John H. (John Hudson) papers
Scope and Contents
Almost exclusively business letters, including orders, complaints, bills, payments, inquiries, and the like, from November 1865-March 1866, mostly for felt and wadding. Machinery is discussed in some letters. Includes a few pieces of legal correspondence and personal letters. An item of particular note: a letter from Bacon's son Alonzo, dated 26 November [1865?], asking him to "present me with your gold fob seal that you used to wear when I first gave evidence that I was a nuisance .... You in days when you went wooing, wore it with most admirable success." Also includes recipes for ink and for washing wool, and some business cards. Some items are addressed to Edward T. Bacon, who worked with his father.
Dates
- Creation: 1865-1866
Creator
Biographical / Historical
John H. Bacon's letterhead indicates he was a “manufacturer of felting, wool and cotton wadding” in Winchester, Massachusetts. Bacon (1811-1899) was the son of Robert and Mary Crocker Bacon. Robert Bacon was a hat maker in Boston, as was John’s brother Thomas Crocker Bacon (1806-1883). John Bacon married Sarah Ann Tirrell (1807-1900), and they had several children, including sons Alonzo and Edward. Bacon's obituary refers to him as a hat manufacturer, although census records record him as being a felting manufacturer.
Full Extent
231 item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license.
Arrangement
The items are in chronological order.
Subject
- Bacon, Thomas Crocker, 1806-1883 (Person)
- Bacon, Edward T., b. 1837 (Person)
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Unknown
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Winterthur Library Repository