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Finding Aid for the Lenoir Manufacturing Company Records, 1873-1898


MS-0627

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, January 19, 2007.

Summary Information
Title: Lenoir Manufacturing Company Records

Date/Date Range :   1873-1898

Extent: 63.0 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection houses 84 volumes documenting the activities of the Lenoir Manufacturing Company between 1873 and 1898.

Call number: MS-0627

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
This collection is property of the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Lenoir Manufacturing Company Records>, MS-0627. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of 82 volumes divided into 11 series:

  1. Series I: Assets and Liabilities
  2. Series II: Blacksmith Shop Account Books
  3. Series III: Cash Books
  4. Series IV: Day Book
  5. Series V: Insurance Policy Expiration Books
  6. Series VI: Invoices
  7. Series VII: Journal
  8. Series VIII: Ledger
  9. Series IX: Letter Books
  10. Series X: Mill Account Books
  11. Series XI: Store Produce and Shipping Books

Biography / History

William Ballard Lenoir founded the Lenoir Manufacturing Company in 1817 in Lenoir City, Tennessee. The early business included a gristmill on Town Creek that had been in operation at the time of Lenoir's arrival in 1810 and a sawmill that Lenoir later added to the area. By 1831, the company had expanded to include growing cotton, spinning cotton thread, and weaving cloth. Later additions included agricultural products (including their famous hams) and a flour mill. As railroads proliferated in East Tennessee, the company's market expanded and eventually reached such distant cities as Atlanta, Washington D.C., and New York. When W.B. Lenoir died in 1852, he left the majority of his property to his sons, who continued to operate the family business as William Lenoir & Bros. Union troops destroyed most of the Lenoirs' holdings during the Civil War because the Lenoirs were Confederate sympathizers, but the brothers rebuilt the company after the war ended. When one brother, Israel P. Lenoir, died intestate in 1876, the remaining brothers formed a stock company (incorporated in 1877) to ensure that they did not lose Israel's share to a Chancery Court Sale. The company was finally dissolved in 1890, when the Lenoir brothers sold their estate to the Lenoir City Company for $300.00 per acre.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection houses 84 volumes documenting the activities of the Lenoir Manufacturing Company between 1873 and 1898. Interested researchers may also wish to consult UTK-MS-0016 for more information about the Lenoir family and their business.

Subject Terms

  • Lenoir, William Ballard, 1751-1852.
  • Lenoir Manufacturing Company, Lenoir City, Tenn.
  • Tennessee -- History.
  • Tennessee -- Commerce.
Contents List
   

Series I: Assets and Liabilities, 1879-1887
Box   1     Folder   1    
Assets and Liabilities, 1879
Box   1     Folder   2    
Assets and Liabilities, 1880-1887
Box   1     Folder   3    
Assets and Liabilities, 1882-1889
Box   1     Folder   4    
Assets and Liabilities, 1883-1889
Box   1     Folder   5    
Assets and Liabilities, 1886-1887
   

Series II: Blacksmith Shop Account Books, 1881-1890
Box   1     Folder   6    
Blacksmith Shop Account Books, 1881 August 16--1890 January 1
Box   1     Folder   7    
Blacksmith Shop Account Books, 1885 January 1--1888 June 30
Box   1     Folder   8    
Blacksmith Shop Account Books, 1888 July 30--1890 March 1
   

Series III: Cash Books, 1884-1898
Box   1     Folder   9    
Cash Books, 1884 August 2--1886 December 13
Box   1     Folder   10    
Cash Books, 1888 August 10--1898 March 22
   

Series IV: Day Book, 1883-1890
Box   1     Folder   11    
Day Book, 1883 November--1884 May 24
Box   1     Folder   12    
Day Book, 1883 November--1884 September 10
Box   1     Folder   13    
Day Book, 1884 May 28--1884 November 11
Box   1     Folder   14    
Day Book, 1884 August 4--1885 February 10
Box   1     Folder   15    
Day Book, 1884 November 27--1885 June 20
Box   1     Folder   16    
Day Book, 1885 June 20--1886 January 11
Box   1     Folder   17    
Day Book, 1885 September--1886 May 27
Box   1     Folder   18    
Day Book, 1886 January 12--1886 June 24
Box   1     Folder   19    
Day Book, 1886 March 27-- 1886 September 8
Box   1     Folder   20    
Day Book, 1886 September 10--1887 August 28
Box   1     Folder   21    
Day Book, 1886 September 27--1887 March 10
Box   1     Folder   22    
Day Book, 1887 March 11--1887 August 11
Box   1     Folder   23    
Day Book, 1887 July 16--1887 December 21
Box   1     Folder   24    
Day Book, 1887 August 12--1888 January 12
Box   1     Folder   25    
Day Book, 1887 December 24--1888 July 12
Box   1     Folder   26    
Day Book, 1888 February 25--1888 July 10
Box   1     Folder   27    
Day Book, 1888 July 2--1890 January 21
Box   1     Folder   28    
Day Book, 1889 September 5--1890 October 3
Box   1     Folder   29    
Day Book, 1889 December 2--1890 September 3
Box   1     Folder   30    
Day Book, 1889 December 3--1890 September 10
Box   1     Folder   31    
Day Book, 1890 May 9--1890 December 3
   

