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Subseries 1. Administrative Records, 1892-1900
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Scope and Content Notes: The administrative records includes company correspondence and legal material pertaining to Henry Clay Frick vs. the Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, as well as Board of Managers meeting minutes, Proposal to Purchase, and H.C. Frick Letterpress Copybook.
The company correspondence consists of incoming original letters, telegrams, and a letterpress copybooks. Correspondences contain incoming letters from the company’s superintendents, sale agents, treasurer, and other businessmen for the years of July 1892 to March 1900. Some of these letters are stamped “answered.” The answered letters can be found in the letterpress copybooks in this series and the H.C. Frick Coke Company Series. Materials for the suit mostly consist of court briefs and memoranda. Memoranda highlight the events leading up to the suit include questions asked by Frick’s attorney John Johnson, and other legal aspects of similar court cases. The meeting minutes date from 1895 to 1900 and pertain to the company shareholders, operating department, and Board of Managers.
Records pertaining to a “Proposal to Purchase” the Carnegie Steel Company, Limited in 1899 consist of correspondence, telegrams, typescript copies of letters, and memoranda related to the proposed sale of the company. Frick, Henry Phipps, and William H. Moore created a plan to buy out Carnegie and form a new company. They confronted Carnegie with a proposal and a good faith deposit of $1,700,000. When the deadline came to an end, the deal was off and Carnegie pocketed the deposit. Most of the letters in the correspondence are from A.L. Schoonmaker, a steel agent for Carnegie to Frick.
The letterpress copybooks in this series contain the five volumes of Frick’s outgoing correspondence from the Company’s Board of Manager Chairman. Also included in these record books are some statements and memorandum. The copybooks date from January 12, 1892 to March 12, 1900.
The remaining materials consist of documents pertaining to the company’s net earnings, profit and losses, partner’s accounts, wages and salaries, and stock of materials. Also included are statements of monthly products and outbound material for all works under Carnegie Steel. The materials in this subseries date from 1892 to 1900.
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Box 10
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Agreements, July 1, 1892, February 20, 1893-March 28, 1900
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Correspondence, July 7, 1892-August 5, 1893
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Correspondence, August 18, 1893-March 31, 1897
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Correspondence, August 20, 1897-March 23, 1900
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Correspondence, undated
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Formation, June 30, 1892, July 1, 1892
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H.C. Frick vs. Carnegie Steel Company, Ltd., March 1900
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H.C. Frick vs. Carnegie Steel Company, Ltd., 1900
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H.C. Frick vs. Carnegie Steel Company, Ltd., undated
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Memoranda of Conversations, May 12-July 1, 1896
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Meeting Minutes, May 9, 1895-November 8, 1898
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Meeting Minutes, January 16, 1899-March 30, 1900
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Meeting Minutes, September 1, 1899-January 6, 1900
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Meeting Minutes, March 31, 1900
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List of Shareholders, July 1, 1892-January 1, 1900
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Basic Open Hearth Steel, June 14, 1895
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Reports, April 14, 1899, undated
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Merger of Carnegie Steel Company, Ltd. and H.C. Frick Coke Co., July 1, 1892-June 14, 1900
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Statement regarding Carnegie Steel Company, Ltd. and Debts Owed by Railway Companies
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Report on the Book Value of Stocks
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Statements of Monthly Products and Outbound Materials for All Works, 1899
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Total Sales of Pig Iron Record Book, November 2, 1893-December 11, 1899
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Box 16
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Proposal to Purchase, Agreements, April 24, 1899, May 19, 1899
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Proposal to Purchase, Correspondence, May 6, 1899-July 25, 1899
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Proposal to Purchase, Memo, 1899
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Proposal to Purchase, Telegrams, May 4, 1899-July 1899
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Proposal to Purchase, Typescript Copies of Letters, May 4, 1899-November 18, 1899
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Proposal to Purchase, Typescript Letter, undated
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Proposal to Purchase, Copy of Power of Attorney, April 24, 1899
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Statements, November 30, 1892-December 31, 1896
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Statements, November 1, 1897-September 19, 1898
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Statements, January 25, 1899-September 23, 1899
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Statements, October 13, 1899-December 13, 1899
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Statements, January 2, 1900-March 31, 1900
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Statements and Notes, 1893, 1896, 1900
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By-Laws and Organization, July 1, 1892, December 31, 1895
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Interest in Option, 1899
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Section: H.C. Frick Letterpress Copybooks, 1892-1899
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Scope and Content Notes: The letterpress copybooks comprises copies of outgoing correspondence from H.C. Frick to numerous individuals. Due to the significance of Frick's correspondence with Andrew Carnegie in particular, abstracts were created for these specific letters by History undergraduate students interning at the Archives Service Center. The numbering besides each item below refers to the page number in the copybook where the letter can be found.
