdale Company. Book A.
 1836-1839
Volume 3A Construction Accounts of Building of Mill
 1831-1832
Volume 4 Day Book & Journal - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book A
 1834-1835
Volume 5 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book B- Datelined at Lonsdale, as are preceding volumes, until 13 May 1836 when the offices moved to Providence
 1835-1837
Volume 6 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book C
 1837-1839
Volume 7 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book D
 1839-1842
Volume 8 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book E
 1842-1845
Volume 9 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book F
 1845-1849
Volume 10 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book G
 1849-1855
Volume 11 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book H
 1855-1860
Volume 12 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book I
 1860-1865
Volume 13 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book K
 1865-1869
Volume 14 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book L
 1869-1872
Volume 15 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book M
 1872-1873
Volume 16 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book N
 1873-1875
Volume 17 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book O
 1875-1876
Volume 18 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book P
 1876-1878
Volume 19 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book Q
 1878-1880
Volume 20 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book R
 1880-1882
Volume 21 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book S
 1882-1883
Volume 22 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book T
 1883-1885
Volume 23 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book U
 1885-1886
Volume 24 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book V
 1886-1887
Volume 25 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book W
 1887-1888
Volume 26 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book X
 1888-1890
Volume 27 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book Y
 1890-1891
Volume 28 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book Z
 1891-1892
Volume 29 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book AA
 1892-1893
Volume 30 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book BB
 1893-1894
Volume 31 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book CC
 1894-1896
Volume 32 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book DD
 1896-1897
Volume 33 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book EE
 1897-1899
Volume 34 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book FF
 1899 Feb-1899 Dec
Volume 35 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book GG
 1899 Dec-1900
Volume 36 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book HH
 1900-1901
Volume 37 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book II
 1901-1902
Volume 38 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book JJ
 1902-1903
Volume 39 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book KK
 1903-1904
Volume 40 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book LL
 1904-1905
Volume 41 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book MM
 1905-1906
Volume 42 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book NN
 1906 May-1906 Dec
Volume 43 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book OO
 1906 Dec-1907
Volume 44 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book PP
 1907-1908
Volume 45 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book QQ
 1908 May-1908 Oct
Volume 46 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book RR
 1908-1909
Volume 47 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book SS
 1909-1910
Volume 48 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book TT
 1910 Feb-1910 Sep
Volume 49 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book UU
 1909 Sep-1911
Volume 50 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book VV
 1911 Apr-1911 Oct
Volume 51 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book WW
 1911-1912
Volume 52 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book XX
 1912 Apr-1912 Dec
Volume 53 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book YY
 1912-1913
Volume 54 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book ZZ
 1913-1914
Volume 55 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book 3A
 1914 Feb-1914 Sep
Volume 56 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book 3B
 1914-1915
Volume 57 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book 3C
 1915 Apr-1915 Dec
Volume 58 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book 3D
 1915-1916
Volume 59 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book 3E
 1916 Jul-1916 Dec
Volume 60 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book 3F
 1916-1917
Volume 61 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book 3G
 1917-1918
Volume 62 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book 3H
 1918 Apr-1918 Dec
Volume 63 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book
1841-1844
Volume 64 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book C
 1844-1849
Volume 65 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book D
 1849-1853
Volume 66 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
 1856-1858
Volume 67 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
 1861-1863
Volume 68 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
 1863-1866
Volume 69 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
 1866-1869
Volume 70 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
 1869-1871
Volume 71 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
 1871-1874
Volume 72 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
 1874-1877
Volume 73 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
 1880-1883
Volume 74 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
