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- Title
- Allan Pinkerton and Benjamin Franklin to F. B. Gowen, 1875-07-31
- Date(s)
- 1875-07-31
- Contributor(s)
- Reading Company (former owner), Pinkerton's National Detective Agency (originator), Gowen, Franklin B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1836-1889 (correspondent), Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884 (correspondent), Franklin, Benjamin, 1830-1901 (correspondent), (associated name), McParland, James P. (associated name)
- Description
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Communication encloses a synopsis of the report of operative James [McParlan] (alias James McKenna), who has become a member of the Molly Maguires at Shenandoah, Pa. The report covers the time period from 1875-07-01 to 1875-07-24. McParlan details current sentiments among the Molly Maguires and the members' attitude toward the company.
- Collection ID
- Reading Company records (Accession 1520)
- Hagley ID
- 1520_1001_02_16
- Collection
- Reading Company records, Pinkerton Detective Agency file
- Title
- Allan Pinkerton and Benjamin Franklin to F. B. Gowen, 1874-11-13
- Date(s)
- 1874-11-13
- Contributor(s)
- Reading Company (former owner), Pinkerton's National Detective Agency (originator), Gowen, Franklin B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1836-1889 (correspondent), Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884 (correspondent), Franklin, Benjamin, 1830-1901 (correspondent), (associated name), McParland, James P. (associated name)
- Description
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Communication encloses the report of James [McParlan] (alias James McKenna), who has been assigned to infiltrate and report on the Molly Maguires. The report includes the time period from 1874-08-27 to 1874-10-22.
- Collection ID
- Reading Company records (Accession 1520)
- Hagley ID
- 1520_1001_01_04
- Collection
- Reading Company records, Pinkerton Detective Agency file
- Title
- Allan Pinkerton and Benjamin Franklin to F. B. Gowen, 1874-12-11
- Date(s)
- 1874-12-11
- Contributor(s)
- Reading Company (former owner), Pinkerton's National Detective Agency (originator), Gowen, Franklin B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1836-1889 (correspondent), Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884 (correspondent), Franklin, Benjamin, 1830-1901 (correspondent), (associated name), McParland, James P., 1844-1919 (associated name)
- Description
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Communication encloses the report of James [McParlan] (alias James McKenna), who has been assigned to visit and report on the Molly Maguires. The report covers the time period from 1874-11-13 to 1874-12-08. Among other notes, McParlan details local opinions on the Reading Railroad Company and an incident of shots being fired at a Catholic church.
- Collection ID
- Reading Company records (Accession 1520)
- Hagley ID
- 1520_1001_01_05
- Collection
- Reading Company records, Pinkerton Detective Agency file
- Title
- Allan Pinkerton and Benjamin Franklin to F. B. Gowen, 1875-03-02
- Date(s)
- 1875-03-02
- Contributor(s)
- Reading Company (former owner), Pinkerton's National Detective Agency (originator), Gowen, Franklin B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1836-1889 (correspondent), Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884 (correspondent), Franklin, Benjamin, 1830-1901 (correspondent), (associated name), McParland, James P. (associated name)
- Description
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Communication encloses the report of James [McParlan] (alias James McKenna), who has been assigned to join and report on the Molly Maguires. McParlan reports from Shenandoah City in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Among other news, McParlan observes that general feeling is that the company had burned the East Norwegian Shaft in order to prejudice the public against the men on strike and that the local Catholic priest would not permit the Molly Maguires attending church in regalia on St....
Show moreCommunication encloses the report of James [McParlan] (alias James McKenna), who has been assigned to join and report on the Molly Maguires. McParlan reports from Shenandoah City in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Among other news, McParlan observes that general feeling is that the company had burned the East Norwegian Shaft in order to prejudice the public against the men on strike and that the local Catholic priest would not permit the Molly Maguires attending church in regalia on St. Patrick's Day. The report includes the time period from 1875-02-17 to 1875-02-26.
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- Reading Company records (Accession 1520)
- Hagley ID
- 1520_1001_02_05
- Collection
- Reading Company records, Pinkerton Detective Agency file
- Title
- Allan Pinkerton and Benjamin Franklin to J. E. Wootten, 1875-03-02
- Date(s)
- 1875-03-02
- Contributor(s)
- Reading Company (former owner), Pinkerton's National Detective Agency (originator), Wootten, John E. (John Eastburn), 1823-1898 (correspondent), Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884 (correspondent), Franklin, Benjamin, 1830-1901 (correspondent)
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Communication encloses the report of operative, W. R. H., who is a member of the Mechanics and Workingmen's Benevolent Association and is operating at Frackville, Pa. Reporting on striking railroad workers, the operative notes that the discharge of prominent members of the local union branches by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company has led to much local discussion. The report covers 1875-02-19 to 1875-02-26.
- Collection ID
- Reading Company records (Accession 1520)
- Hagley ID
- 1520_1001_02_04
- Collection
- Reading Company records, Pinkerton Detective Agency file
- Title
- Allan Pinkerton and Benjamin Franklin to F. B. Gowen, 1875-06-20
- Date(s)
- 1875-06-20
- Contributor(s)
- Reading Company (former owner), Pinkerton's National Detective Agency (originator), Gowen, Franklin B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1836-1889 (correspondent), Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884 (correspondent), Franklin, Benjamin, 1830-1901 (correspondent), (associated name), McParland, James P. (associated name)
- Description
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Communication encloses a synopsis of the report of operative James [McParlan] (alias James McKenna), who has become a member of the Molly Maguires. McParlan reports from Shenandoah City in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and the report covers the time period from 1875-04-13 to 1875-05-12. McParlan details, among other things, his investigation into an act of sabotage in which a load of iron had been dumped from a railroad car.
- Collection ID
- Reading Company records (Accession 1520)
- Hagley ID
- 1520_1001_02_12
- Collection
- Reading Company records, Pinkerton Detective Agency file