Search Results
- Title
- Allan Pinkerton and Benjamin Franklin to F. B. Gowen, 1875-03-31
- Date(s)
- 1875-03-31
- 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 the report of James [McParlan] (alias James McKenna), who has been assigned to visit and report on the Molly Maguires. McParlan reports from Shenandoah City in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where he has successfully infiltrated the organization, and the report covers the time period from 1875-03-06 to 1875-03-30. Among other updates on the organization's recent movements, McParlan mentions the preparations being made for St. Patrick's Day.
- Collection ID
- Reading Company records (Accession 1520)
- Hagley ID
- 1520_1001_02_06
- Collection
- Reading Company records, Pinkerton Detective Agency file
- Title
- Allan Pinkerton and Benjamin Franklin to F. B. Gowen, 1874-12-12
- Date(s)
- 1874-12-12
- 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), Cummings, P. M. (associated name)
- Description
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Communication encloses a continuation of the report of P. M. Cummings, an operative assigned to join and observe the miners union at St. Clair, Pennsylvania. The report includes the time period from 1874-11-02 to 1874-12-09 and contains information on the views of the miners, the standing of the union, the union's plans as regards the late suspension, and the union's plans for 1875.
- Collection ID
- Reading Company records (Accession 1520)
- Hagley ID
- 1520_1001_01_06
- 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)
- Description
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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