Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0611
Records of the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company. Includes 55 account books in 9 series. These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads.
Series include:
1) Bills Payable & Bills Receivable (1 item)
2) Cash Books (9 items)
3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items)
4) Check Registers and Records (5 items)
5) Day Book (1 item)
6) Journals (8 items)
7) Ledgers (4 items)
8) Petty Cash Books (2 items)
9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items)
Series 1) Bills Payable & Bills Receivable:
Box 10; Bills Payable & Bills Receivable; 1889-1899; One book with Bills Payable in front and Bills Receivable in back; Braxton County operations. ; Bills Payable (1889-1899); Bills Receivable (1891-1897) ; not paginated
Series 2) Cash Books:
Box 21; Cash Book; 1899-1905; Payments on account; Company expenses; Sutton operations mainly but makes some reference to the Cherry River Mill (Curtin); Gives names of several employees; Driving expenses.; Mar. 2, 1899 to July 1, 1905; 299 pages (1-286 used)
Box 13; Cash Book; 1902-1912; Company expenses; Shows when certain logging camps were in operation.; June 2, 1902 to May 31, 1912; 240 pages (2-239 used)
Box 21; Cash Book; 1906-1911; Company expenses; Does not provide much useful information; Repairs; Supplies; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; Nov. 2, 1906 to May 31, 1911; 160 pages (1-158 used)
Box 13; Cash Book; 1912-1924; Pardee & Curtin Supply Company: Financial records of company store system; Debits and Credits on facing pages.; June 1, 1912 to Apr. 30, 1924; 300 pages (2-299 used)
Box 14; Cash Book; 1914-1915; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Various items of interest]; June 18, 1914 to Nov. 13, 1915; 300 pages (1-299 used, with some blank)
Box 14; Cash Book; 1915-1917; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees. [Several items of interest]; Nov. 13, 1915 to Jan. 31, 1917; 300 pages (2-293 used, with some blank)
Box 15; Cash Book; 1917-1918; Company expenses; Gives names of various employees. [Various items of interest]; Feb. 1, 1917 to June 29, 1918; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)
Box 15; Cash Book; 1918-1919; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest: see pp. 23, 219 for "salary of Italians" {railroad track crew}]; July 1, 1918 to Dec. 18, 1919; 300 pages (1-299, with some blank)
Box 16; Cash Book; 1919-1921; Company expenses; Gives names of many employees; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Various items of interest]; Dec. 18, 1919 to June 13, 1921; 300 pages (2-299 used, with some blank)
Series 3) Cashier's Check Registers:
Box 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1910-1911; Checks numbers 24450 to 34449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 17, 1910 to Apr. 29, 1911; not paginated
Box 6; Cashier's Check Register; 1911-1912; Checks numbers 34450 to 44449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 29, 1911 to Apr. 11, 1912; not paginated
Box 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1912-1913; Checks numbers 44450 to 54449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 11, 1912 to May 2, 1913; not paginated
Box 7; Cashier's Check Register; 1913-1914; Checks numbers 54450 to 64449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; May 2, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1914; not paginated
Box 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1914-1915; Checks numbers 64450 to 74449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Apr. 9, 1914 to Aug. 6, 1915; not paginated
Box 8; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1916; Checks numbers 74450-84449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Aug. 6, 1915 to Sept. 12, 1916; not paginated
Box 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1915-1922; Checks numbers 1 to 4749 (Union National Bank). Gives names (people and companies) of recipients, dates, check numbers, and amounts; but does not indicate for what checks were issued.; Feb. 26, 1915 to Aug. 31, 1922; not paginated
Box 9; Cashier's Check Register; 1916-1917; Checks numbers 844450 to 94399 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 12, 1916 to Sept. 1, 1917; not paginated
Box 10; Cashier's Check Register; 1917-1918; Checks numbers 94450 to 100449 (Empire National Bank). Only dates, check numbers, and amounts are given.; Sept. 1, 1917 to Dec. 7, 1918; not paginated
Series 4) Check Registers and Records:
Box 5; Check Register; 1900-1908; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Gives names of employees in the early part of the book; Contains names of companies paid but little information about items purchased.; Aug. 8, 1900 to May 30, 1908; 160 pages (1-160 used)
Box 5; Check Register #2; 1906-1908; (5 loose papers) Curtin Mill: Gives names of several employees. ; July 14, 1906 to May 8, 1908; 240 pages (1-215 used)
Box 17; Check Record; 1911-1914; Company expenses, Curtin, W.Va.; Checks issued for supplies; P & C Supply Co.; Railroad; Machinery; Hominy Mill Mine (p. 11); Shows when certain camps were in operation. ; June 1, 1911 to Nov. 30, 1914; 160 pages (1-158 used)
