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Items associated with name 'William B. Tilghman Company'

Henry T. Bell papers

by Bell, Henry T. (1858 – 1918)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

The papers of Henry T. Bell document land purchases in Berlin, Maryland and the business relationship conducted between Bell, his wife Lillie and the William B. Tilghman Company from 1858 – 1918 with the bulk of the material dating from 1895-1916. Also included is personal correspondence to Henry and Lillie Bell from their children and other acquaintances as well as personal account information and his last will and testament.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Business • Land Records
Identifier: 2014.014
Repository: Local History Archives
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Salisbury and Pocomoke Ephemera

by Unknown (1930s)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This collection contains various ephemera from Salisbury and Pocomoke, Maryland in the 1930s, including: two Tilghman Fertilizers booklets, a program for the Peninsula General Hospital, two receipts for the Shawen Inn, a booklet of parlor games, and a Good Friday broadside for the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Associated Subjects: Receipts • Railways
Identifier: 2019.109
Repository: Local History Archives
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William B. Tilghman Company records

by William B. Tilghman Company (1870 – 1975)

25 cartons (30 linear feet)

The W.B. Tilghman Fertilizer Company Collection contains a vast array of items and business records pertaining to the W.B. Tilghman Company. These include such items as company photographs, ink stamps, and a stock certificate seal press. There are also stock certificate books from throughout the 20th century. Another portion of the W.B. Tilghman Fertilizer Company Collection is "The Tiller" newsletter. The collection contains a near complete compilation of the newsletter covering the years 1943 to the 1960s. Inside the newsletters, there are articles on historic homes, buildings, and plantations from Delmarva. On the business side of the collection, there is an assortment of meeting minute books for shareholders and directors meetings, ledgers, journals, crop books, company records. There are also historical records such as the Wm. B. Tilghman Company charter, Governor’s citation of the 100th Anniversary of the Wm. B. Tilghman Company, and the Enlistment Certificate of William B. Tilghman, 1912.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Business • Business
Identifier: 1989.003
Repository: Local History Archives
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