Finding aid for the Amos & Davis Iron Co. Ledger


Title:
Amos & Davis Iron Co. Ledger
Repository:
Ohio University
Phone: 740-593-2710
http://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/archives-special-collections/
Creator:
Amos & Davis Iron Co.
Dates:
1889/1900
Quantity:
0.3 cubic feet
Abstract:
The Amos & David Iron Co. Ledger lists wood chopping jobs for Center Furnace for 1899/1900.
Identification:
MSS286
Language:
The records are in English

History of Amos & Davis Iron Co.

Amos & Davis Iron Co. was an iron producing company operating in Ironton (Lawrence county) at the end of 1890s. The company was managed by William C. Amos - one of Ironton's leading citizens and one of the pioneer iron men of the region. The last furnace work in which he was engaged for the Amos and Davis Iron Company was the management of Center Furnace. Ironton Register, August 17, 1899 - CENTER FURNACE: " After a long period of silence this furnace is to resume blast, and preparations have been already begun. Mrs. Lindsey Kelly has leased the property to the Amos & Davis Iron Co composed of W. C. Amos, H. L. Amos, L. D. Davis, Dr. O. Ellison, Dr. H. B. Justice and Wm. Laird, which is incorporated with a capital stock of $25,000. Of this concern H. L. Amos will be President and Superintendent and L. D. Davis, Secretary and Treasurer. The lease is for one year with the privilege of five, and the rental is one ton of pig iron for every 15 tons produced." For more information check website
http://lawrencecountyohio.com/families/a_e/amos.html and the book The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol.I, Chapter V, Ohio University Library

Scope and Content

The Amos & Davis Iron Co. Ledger lists wood chopping jobs for Center Furnace for 1899/1900. The list includes: name of chopper, amount of wood and costs.

Statement of Arrangement

This collection is a single item.

Subject Terms

The following terms have been used to describe this collection.

Subjects:

Iron industry and trade.
Ironton (Ohio).

Organizations/Corporations:

Amos & Davis Iron Co.

Preferred Citation

Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number, and Ohio University, Athens, Ohio in all footnotes and bibliographical references.