 1883-1886
Volume 75 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book
1886-1888
Volume 76 Journal. Lonsdale Mill #1
 1888-1898
Volume 77 Journal. Lonsdale Mill #1
 1898-1907
Volume 78 Journal. Lonsdale Mill #1
Contents Note: Book
1907-1918
Volume 79 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company #4
Contents Note: Book A
 1862-1873
Volume 80 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company #4
Contents Note: Book B
 1873-1887
Volume 81 Day Book & Journal-Lonsdale Company #4
Contents Note: Book C
 1888-1919
Volume 82 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Lonsdale Water Power Company. Balances were transferred to the "New Books of the Lonsdale Company," meaning the Day Book & Journal (see Series B, Volume 4)
 1831-1834
Volume 83 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book A
 1834-1838
Volume 84 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book B
 1838-1850
Volume 85 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book C
 1850-1867
Volume 86 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book D
 1867-1878
Volume 87 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book E
 1878-1886
Volume 88 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book F
 1886-1893
Volume 89 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book G
 1894-1901
Volume 90 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book H
 1902-1907
Volume 91 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book I
 1908-1911
Volume 92 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book J
 1912-1915
Volume 93 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book K
 1916-1918
Volume 94 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book P - includes worker's accounts with store, rent payments, etc.
 1873-1875
Volume 95 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book Q - includes worker's accounts with store, rent payments, etc.
 1875-1878
Volume 96 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book R - includes worker's accounts with store, rent payments, etc.
 1878-1882
Volume 97 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book S- includes worker's accounts with store, rent payments, etc.
 1883-1885
Volume 98 Ledger - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note: Book T - includes worker's accounts with store, rent payments, etc.
 1886-1892
Volume 99 Ledger - Lonsdale Mill #1
Contents Note: Book F
 1887-1897
Volume 100 Ledger - Lonsdale Mill #1
Contents Note: Book H
 1916-1918
Volume 101 Ledger- Miscellaneous (Factory Ledger)
Contents Note: Company store sales of sundries, also credits for families & individual labor
 1833-1840
Volume 102 Ledger - Miscellaneous (Lonsdale Mills, Book C)
 1856-1866
Volume 103 Ledger - Miscellaneous (Mill #4, Ledger A)
 1862-1919
Volume 104 Ledger - Miscellaneous (Lonsdale Mills, Book E)
 1877-1888
Volume 105 Cash Book - Lonsdale Water Power Company.
Contents Note: Book A
 1831-1837
Volume 106 Cash Book - Lonsdale Company
Contents Note:
1835-1856
Volume 107 Cash Book
 1883-1889
Volume 108 Cash Book
 1889-1901
Volume 109 Cash Book
Contents Note: Receipts
 1910-1916
Volume 110 Balance Book
Contents Note: Monthly Balances
 1879-1885
Volume 111 Balance Book
Contents Note: Monthly Balances
 1893-1899
Volume 112 Balance Book
Contents Note: Monthly Balances
 1900-1907
Volume 113 Balance Book
Contents Note: Monthly Balances
 1907-1913
Volume 114 Balance Book
Contents Note: Monthly Balances
 1914-1919
Box 1, Folder 3 Statements
Contents Note: Semi-Annual - compared with 1841
 1842
Box 1, Folder 4 Statements
Contents Note: Semi-Annual - includes Hope Company balance sheet, 31 Jul 1849
 1849
Box 1, Folder 5 Statements
Contents Note: Semi-Annual
 1851
Volume 115 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1834-1839
Volume 116 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1839
Volume 117 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1841
Volume 118 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1843
Volume 119 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1847
Volume 120 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1849
Volume 121 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1850
Volume 122 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1851
Volume 123 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1852
Volume 124 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1853
Volume 125 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1854
Volume 126 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1856
Volume 127 Statements
Contents Note: Annual- Trial Balance
 1857
Volume 128 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1857
Volume 129 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1858
Volume 130 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1859
Volume 131 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1860
Volume 132 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1861
Volume 133 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1872
Volume 134 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1882-1889
Volume 135 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1890-1896
Volume 136 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1897-1903
Volume 137 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1904-1910
Volume 138 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1911-1917
Volume 139 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1918, 1921
Volume 140 Statements
Contents Note: Annual
 1921-1944
Volume 141 Bills & Notes. Payable & Receivable
Contents Note: Lonsdale Water Power Co. & Lonsdale Co. notes; protests
 1832-1838
Box 1, Folder 6 Bills & Notes. Payable & Receivable
 1836-1861
Volume 142 Bills & Notes. Payable & Receivable
 1920-1923
Volume 143 Bills & Notes. Payable & Receivable
 1924-1927
Volume 144 Bills & Notes. Payable & Receivable
Contents Note:
1928-1931
Volume 145 Bills & Notes. Payable & Receivable
Contents Note: Index
 1928-1931

