Finding Aid to the Oxford Iron Company Journal (1837-1840)

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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
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OXFORD IRON COMPANY JOURNAL (1837-1840)
The journal includes minutes of the Oxford Iron Company with offices in
Richmond, Virginia, and at the Oxford Iron Works in Campbell County, Virginia. Also
included are copies of letters written to and from the principals of the company.
OXFORD IRON COMPANY
The Oxford Iron Company was incorporated by an act of the General Assembly
of Virginia in February 1837, “for the purposes of manufacturing iron, steel and other
metals,” with offices in Richmond, Virginia, and at the Oxford Iron Works in Campbell
County. According to the minutes, the business was failing and several meetings were
held in 1839-1840 regarding the disposal of the business. The last recorded meeting was
August 27, 1840.
[Oxford Iron Company Journal, MS1020, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA)

MS1020

Dublin Core

Title

Finding Aid to the Oxford Iron Company Journal (1837-1840)

Subject

Manuscript finding aid

Description

Manuscript finding aid to OXFORD IRON COMPANY JOURNAL (1837-1840)

The journal includes minutes of the Oxford Iron Company with offices in Richmond, Virginia, and at the Oxford Iron Works in Campbell County, Virginia. Also included are copies of letters written to and from the principals of the company.


OXFORD IRON COMPANY

The Oxford Iron Company was incorporated by an act of the General Assembly of Virginia in February 1837, “for the purposes of manufacturing iron, steel and other metals,” with offices in Richmond, Virginia, and at the Oxford Iron Works in Campbell County. According to the minutes, the business was failing and several meetings were held in 1839-1840 regarding the disposal of the business. The last recorded meeting was August 27, 1840.

Creator

George M. Jones Memorial Library

Publisher

George M. Jones Memorial Library

Date

2023

Rights

George M. Jones Memorial Library

Format

Adobe portable file document (pdf)

Language

English

Identifier

MS1020FA

Citation

George M. Jones Memorial Library, “Finding Aid to the Oxford Iron Company Journal (1837-1840),” Digital Collections, accessed March 29, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/29.