Guide to the T.P. Howell and Company Records 1861-1865 MG 1571
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 1861-1865 52 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contact: NJHS Library Phone: (973) 596-8500 x249 Email: library@jerseyhistory.org URL: https://www.jerseyhistory.org © 2005 All rights reserved. The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher Inventory prepared by Stephen Yautz. Finding aid encoded by Julia Telonidis. January 2005. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English. Biographical NoteT.P. Howell and Company, founded by Theodore Pike Howell, was located at the intersection of Wilsey and New Streets in Newark, New Jersey. The company manufactured patent and enameled leather, and had a salesroom in New York City at 77 Beekman Street. Much of the firm’s success was derived from the implementation of technological improvements in the making of patent and enameled leather developed by pioneers in the field such as Seth Boyden and David Crocket. By 1855, Howell turned the business into a stock company, going on to become one of the largest operations of its kind in the world. Their products were exported to Europe, and even to parts of South America and The West Indies. The firm then went on to construct another large facility in Middletown, New York, to meet the rising demand for products made of Russian leather. Theodore Pike Howell was born in Succasunna Plains, New Jersey, on January 6, 1819, the son of U.S. Army officer Jacob Drake Howell (n.d.), and he was educated in Stephen Grover’s private academy in Caldwell, New Jersey (Grover was the grandfather of U.S. President Grover Cleveland). Upon completion of his studies, he entered into an apprenticeship at Smith and Wright, a harness factory in Newark, New Jersey. After his apprenticeship, he became a partner in his uncle Samuel M. Howell’s (n.d.) tanning business, calling the firm S.M. and T.P. Howell. Theodore Pike Howell would then form his own tanning business, the aforementioned T.P. Howell and Company. Howell was married to Eliza King (n.d.), originally of Bloomfield, New Jersey. Together, they had two sons, Henry C. (n.d.), and Samuel C. (n.d.), who took over their father’s business upon his death on December 3, 1878. Scope and Content NoteThe papers in this collection are the business records of T.P. Howell and Company, of Newark, New Jersey, dating from the years 1861 through 1865. The majority of these records are receipts of items purchased and sold in this hide and leather dealer’s business transactions. The correspondence, receipts, and account statements are each arranged chronologically. Also included in the papers are requests for orders to be filled, as well as customer inquiries pertaining to the status of their orders, and various other correspondence addressing the quality and cost of items for sale by the company. Furthermore, the records also reveal many inquiries on the accuracy of monthly statements and bills, in addition to addressing the payments of bills. The papers also contain many letters from other dealers, most likely wholesale vendors, advertising their latest arrivals of their merchandise for sale. Several personal letters complete the collection. ArrangementThis collection is arranged into three series: Series 3: Financial statements Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationThis collection should be cited as: This collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 1571, T.P. Howell and Company Records, The New Jersey Historical Society. Acquisition InformationPurchase, April 2000. Return to the Table of Contents BibliographyThe Successful Business Men of Newark, N.J. Syracuse, New York : Van Arsdale and Company, 1873. Return to the Table of Contents Series Descriptions and Container List
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