Box 17; Check Register; 1914-1919; Company expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Shows various supplies purchased. ; Dec. 1, 1914 to Mar. 31, 1919; 160 pages (1-160 used)
Box 17; Check Register; 1919-1923; Company expenses; Supplies; Timber; P & C Supply Co.; Railroad construction and repairs; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Camp #57 is last one mentioned. Various items of interest]; Apr. 3, 1919 to Aug. 31, 1923; 160 pages (1-159 used)
Series 5) Day Book:
Box 2; Day Book; 1916-1928; Company's supplies from company stores; Other expenses and income; Railroad; Various camps, Mills. [Rather interesting in places]; July 26, 1916 to Dec. 31, 1928; 405 pages (3-297 used; 1-2 are missing)
Series 6) Journals:
Box 27; Journal #1; 1889-1893; (5 loose papers); Log expenses; Elk Island Boom Co.; Timber purchases; Land purchases; Holly River Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Sutton Mill expenses; Live stock; Rankin's Camp expenses. ; May 6, 1890 to June 30, 1893; 794 pages (1-783 used)
Box 29; Journal #3; 1889-1893; Company expenses and income; Lists considerable information but not in an easy form to interpret; Shows some of A. Pardee's (deceased) stock and investments as transferred to his son Barton Pardee.; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 504 pages (1-207 used)
Box 2; Journal #1; 1890-1898; Barton Pardee's real estate and timber transferred (sold) to the Pardee & Curtin Lumber Co. ; Mar. 19, 1890 to May 27, 1898; 360 pages (1-17 used)
Box 28; Journal #2; 1893-1896; Company expenses and income; Elk Island Boom Co.; Hands accounts; Driving expenses; Log expenses; Lumber; Grassy Creek Improvement (to help log drives); Labor; Boomage; Holly River Coal Co.; Whiting's Camp.; July 3, 1893 to Jan. 31, 1896; 598 pages (1-582 used)
Box 30; Journal #4; 1898-1905; Company expenses and income; Log expenses; Hands accounts; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation.; May 18, 1898 to Aug. 25, 1905; 600 pages (1-600 used)
Box 31; Journal; 1902-1911; Company expenses and income; Salaries; Labor, Logging; Logs, Railroad; Railroad construction; Mill construction; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation. [Reference to a "portable mill" (p. 49)]; Mar. 18, 1902 to Feb. 28, 1911; 600 pages (1-600 used)
Box 32; Journal #2; 1911-1916; General expenses: Salaries; Labor; Rents; Railroad construction; Logging; Mill; P & C Supply Co; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Gives names of several employees.; Mar. 1, 1911 to Oct. 31, 1916; 600 pages (1-599 used)
Box 33; Journal #3; 1916-1924; Curtin, W. Va. operation: Lists daily expenses; Shows dates when particular logging camps were in operation; Salaries; Board; Rents; Logging costs; Railroad; W. L. McCourt (logging contractor); Panther Creek and Gauley River coal mines. ; Nov. 2, 1916 to Jan. 1, 1924; 598 pages (1-594 used)
Series 7) Ledgers:
Box 23; Ledger #3 ; 1889-1893; Payments to and from individuals and companies; Expenses; Bills receivable; Loss & gain; Lath & picket sales; Valley River Boom Co.; Mill property; Boom stock; Curtin & Durbin Co. ; Nov. 12, 1889 to May 12, 1893; 500 pages (1-225 used, with some blank)
Box 24; Ledger #1 ; 1890-1896; Cash, Bills payable/receivable; Log account; Elk Island Boom Co.; Devereux Splash Dam; Left Fork Holly; Holly River Boom Co.; Boomage; Rents; Planing mill; Driving expenses; Estate of A. Pardee; Grassy Creek logging; Lumber shipped.; May, 1890 to Apr., 1896; 800 pages (1-777 used, with some blank)
Box 25; Ledger; 1896-1901; (22 loose papers); Payments to/from individuals and companies; Few details given except dates and amounts; Some references to boxcar numbers of shipments of lumber. ; May 1, 1896 to Jan. 1, 1901; 600 pages (1-600 used)
Box 26; Ledger; 1900-1908; Consists largely of individual accounts for items purchased at company stores; Interesting because of types of goods sold and their prices.; Aug. 18, 1900 to Sept. 14, 1908; 752 pages (1-695 used, with some blank)
Series 8) Petty Cash Books:
Box 1; Petty Cash Book; 1898-1910; Although listed on its cover as a "Petty Cash Book," this is more similar to a ledger insofar as it deals with some lumber, labor, etc. expenses but provides considerably less emphasis on office supplies as in the 1911-38 petty cash book. ; Aug. 18, 1898 to Jan. 1, 1911; 298 pages (36-298 used)
Box 1; Petty Cash Book; 1911-1938; Office expenses: Stamps, Cleaning; Notebooks, etc.; Continuation of Petty Cash Book 1898-1911; Somewhat interesting since it shows the prices of various items.; Jan. 1, 1911 to Dec. 31, 1938; 124 pages (2-121 used)
Series 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books:
Box 3; Shipment Book #2; 1900-1904; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill): Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 9, 1900 to Mar. 19, 1904; 119 pages (1-119 used)
Box 22; Sales Book #5; 1902-1905; Sutton Mill and Palmer Mill: Sutton Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905 (pp. 1-86); Palmer Mill -- Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 27, 1905 (pp. 87-159) (Palmer Mill records start at the back of the book and work forward.) Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Apr. 1, 1902 to Oct. 28, 1905; 159 pages (1-159 used)