Series C. Production Records

Container Description Date
Volume 1 Time Book (includes production)
 1846-1848
Volume 2 Account of Spinning
Contents Note: Mule operators, names & production
 1846-1848
Volume 3 Invoice Book
Contents Note: Account of cotton, from whom purchased, transported on what vessel, under what master
 1836-1839
Volume 4 Account of Cotton
Contents Note: Record of cotton brought into the mills, including Hope Co.
 1859-1870
Volume 5 Manufacturing Costs
Contents Note: Account of expenses from the mill woodworking shop
 1855-1859
Box 2, Folder 1 Production Reports
Contents Note: Lonsdale & Ashton Mills.
 1836-1859
Box 2, Folder 2 Production Reports
Contents Note: Lonsdale & Ashton Mills
 1860-1869
Box 2, Folder 3 Production Reports
Contents Note: Lonsdale & Ashton Mills
 1870-1879
Box 2, Folder 4 Production Reports
Contents Note: Lonsdale & Ashton Mills.
 1880-1889
Box 2, Folder 5 Production Reports.
Contents Note: Lonsdale & Ashton Mills
 1890-1905
Box 6, Folder 1 Production Reports
Contents Note: Hope, Phenix, Ann & Hope Mills.
1850-1884
Box 6, Folder 2 Production Reports
Contents Note: Hope, Phenix, Ann & Hope Mills.
 1888-1916

Series D. Correspondence

Container Description Date
Volume 1 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Lonsdale Water Power Co. & Lonsdale Co.
 1832-1839
Volume 2 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book B
 1839-1843
Volume 3 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book C
 1843-1845
Volume 4 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book D
 1845-1848
Volume 5 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book E
 1848-1850
Volume 6 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book F
 1850-1851
Volume 7 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book G
 1851-1852
Volume 8 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book H
 1852-1853
Volume 9 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book I
 1853
Volume 10 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book J
 1853-1855
Volume 11 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book K
 1855-1856
Volume 12 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book L
 1856-1857
Volume 13 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book M
 1857-1858
Volume 14 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book N
 1858-1859
Volume 15 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book O
 1859
Volume 16 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book P
 1859-1860
Volume 17 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book Q
 1860-1861
Volume 18 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book R
 1861-1862
Volume 19 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book S
 1862-1863
Volume 20 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book T
 1863
Volume 21 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book U
 1863-1864
Volume 22 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book V
 1864-1865
Volume 23 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book W
 1865
Volume 24 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book X
 1865-1866
Volume 25 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book Y
 1866-1867
Volume 26 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book Z
 1867
Volume 27 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book AA
 1867-1868
Volume 28 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book BB
 1868-1869
Volume 29 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book CC
 1869
Volume 30 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book DD
 1869-1870
Volume 31 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book EE
 1870-1871
Volume 32 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book FF
 1871
Volume 33 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book GG
 1871-1872
Volume 34 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book HH
 1871, 1872
Volume 35 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book RR
 1877-1878
Volume 36 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book SS
 1878
Volume 37 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book TT
 1878-1879
Volume 39 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book UU
 1879
Volume 40 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book WW
 1880
Volume 41 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book XX
 1881
Volume 42 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book YY
 1881-1882
Volume 43 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book ZZ
 1882
Volume 44 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book #69
 1918
Volume 45 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book #70
 1918-1919
Volume 46 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book #71
 1919-1920
Volume 47 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book #72
 1920
Volume 48 Letter Copy Book
Contents Note: Book #73
 1920-1921
Box 1, Folder 7 Letters, incoming (to the company, re orders)
 1835-1880

Series E. Miscellaney

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 8 Accident Reports
Contents Note: All mills owned by Lonsdale Co. forms show worker's name, injury, nationality, race, age, job, & rate of pay
 1941
Box 1, Folder 9 Accident Reports
Contents Note: All mills owned by Lonsdale Co.
 1942
Box 1, Folder 10 Accident Reports
Contents Note: All mills owned by Lonsdale Co.
 1943
Box 1, Folder 11 Notice to Stockholders (Goddard Brothers)
 1934
Box 1, Folder 12 Tax Information
Contents Note: Unsorted
 1910-1932
Box 2, Folder 6 Bleachery Data Sheets for Office of Price Administration
 1946
Box 2, Folder 7 Office of Price Administration Price Fixes
Contents Note: Undated
Box 3 War Production Board Approved Applications.
Contents Note: For new machinery, equipment, etc.
 1942-1945
Box 4 Army-Navy Production Award
 1943
Folder 1 Contract Book
Contents Note: Additions to Ann & Hope Electric Power Station at Lonsdale
 1912