MS 170
AUTHOR :	Bachman, John Baird (1820- Pusey, Isaac (1826- Pusey, Joseph (1818-
TITLE :	Bachman & Pusey Planning Mill Business Records
DATES :	1853-1883
SIZE :	1 box (250 items); 40 x 28 x 13 cm.
ARRANGEMENT :	Business correspondence; Chronological arrangement.
HISTORY :	John Baird Bachman and Joseph and Isaac Pusey began operating a planning mill in Columbia, Pennsylvania in 1852. The sawmill produced flooring boards, doors, sashes, blinds and all kinds of house carpentry materials. The lumber mill was initially located on Front Street and later relocated to the shores of the Susquehanna River near Columbia. After 1862, the Pusey brothers sold their share in the company and departed Columbia. Not long afterwards Bachman developed a partnership with George DeHuff and thus renamed the company the Bachman & DeHuff Planning Mill. The mill remained in operation until the later part of the 19th century.
CONTENTS:	Contains the business correspondence and records of John Baird Bachman (1853-1866) and Joseph and Isaac Pusey (1853-1862) of Columbia, Pennsylvania from 1853 to 1870. The bulk of the letters reflect the business activities of the Bachman & Pusey lumber mill before and during the American Civil War. Includes price lists, inventories and related ephemera.
SUBJECTS :	Bachman & Pusey Planning Mill (Columbia, Pennsylvania) Bachman & Pusey Steam Mill (Columbia, Pennsylvania) Bachman & DeHuff Planning Mill (Columbia, Pennsylvania) Bachman, John Baird (1820- Pusey, Isaac (1826- Pusey, Joseph (1818- Lumber trade -- Pennsylvania -- Columbia. Mills and mill-work -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County. Sawmills -- Pennsylvania -- Columbia.

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