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- Title
- Molly Maguires : The Origin, Growth, and Character of the Organization
- Date(s)
- 1877
- Contributor(s)
- Dewees, F. P. (Francis Percival) (author)
- Collection ID
- HD 5325 M6D49 1877
- Hagley ID
- mollymag_dewees
- Collection
- Hagley Museum and Library publications archive
- Title
- Argument of Franklin B. Gowen, Esq...in the case of The Commonwealth vs. Thomas Munley
- Date(s)
- 1876
- Contributor(s)
- Gowen, Franklin B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1836-1889 (speaker), Munley, Thomas, 1845-1877 (defendant), West, R. A. (court reporter), Bretz, George M., 1842-1895 (former owner)
- Description
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From cover: 'Argument of Franklin B. Gowen, Esq., of counsel for the Commonwealth, in the case of the Commonwealth vs. Thomas Munley, indicted in the court of over and terminer of Schuylkill County, PA., for the murder of Thomas Sanger, a mining boss, at Raven Run, on September 1, 1875. Stenographically Reported by R. A. West.'
- Hagley ID
- mollymag_pam_0092
- Collection
- Trade catalogs and pamphlets
- Title
- The Molly Maguires
- Date(s)
- 1932
- Contributor(s)
- Bimba, Anthony (author), Molly Maguires (Organization) Pinkerton's National Detective Agency (associated name)
- Description
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Contents: The Real Molly Maguires; Conditions in the Antrhacite Fields; Early Organizations of the Anthracite Miners; The Long Strike of 1875; The Life and Death Struggle in Pennsylvania; The Trials; Peace Once More Reigns; Conclusions.
- Collection ID
- Published collections (Library Stacks)
- Hagley ID
- mollymag_bimba
- Collection
- Hagley Library published collections
- Title
- Allan Pinkerton and Benjamin Franklin to F. B. Gowen, 1875-12-31
- Date(s)
- 1875-12-31
- 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 continuation of operative James McParlan's report, and the report covers the dates 1875-10-12 to 1875-12-26. Among other updates, the operative details his findings into the planned testimony of witnesses at the murder trial and lists the new passwords for the local Molly Maguires members.
- Collection ID
- Reading Company records (Accession 1520)
- Hagley ID
- 1520_1001_03_02
- Collection
- Reading Company records, Pinkerton Detective Agency file
- Title
- Allan Pinkerton and Benjamin Franklin to F. B. Gowen, 1875-06-15
- Date(s)
- 1875-06-15
- 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), Linden, Robert J. (Robert Jay), 1835-1904 (associated name)
- Description
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Communication encloses the report of operative Robert J. Linden, who has been assigned to form a "flying squad" of Coal & Iron Police to investigate depredations on company roads. The operative is at Ashland, Pa. and is available to make arrests when the opportunity arises. The report covers 1875-05-06 to 1875-05-22.
- Collection ID
- Reading Company records (Accession 1520)
- Hagley ID
- 1520_1001_02_10
- 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.
Show less - Collection ID
- 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 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