Amos & Davis Iron Co. Ledger
Scope and Content
The Amos & Davis Iron Co. Ledger lists wood chopping jobs for Center Furnace for 1899/1900. The list includes: name of chopper, amount of wood and costs.
Dates
- Creation: 1889/1900
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
History of Amos & Davis Iron Co.
Amos & Davis Iron Co. was an iron producing company operating in Ironton (Lawrence county) at the end of 1890s. The company was managed by William C. Amos - one of Ironton's leading citizens and one of the pioneer iron men of the region. The last furnace work in which he was engaged for the Amos and Davis Iron Company was the management of Center Furnace.
Ironton Register, August 17, 1899
- CENTER FURNACE:
" After a long period of silence this furnace is to resume blast, and preparations have been already begun. Mrs. Lindsey Kelly has leased the property to the Amos & Davis Iron Co composed of W. C. Amos, H. L. Amos, L. D. Davis, Dr. O. Ellison, Dr. H. B. Justice and Wm. Laird, which is incorporated with a capital stock of $25,000. Of this concern H. L. Amos will be President and Superintendent and L. D. Davis, Secretary and Treasurer. The lease is for one year with the privilege of five, and the rental is one ton of pig iron for every 15 tons produced."
For more information check website http://lawrencecountyohio.com/families/a_e/amos.html
and the book The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol.I, Chapter V, Ohio University Library
Extent
0.3 cubic feet
Abstract
The Amos & David Iron Co. Ledger lists wood chopping jobs for Center Furnace for 1899/1900.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection is a single item.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Amos & Davis Iron Co. (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Amos & Davis Iron Co. Ledger
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Anna Gabritchidze
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
