[Letters and telegrams addressed to R. M. Atwater & Sons].

Title: 
[Letters and telegrams addressed to R. M. Atwater & Sons].

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Author/Artist: 
R. M. Atwater & Sons
Description: 
38 items : ink on paper ; 10 x 21 - 23 x 29 cm
Format of Material: 
Documents
Subjects: 
Jenkins, Reuben.
Atwater, Edward Weaver.
Totten, Robert D.
Cooke, James N.
Loeb, James.
Benjamin, George H.
Kay, James I.
Huntley, Byron E.
Johnson, George A.
Iron and Steel Institute.
Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
Kearns-Gorsuch Glass Co.
Johnston Harvester Co.
Portsmouth Fire Brick Co.
Jenkins & Reynolds Co.
Refractory materials Ohio 19th century.
Furnaces Glass melting Pennsylvania 19th century.
Furnaces Glass melting Ohio 19th century.
Glass working machinery Pennsylvania 19th century.
Patents United States 19th century.
Glass industry and trade Pennsylvania 19th century. YKM
Glass industry and trade Ohio 19th century. YKM
Bottles Ohio 19th century.
Documents. YKM
Bib ID: 
142662
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Location: 
Secured Stacks - Documents
Call Number: 
142662
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Notes: 
Document 25:10.
In digitization queue as of September 30, 2015.
Some letters have ink bleeding and staining.
Contents: 
Letters addressed to C. G. Atwater from Iron and Steel Institute, London, England dated June 3 and July 7, 1893, concerning purchase of copy of the Special American Volume of the Institute. (Written by Bennett H. Brough, Secretary). --
Letter from Jenkins & Reynolds Co. dated March 6, 1893, concerning forwarding of their inquiry to Portsmouth Fire Brick Co. (Successor to Reuben Jenkins, high-grade fire brick and fire clay). --
Letter from George A. Johnson dated June 8, 1892, concerning book purchase. --
Letter from Byron E. Huntley, dated August 8, 1891. (Huntley was president of Johnston Harvester Co., Batavia, New York, which had a European office in London. Letter written on stationery of South Place Hotel). --
Telegram from Edward Weaver Atwater addressed to R. M. Atwater, dated July 6, 1892. --
Letter from Johnston Harvester Co. dated August 15, 1892, concerning check for $1000.00. (Letter written by E. W. Atwater, Richard Atwater's brother, who was treasurer of the firm. Letterhead illustrates factory buildings and lists Byron E. Huntley as president). --
Letters from Kay, Totten & Cooke dated June 16, 1892 - June 15, 1893, concerning applications for patents for glass furnaces and for method and apparatus for compounding glass batch. (Solicitors of patents; letterhead lists James I. Kay, Robert D. Totten, and James N. Cooke). --
Letter from Kuhn, Loeb & Co. dated September 7, 1892, concerning announcement of Ethelwyn Atwater's engagement and Mayer & Mueller, booksellers. (Written by James Loeb). --
Letter from Kearns-Gorsuch Glass Co. dated October 8, 1892, requesting information about erection of tank furnaces for making green glass for bottles. (Manufacturers of flint, green & amber bottles, fruit jars, pickle jars, flasks, ect. Includes Atwater's notes for reply). Letters from Kuhn, Loeb & Co. dated March 24 - August 17, 1892, concerning transfer of funds to Atwater's family in Germany. (Includes telegram dated July 11, 1892. Includes 6 duplicate commercial drafts, J. Dreyfus & Co., Berlin, and 7 receipts for checks sent by Atwater to Kuhn, Loeb & Co.).