Series V: Insurance Policy Expiration Books, undated
Box   1     Folder   32    
Insurance Policy Expiration Book, undated
Box   1     Folder   33    
Insurance Policy Expiration Book, undated
   

Series VI: Invoices, 1879-1890
Box   1     Folder   34    
Invoices, 1879 March 20--1889 November 5
Box   1     Folder   35    
Invoices, 1889 March 1--1890 March 3
Box   1     Folder   36    
Invoices, 1890 April 2--1890 October 28
Box   1     Folder   37    
Invoices, 1890 April 12--1890 October 31
   

Series VII: Journal, 1882-1893
Box   1     Folder   38    
Journal, 1882 July--1882 December
Box   1     Folder   39    
Journal, 1882 December--1884 March
Box   1     Folder   40    
Journal, 1884 April--1885 August
Box   1     Folder   41    
Journal, 1885 September-1887 January
Box   1     Folder   42    
Journal, 1887 February--1888 June
Box   1     Folder   43    
Journal, 1888 June--1888 November
Box   1     Folder   44    
Journal, 1888 July--1893 January
Box   1     Folder   45    
Journal, 1888 November--1889 April
Box   1     Folder   46    
Journal, 1889 April--1889 August
Box   1     Folder   47    
Journal, 1889 August--1890 January
Box   1     Folder   48    
Journal, 1890 January--1890 August
Box   1     Folder   49    
Journal, 1890 August--1893 August
   

Series VIII: Ledger, 1873-1891
Box   1     Folder   50    
Ledger, 1873-1890
Box   1     Folder   51    
Ledger, 1879
Box   1     Folder   52    
Ledger, 1880--1887
Box   1     Folder   53    
Ledger, 1881--1885
Box   1     Folder   54    
Ledger (missing, 12-70), 1882 July--1883
Box   1     Folder   55    
Ledger (missing, 12-70), 1882 July--1888
Box   1     Folder   56    
Ledger (missing, 12-70), 1882 July--1891 January
Box   1     Folder   57    
Ledger (missing, 12-70), 1885--1887
Box   1     Folder   58    
Ledger (missing, 12-70), 1888 June 30-1891
Box   1     Folder   59    
Index for v. 5, undated
Box   1     Folder   60    
Index for v. 6, undated
Box   1     Folder   61    
Index for v. 9, undated
Box   1     Folder   62    
Unidentified Ledger, undated
Box   1     Folder   63    
Unidentified Ledger, undated
   

Series IX: Letter Books, 1884-1892
Box   1     Folder   64    
Letter Book, 1884 February 25--1889 September 28
Box   1     Folder   65    
Letter Book, 1889 October 11--1894 January 10
Box   1     Folder   66    
Letter Book, 1890 February 18--1890 May 22
Box   1     Folder   67    
Letter Book, 1889 November 14--1890 May 8
Box   1     Folder   68    
Letter Book, 1890 May 16--1892 June 3
   

Series X: Mill Account Books, 1888-1890
Box   1     Folder   69    
Mill Account Book, 1888 November 2--1889 August 28
Box   1     Folder   70    
Mill Account Book, 1889 January 3--1889 August 3
Box   1     Folder   71    
Mill Account Book, 1889 June 21--1890 September 25
Box   1     Folder   72    
Mill Account Book, 1889 July 1--1890 March 18
Box   1     Folder   73    
Mill Account Book, 1890 April 8--1890 November 18
Box   1     Folder   74    
Mill Account Book, 1890 February 5--1890 September 1
   

Series XI: Store Produce and Shipping Books, 1877-1890
Box   1     Folder   75    
Capital stock certificate book, 1877--1878
Box   1     Folder   76    
Elevator record, 1889 August 3--1890 May 10
Box   1     Folder   77    
Flour Order book, 1889--1890
Box   1     Folder   78    
Payroll, 1885 December 26--1890 December 27
Box   1     Folder   79    
Register of bills, 1872 October 11--1890 October 10
Box   1     Folder   80    
Short Hours, 1886--1887
Box   1     Folder   81    
Wheat receipts and products, 1881 June 30--1890 June 30
Box   1     Folder   82    
Unidentified Ledger, undated
Box   1     Folder   83    
Unidentified Ledger, undated
Box   1     Folder   84    
Unidentified Ledger, undated