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Size | 35 items |
Abstract | Aaron Davis (1819-1903), of Newark, N.J., was a harness and patent medicine manufacturer and an inventor. The collection includes miscellaneous papers of Davis, including two notebooks of recipes for rubberized coatings and varnishes for harnesses. Also included are other business papers; ten Essex County, N.J., deeds, 1806-1862; and data on members of the Davis family and March family. |
Creator | Davis, Aaron, 1819-1903. |
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 2010
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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Aaron Davis (1819-1903), of Newark, N.J., was a grandson of Joseph Davis of Bloomfield, N.J. He was a successful manufacturer of rubber goods, harnesses, and saddlery hardware. He held patents for enamelling wood and other solid material with hard rubber and gutta percha. In 1866 he patented "The Great Western Remedy," a universal pain reliever. He married Sarah Murch, who was born in England, in 1820.
Back to TopThe collection includes miscellaneous papers of Aaron Davis, including two notebooks of recipes for rubberized coatings and varnishes for harnesses. Also included are other business papers; ten Essex County, N.J., deeds, 1806-1862; and data on members of the Davis and March families.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Papers, 1832 and 1850-1880 |
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Folder 2 |
New Jersey deeds, 1806-1862 |
Folder 3 |
Family records, 1782-1923 |
Folder 4 |
Volume 1: Notebook, 1851-1852 |
Volume 2: Notebook, 1874-1892 |