Bachman and Pusey Planing Mill Business Records
Scope and Contents
1 box
Dates
- 1853-1883
Creator
- Bachman and Pusey Planing Mill. (Organization)
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Biographical or Historical Information
John Baird Bachman and Joseph and Isaac Pusey began operating a planing mill in Columbia, Pa. in 1852. The sawmill produced flooring boards, doors, sashes, blinds, and other house carpentry materials. The lumber mill was initially located on Front Street and later relocated to the shores of the Susquehanna River near Columbia. The Pusey brothers sold their share in the company after 1862 and departed from Columbia. Not long afterwards, Bachman developed a partnership with George DeHuff and, thus, renamed the company the Bachman and DeHuff Planing Mill. The mill remained in operation until the latter part of the 19th century.
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Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Business correspondence, bills, receipts, invoices, notices, legal documents, price lists, inventories, account books (1870-1879), mill workers' time book (1879-1883) and ephemera. The bulk of the correspondence reflects the activities of the Bachman & Pusey Planing Mill in the years before and during the American Civil War.
Arrangement Note
Chronological.
Technical Access Requirements
This image may be used only for non-commercial educational purposes. Commercial publication requires permission and is subject to a fee. Contact Millersville University Archives, Millersville University, Millersville, PA 17551 (717) 872-3624 or special.collections@millersville.edu
Creator
- Bachman and Pusey Planing Mill. (Organization)
- Bachman, John Baird (Person)
- Pusey, Isaac (Person)
- Pusey, Joseph (Person)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository
9 North George Street
McNairy Library, PO Box 1002
Millersville University
Millersville 17551-302 US
717-871-7134
Special.Collections@millersville.edu