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Size | 130 items |
Abstract | The Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Company was incorporated in 1879 and organized in 1880 to mine iron ore found about one mile north of the University of North Carolina. At the time of the company's organization, there were five stockholders: William J. Askew, Preston L. Bridgers, R.R. Bridgers, Robert F. Hoke, and William S. Primrose. Robert Hoke was elected chair of the company and William Primrose was elected secretary. Mining began in November 1880 and appears to have continued into the 1890s. By 1892, however, the mine seems to have closed. The collection is chiefly payroll ledgers, 1880-1882, receipts, and deeds for the land on which the mine was located. Also included are the bylaws of the company, the minutes of a stockholders' meeting in 1880, and a few business letters from the 1880s and early 1890s. The receipts include tax receipts, 1875 and 1885-1917; railroad freight receipts, 1882; and assorted other receipts. Items dated prior to the establishment of the company are deeds and indentures. |
Creator | Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Company. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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The Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Company was incorporated in 1879 and organized in 1880 to mine iron ore found about one mile north of the University of North Carolina. At the time of the company's organization, there were five stockholders: William J. Askew, Preston L. Bridgers, R.R. Bridgers, Robert F. Hoke, and William S. Primrose. Robert Hoke was elected chain of the company and William Primrose was elected secretary. Mining began in November 1880 and appears to have continued into the 1890s. By 1892, however, the Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Company mine seems to have been closed.
Back to TopThe collection contains the records of the Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Company, chiefly payroll ledgers, 1880-1882, receipts, and deeds for the land on which the mine was located. Also included are the bylaws of the company, the minutes of a stockholders' meeting in 1880, and a few business letters from the 1880s and early 1890s. The receipts include tax receipts, 1875 and 1885-1917; railroad freight receipts, 1882; and assorted other receipts. Items dated prior to the establishment of the company are deeds and indentures.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Correspondence, 1881-1893All of the correspondence is about business affairs. Four of the letters, March-April 1881, are from R.R. Bridgers to William S. Primrose, and relate to a certificate of stock for Bridger;s wife and a misunderstanding about fifty dollars owed to Primrose. |
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Folder 2 |
Receipts and miscellaneous ledgers, 1875-1917 |
Folder 3 |
Minutes of stockholders meetings and by-laws, 1879-1880 |
Folder 4 |
Deeds, 1829-1888 |
Folder 5 |
Volume 1: Payroll ledger, 1880-1881 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4201/1 |
Payroll ledgers and deeds |