There are no abstracts for the contents of the letterpress copybook dated May 4-June 2, 1899 (Box 13 Volume 2) since the correspondence mostly pertains to matters regarding a buyout option that Frick, Henry Phipps, and William H. Moore created for Carnegie.
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Box 11
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H.C. Frick Letterpress Copybook, January 12, 1892-February 4, 1893
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1. Frick alerts Carnegie on a letter arriving from Mr. Knox on his opinion of the government's armor plate contract. Also, Frick thinks the Secretary should visit Homestead to withdrawal all doubts. January 12, 1892
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3. Frick wires Carnegie that they won. January 16, 1892
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11. Frick writes on meeting with Mr. [Otis] Childs on the New Beam Mill matter and on arranging for the managers to visit Duquesne to select a new furnace location. February 2, 1892
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31. Frick wires Carnegie his response to Carnegie's April 4th telegram. Frick declines Carnegie's invitation to stay with him. April 4, 1892
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43. Frick writes that he received Carnegie's telegram wishing for all papers related to the Thomas patent that mention Mr. Kennedy's letter. Frick will be sending the papers; however, Mr. Kennedy's letter is missing. April 9, 1892
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59. Frick wires Carnegie on the Beam Mill running successfully, [Otis] Childs visiting Bethlehem, Judge Reed obtaining Newell's consent in Cleveland, [Ohio], and Dillon winning a decisive victory. April 21, 1892
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75. Frick wires Carnegie that [William] Shinn died this morning and certificates of consolidation should reach him by the 12th. May 5, 1892
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77. Frick wires Carnegie a coded message. May 6, 1892
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97. Frick wires Carnegie on successful test results for the four-inch New York armor. May 26, 1892
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98. Frick wires Carnegie on the completion of signed papers. May 30, 1892
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105. Frick wires Carnegie on the death of Borntraeger's wife. June 7, 1892
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106. Frick wires Carnegie a coded message. June 7, 1892
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123. Frick writes on Gayley and Schwab's disappointment after reading Carnegie's letter about the addition to the Carnegie Library at Braddock. June 16, 1892
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125. Frick wires Carnegie on asking Whitworths for price on 10,000 ton press. June 16, 1892
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130. Frick wires Carnegie a coded message. June 22, 1892
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141. Frick wires Carnegie a coded message. July 4, 1892
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145. Frick wires Carnegie about "small plunge," and that their position will work out favorably. July 7, 1892
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154. Frick wires Carnegie on "small plunge," and says the sentiment is with them and the state guard will be at "plunge" soon. July 11, 1892
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165. Frick wires Carnegie a coded message, and also states that warrants have been issued for murder charges. July 18, 1892
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701. Frick writes on the Homestead strike, the arrival of Pinkerton men, strike breakers, and newspaper sympathy for the strikers. July 4, 1892
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H.C. Frick Letterpress Copybook, February 6-November 27, 1893
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37. Frick wires Carnegie about canceling his trip to Bethlehem because Secretary [of the Navy Tracey ] has called him to Washington, [D.C]. February 24, 1893
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79. Frick wires Carnegie asking him if he can make it to Washington [D.C.] for a plate testing. May 9, 1893
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671. Frick wires Carnegie about Mr. Clarke declining their offer. November 20, 1893
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686. Frick wires Carnegie on a scheduled meeting for Friday when papers will be ready. November 21, 1893
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Box 12
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H.C. Frick Letterpress Copybook, November 27, 1893-October 22, 1894
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79. Frick wires Carnegie a Christmas and New Years greetings. December 25, 1893
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H.C. Frick Letterpress Copybook, October 23, 1894-February 16, 1897
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576. Frick wires Carnegie on making a contract with Badly and Balance, with Board approval. March 2, 1896
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578. Frick wires Carnegie asking him to come to St. Augustine [Fla] to meet with Earnest. March 4, 1896
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644. Frick writes on including a letter from Mr. Dalzell, and on Mr. Curry thinking it would be a mistake to aim for higher duty on Ferro Manganese. December 16, 1896
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648. Frick writes a response to [Frank] Thomson's propositions. December 17, 1896
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648. Carnegie writes that he wishes [Frank] Thomson would have sent Frick a complete statement, and includes Frick's reply. December 18, 1896
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Box 13
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H.C. Frick Letterpress Copybook, February 16, 1897-December 4, 1899
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H.C. Frick Letterpress Copybook, May 4-June 2, 1899
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