John Bancroft, Jr., letter to his son, Joseph Bancroft
Content Description
John Bancroft (1750-1833) was a chair manufacturer and timber merchant in Lancashire, England and progenitor of the Bancroft family in Delaware and Philadelphia, having emigrated to America in 1822. His son, John Jr. (1774-1852), was apprenticed in his father's business and established a woolen mill near Brandywine Bridge in Wilmington, Delaware with his sons, John (1802-1882) and Samuel (1804-1891). The third son, Joseph (1803-1874), remained in England to complete his apprenticeship at his uncle John Bright's cotton mill in Rochdale, England, but joined the family in Wilmington in 1824. Included is one autoraphed letter written by John Bancroft, Jr., from Brandywine, Delaware, to his son, Joseph Bancroft, at John Bright's cotton mill in Rochdale, England, delivered by Liverpool Ship Letter transit in 1823.
Dates
- Creation: 1823
Creator
- Bancroft, John, 1774-1852 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 item (4 pages)
Abstract
One autographed letter written by John Bancroft, Jr., from Brandywine, Delaware, to his son, Joseph Bancroft, at John Bright's cotton mill in Rochdale, England, delivered by Liverpool Ship Letter transit in 1823.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Carl M. Volz, November 2012.
Condition Description
Fragile, placed in mylar sleeve
Shelving Summary
Box 8, F0189: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, June 2015.
Subject
- Bancroft, Joseph, 1803-1874 (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for John Bancroft, Jr., letter to his son, Joseph Bancroft
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2015 February 18
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository