Description: Magee family papers

Magee family papers

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Main Author:	Magee family (Creator)
Collection:	Magee Family Papers
Collection Number:	1801
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Subjects:	Public Utilities > 19th century. United States > History > Nullification Urban Transportation > 19th century

Physical Description:	0.2 Linear feet 0.2 linear feet, 1 box, 250 items
Summary:	In 1824, James Magee and George Taber purchased the southern branch of the saddlery firm of Peter Dickson and Company and thereafter, until Magee's retirement in 1847, maintained a profitable trade through the port of New Orleans. James Magee, after retiring from Magee, Tabor, and Company, became an incorporator and director of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Through most of his life, Horace Magee's principal energies were devoted to the organization and management of coal, iron, and urban transportation systems. Magee was also the founder of Jeanette, a company town near Pittsburgh. The Magee papers include correspondence, bills and receipts, invoices of James Magee and his son Horace, both Philadelphia businessmen. Most of the James Magee papers, 1833-1886, relate to his first enterprise, although there is some correspondence with Thomas A. Scott pertaining to their purchase of the Rock Furnace Company of western Pennsylvania. Correspondents include Henry Horn, Henry Muhlenberg, and Scott. Horace Magee's papers consist mostly of business correspondence, and reflect his interests in numerous ventures. Among those represented here are the Buffalo Railroad Company, Rochester Street Railway Company, Citizens Street Railroad Company, of Indianapolis, Chambers and Magee Glass Company, and the Bethlehem Steel Company. There are several letters from Bishop Courtland Whitehead concerning the erection of a new church building in Jeanette. Approximately thirty letters from the Bowley's Quarter Ducking Club reflect Magee's sporting interests. Correspondents include: H.M. Watson, H.H. Littel, Nathaniel E. Janney, and H. Sellers McKee.

Physical Description:

0.2 Linear feet 0.2 linear feet, 1 box, 250 items

Summary:

In 1824, James Magee and George Taber purchased the southern branch of the saddlery firm of Peter Dickson and Company and thereafter, until Magee's retirement in 1847, maintained a profitable trade through the port of New Orleans. James Magee, after retiring from Magee, Tabor, and Company, became an incorporator and director of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Through most of his life, Horace Magee's principal energies were devoted to the organization and management of coal, iron, and urban transportation systems. Magee was also the founder of Jeanette, a company town near Pittsburgh. The Magee papers include correspondence, bills and receipts, invoices of James Magee and his son Horace, both Philadelphia businessmen. Most of the James Magee papers, 1833-1886, relate to his first enterprise, although there is some correspondence with Thomas A. Scott pertaining to their purchase of the Rock Furnace Company of western Pennsylvania. Correspondents include Henry Horn, Henry Muhlenberg, and Scott. Horace Magee's papers consist mostly of business correspondence, and reflect his interests in numerous ventures. Among those represented here are the Buffalo Railroad Company, Rochester Street Railway Company, Citizens Street Railroad Company, of Indianapolis, Chambers and Magee Glass Company, and the Bethlehem Steel Company. There are several letters from Bishop Courtland Whitehead concerning the erection of a new church building in Jeanette. Approximately thirty letters from the Bowley's Quarter Ducking Club reflect Magee's sporting interests. Correspondents include: H.M. Watson, H.H. Littel, Nathaniel E. Janney, and H. Sellers McKee.

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