Bulletin - United States National Museum . sa (Cantwells Bridge), near Appoquinimink Creek, WilliamCorbit, whose elegant home still stands, built a tannery whichoperated until the scarcity of bark ended the business in 1854.^^ Two miles north of Newark on the New London road, ThomasCrawford began a substantial country tanning and bark business 108 Pennsylvania Gazette, October 7, 1762. 109 Wilmington, January 14, 1825. Pennsylvania Gazette, September 29, 1763. The tannery located at the east end of the townappeared for sale subsequently in the Gazette on July 11, 1765, and December 26, 1765. B
Bulletin - United States National Museum . sa (Cantwells Bridge), near Appoquinimink Creek, WilliamCorbit, whose elegant home still stands, built a tannery whichoperated until the scarcity of bark ended the business in 1854.^^ Two miles north of Newark on the New London road, ThomasCrawford began a substantial country tanning and bark business 108 Pennsylvania Gazette, October 7, 1762. 109 Wilmington, January 14, 1825. Pennsylvania Gazette, September 29, 1763. The tannery located at the east end of the townappeared for sale subsequently in the Gazette on July 11, 1765, and December 26, 1765. By the latterdate, the tanyard was described as a little out of Repair. ? ScHARF, vol. 2, p. 998. In 17M the Peterson tannery was purchased by David Witherspoonfrom the heirs of Adam Peterson. On February 11, 1825, the Delaware Gazette advertised a tanneryat Middletown. - McLane Report, vol. 2, pp. 756-757, lists Daniel Corbit. See also Schark, vol. 2, p. 1007; Mun-ROE, p. ?>0; and Sweeney, Grandeur on the Appoquinimink, pp. 17-20. 45. 46 in 1829. Crawfords capital investment was $6,000; he employedsix men at a monthly wage of $18; he tanned 500 hides and ground350 cords of quercitron bark annually; and in 1832, Crawfordvoiced the same opinion as Isaac Jackson, namely, that the tan-ning trade had increased, but that the prices were too high.^Crawfords tannery boasted an additional advantage. It was— situated in a moral and respectable neighborhood, also for obtaining ofBark, it being on the road leading from the lower part of Chester County,where the most part comes from into our market. It can be had from threeto eight dollars per cord, as seasons vary. From three to four hundredslaughter hides can be had yearly. The improvements are, a Bark house,40 by 20 feet, with a Bark mill underneath, in complete order, Curryingshop, Beam house, and Drying loft. Above the yard is paved with brick,which has 28 layaway vats, which will hold 78 hides each, with 5 letchesdrawing into a c
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