Box 12; Sales Book #4; 1907-1909; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 1-110). Coal Siding Mill -- Aug. 2, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909 (pp. 111-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 1, 1907 to Feb. 27, 1909; 152 pages (1-151 used)
Box 18; Lumber Purchase; 1908-1919; No specific mill indicated. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 5, 1908 to Mar. 31, 1919; 79 pages (1-79 used)
Box 12; Sales Book #5; 1909-1910; Cherry River Mill (Curtin Mill) and Coal Siding Mill: Cherry River Mill (Curtin) -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 1-105). Coal Siding Mill -- Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 (pp. 107-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Mar. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910; 152 pages (1-105, 107-151 used)
Box 11; Sales Book #6; 1910-1913; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; June 8, 1910 to Sept. 30, 1913; 150 pages (1-149 used)
Box 20; Sales Book #6; 1911-1912; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 1-115). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912 (pp. 116-151). Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 1, 1911 to Aug. 30, 1912; 152 pages (1-151 used)
Box 20; Sales Book #7; 1912-1913; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913 (pp. 1-111). Coal Siding Mill -- Sept. 2, 1912 to Sept. 29, 1913 (pp. 112-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 29, 1912 to Sept. 30, 1913; 152 pages (1-151 used)
Box 20; Sales Book; 1913-1915; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915 (pp. 1-112). Coal Siding Mill -- Oct. 1, 1913 to Apr. 9, 1915 (pp. 113-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Sept. 30, 1913 to Apr. 10, 1915; 152 pages (1-151 used)
Box 19; Sales Book; 1913-1917; Hominy Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Oct. 1, 1913 to Dec. 29, 1917; 152 pages (1-151 used)
Box 11; Lumber Purchases; 1914-1919; Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; May 18, 1914 to Oct. 18, 1919; 152 pages (1-24 are missing; 28-99 used)
Box 18; Sales Book; 1917-1919; Curtin Mill and Coal Siding Mill: Curtin Mill -- Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 17, 1919 (pp. 1-120). Coal Siding Mill -- Nov. 17, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919 (pp. 121-151) Coal Siding records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Nov. 27, 1917 to Oct. 27, 1919; 152 pages (1-151 used)
Box 19; Sales Book; 1918-1923; Hominy Mill and Deer Creek Mill: Hominy Mill -- Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 28, 1923 (pp. 1-105). Deer Creek Mill -- Dec. 30, 1921 to Nov. 30, 1923 (pp. 107-151) Deer Creek records start at the back of the book and work forward. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Jan. 1, 1918 to Nov. 30, 1923; 152 pages (1-151 used; p. 106 blank)
Box 3; Shipping Book; 1925-1930; (7 loose papers) This book shows the transition from Curtin (Nicholas Co., W.Va.) to Bergoo (Webster Co., W.Va.). Curtin Lumber Yard -- June 1, 1925 to Sept. n.d., 1927. Bergoo Lumber Yard -- Sept. 4, 1928 to July 31, 1930. Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. [Forgot to list page numbers for each lumber yard]; June 1, 1925 to July 31, 1930; 159 pages (1-159 used)
Box 4; Shipping Book; 1930-1935; (7 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks.; Aug. 2, 1930 to Dec. 10, 1935; 159 pages (1-159 used)
Box 4; Shipping Book; 1936-1938; (6 loose papers) Bergoo Mill: Lumber Shipped including the following: Date; Our Order No.; Their Order No.; Folio; Car No.; Consignee; Amount; Destination; Kind; Grade; No. of Pieces; Size; Length; No. Feet; Price (at Mill / Delivered); Total Cost; Remarks. Note: Pages 141-147 -- orders shipped to W.Va. Pulp & Paper Co.; Jan. 1, 1936 to Oct. 18, 1938; 159 pages (1-129; 141-147 used)
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8.25 Linear Feet (8 ft. 3 in. (33 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each))
Records of the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company. Includes 55 account books in 9 series: 1) Bills Payable & Bills Receivable (1 item); 2) Cash Books (9 items); 3) Cashier's Check Registers (9 items); 4) Check Registers and Records (5 items); 5) Day Book (1 item); 6) Journals (8 items); 7) Ledgers (4 items); 8) Petty Cash Books (2 items); 9) Sales Books and Shipping Books (16 items). These records are from company offices in Clarksburg, Curtin, and Sutton, and from logging operations in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties, including the Cherry Run, Hominy, Palmer, and Sutton Mills. There are also 43 photographs documenting logging and coal mining operations, including mills and railroads.
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Photographs have been separated to the photograph collection, except for the panroamic photograph of the Hominy Mill Site, which was added to A&M 4168, the Panoramic Photos Collection.
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