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J. Morton Poole letter to James Canby

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Call Number:
F0185
Repository:
University of Delaware Library Special Collections
Extent:
1 item (1 page)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
MSS 0098, F0185, J. Morton Poole letter to James Canby, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Date:
1857 january 23 (inclusive)
Creator:
Poole, J. Morton, 1812-1879
Form:
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
This brief note, written by Delaware businessman J. Morton Poole to his cousin James Canby, accompanied a copy of the 1857 edition of The Ordinances of the City of Wilmington.

Nineteenth-century Wilmington, Delaware, businessman J. Morton Poole was the founder of the J. Morton Poole Company, manufacturer of chilled iron rolls and calendars.

Born on July 10, 1812, in Brandywine Village, which is now a part of the city of Wilmington, Delaware, Poole was highly respected in the community, being selected several times to serve on City Council. In 1852 he was one of the organizers of the city's School Board, on which he served for seventeen years. He died on November 23, 1879.

Scharf, J. Thomas.History of Delaware 1609-1888. Lewes, Delaware: Delmarva Roots, 2001. pp. 634, 780-782.Some information derived from the collection.

James Canby (1781-1858) was the son of Samuel Canby (1751-1832), whose milling business he continued. Canby was an originator of the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad and served as its president. Canby was also a president of the Union National Bank and a cousin of J. Morton Poole.

Scharf, J. Thomas.History of Delaware 1609-1888. Lewes, Delaware: Delmarva Roots, 2001. pp. 634, 780-782.Some information derived from the collection.

This brief note, written by Delaware businessman J. Morton Poole to his cousin James Canby, accompanied a copy of the 1857 edition of

The Ordinances of the City of Wilmington .

Addressing Canby as "Dear cousin," Poole noted that this copy of the ordinances was sent on behalf of the City of Wilmington.

  1. Box 7, F0185: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes

Originally laid in an 1857 edition of

The Ordinances of the City of Wilmington (Del KFX2548 .A35 1857).

Processed and encoded by Anita Wellner, May 2011. Further encoded by George Apodaca, March 2015.

This item forms part of MSS 0098 Delaware Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

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J. Morton Poole letter to James Canby, [1857] January 23.
Box 7 Folder F0185

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