Powhatan Brass and Iron Works business papers

Archive

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Powhatan Brass and Iron Works business papers

Entry/Object ID

ARC289

Scope and Content

Powhatan Brass and Iron Works business papers: -Two invoices to Powell, Clouds, and Co., Philadelphia, for items manufactured, dated Dec 31, 1913, and Jan 26, 1914 -24 letters and related documents to and from Powhatan Brass and Iron Works, dated from Jan 12, 1917, through Nov 2, 1917 The majority of items relate to the company's owing income taxes to the state of West Virginia and to the company's paying the taxes under protest after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia found the state income tax constitutional. Other documents are routine correspondence.

Acquisition

Accession

539

Source or Donor

Forsyth, Teresa

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1913 - 1917

Archive Size/Extent

Twenty-six items in one folder.

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: Dec 31, 1913 through Nov 2, 1917