Sayles Bleacheries records (MSS 6 SG 1)
Rhode Island Historical Society
121 Hope StreetProvidence, RI 02906
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Collection Overview
| Title: | Sayles Bleacheries records |
| Date range: | 1847-1906 |
| Creator: | Sayles Bleacheries |
| Extent: | 48 linear feet |
| Abstract: | The Sayles Bleacheries were the foundation for all the subsequent manufacturing activities of the Sayles family. The profits from this highly successful operation fueled the acquisition of the scores of companies whose records now make up the Sayles Collection. Thus the Sayles Bleacheries were in every sense the “parent” organization of the Sayles empire. The Sayles Bleacheries originated when William F. Sayles, in December 1847, bought at auction the plant of the Pimbly Print Works, lying along the Moshassuck River in the town of Lincoln, Rhode Island. |
| Language of materials: | English. |
| Repository: | Rhode Island Historical Society |
| Collection number: | MSS 6 SG 1 |
