1. "More Leontine Lincoln"
Posted by Kat on Dec-30th-02 at 8:08 AM

From "Biographical"--whatever that is.  It is a document inside this computer that I've just gotten around to reading.  Probably a *Biography* of the people who made Bristol County great in the 19th & early 20th century.

Leontine Lincoln:

Cotton Manurfacturing, pg.501:

"The Seaconnet Mills were organized in 1884, and the company built a 35,000 spindle mill that was enlarged to its present size in 1895. The capital

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at first was $400,000, increased to $600,000 in 1894. The first board of directors consisted of Henry C. Lincoln, George A. Draper, Stephen A. Jencks, William Beattie, D. A. Chapin, William R. Warner, Augustus Chace, Milton Reed, Reuben Hargraves. Henry C. Lincoln was elected president, and Edward A. Chace treasurer. At the death of Mr. Lincoln in 1884, Stephen A. Jencks was elected president, and he was succeeded in 1888 by Leontine Lincoln. Milton Reed and William N. McLane succeeded Edward A. Chace as treasurer. The mill has more than 72,000 spindles, and 27,500,000 yards of cloth are manufactured per annum, 550 hands being employed. The amount of capital today is $1,200,000.

It was largely through the efforts of Seth Gordon that the Hargraves Mills were organized and incorporated in 1888, for the manufacture of cotton goods, with capital of $400,000. Associated with Mr. Borden in the enterprise were Reuben Hargraves, Thomas Hargraves, Leontine Lincoln, John Barlow, James E. Osborn, Stephen A. Jencks. No. 1 Mill, of granite, was built in 1889, of dimensions 320 by 90 feet, four stories in height, and in 1892 No. 2 Mill, partly three and partly two stories, of dimensions 482 by 127 feet, the plant then having a capacity of more than 100,000 spindles. The capital was increased in 1892 to $800,000. James E. Osborn succeeded Reuben Hargraves as the president of the corporation in 1895, and he was succeeded by Leontine Lincoln in 1898. Benjamin B. Read is the treasurer."

pg. 503:
"The promoters of the Parker Mills enterprise were Seth A. Borden, Leontine Lincoln and James E. Osborn, of Fall River, and William H. Parker of Lowell, the mills being incorporated in May, l895. The first year, a three-story mill, of dimensions 3973/2 by 148 feet, was built, for weaving goods of very fine yarns. There are about 50,000 spindles. A mill was built in Warren, Rhode Island, in 1899. At the time of incorporation the capital stock amounted to $450,000, increased to $500,000 on October is, l895, and in May, 1899, to $8OO,000. It is now $2,750,000. The first president of the company was William H. Parker, of Lowell, and at his death, in 1898, Leontine Lincoln was elected president. Seth A. Borden was the treasurer, and was succeeded by Benjamin B. Read.

The Arkwright Mills were incorporated with a capital of $450,000, in 1897, to manufacture fine cotton goods. Joseph A. Bowen was elected president of the corporation, and John B. Dodge treasurer. A four-story stone mill was built, ')95 by 127 feet in dimensions, with more than 80,000 spindles. The capital now is $1,000,000. Leontine Lincoln was president to the time of his death, in 1923, and Herbert H. Marble was clerk and treasurer.

The incorporation of the Davis Mills took place in 1902, the capital being placed at $500,000. The first board of directors consisted of Robert T. Davis, Leontine Lincoln, Daniel H. Cornell, Thomas D. Covel, William H. Jennings, William N. McLane, William F. Fuller, ' Jr., and J. Bion Richards; and Leontine Lincoln was chosen president and J. Bion Richards treasurer. In 1903 a three-story stone mill was built for the manufacture of

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fine cotton goods. The corporation went into the hands of receivers in January, 1900; but on March 29, with new capital paid in, the mill continued. The plant contains more than 130,000 spindles. The treasurers in succession were: Edward Barker, Arthur H. Mason, Frank L. Carpenter. The capitalization now is $2,500,000.

Taking over the plant of the Robeson Mills, that had been incorporated in 1866, the Luther Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1903, with a capital of $350,000. The following-named were the board of directors: Leontine Lincoln, Charles B. Luther, Robert C. Davis, John H. Estes, William I-I.. Jennings, James Marshall, William N. McLane; and Leontine Lincoln was chosen president, and Charles B. Luther treasurer. The capital today is $5@.5,000.

The Robeson plant at first consisted of a brick mill three stories in height, 222 feet in length and 76 feet in width; it was completed in 1866, and in 1875 was considerably enlarged. The first officers were: Directors: Andrew Robeson, Jr., Charles P. Stickney, Samuel Hathaway, William C. Davol, Jr., Linden Cook, Samuel Castner, Josiah Brown. Samuel Hathaway was elected president and LindenCook treasurer. The mill had more than 21,000 spindles at the time. C. P. Stickney succeeded Mr. Hathaway as president from 1873 to 1878; Linden Cook was president to 1882; Danforth Horton to 1884; C. M. Hathaway to 1895; Charles B. Luther to 1898. Louis Robeson became treasurer when Mr. Cook was appointed president, and successive treasurers were Clarence M. Hathaway, C. B. Luther, John H. Holt. The plant was increased to its capacity soon after purchase by the Luther company, with close to 45,000 spindles; there are now more than $52,000."

pg. 504
"The Lincoln Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1907, for the manufacture of fine and fancy cotton goods. The amount of capital is $2,250,000. There are 123,000 spindles, which manufacture 2,000,000 yards of cloth annually. Leontine Lincoln was president to the time of his death, in 1923, and Benjamin B. Read was the treasurer."

pg. 505
"The firm of Kilburn, Lincoln & Company, for the manufacture of mill machinery, was started by Jonathan Thayer Lincoln , of Taunton, who came to Fall River in 1829, and in 1831 was employed as master mechanic for the Massasoit Mill Company, where he began building looms and shafting his own account. John Kilburn, of New Hampshire, began in 1844 in Fall River the manufacture of cotton looms and the Fourneyron turbine. After the death of Mr. Kilburn, in 1846, his widow and his brother, Elijah C. Kilburn, with Jonathan T. Lincoln, formed a copartnership, and the business was continued as I,. C. Kilburn & Company, manufacturing turbines and mill machinery. A new firm was formed in 1856 as Kilburn, Lincoln & Son, consisting of E. C. Kilburn, J. T. Lincoln and Henry C. Lincoln. A large machine shop was built in 1867, and added to the works. Charles P. Dring, who had been superintendent of the Fall River Iron Works Company foundry, became a member of this firm, the name then being changed to Kilburn, Lincoln & Company. The business was incorporated in 1868, and Andrew Luscomb was added to the firm. In 1872 the manufacture of looms was started on a new and larger scale, and the firm is now among the largest makers of loon-is for cotton and silk weaving.

J. T.Lincoln, was elected president, and at his death he was succeeded by his son, Henry C. Lincoln, who was succeeded by Andrew Luscomb. Leontine Lincoln succeeded to the presidency in 1903. Jonathan T. Lincoln is now head of the firm."

pg. 506
"In this all too brief survey, we have followed the leading lights of the town and city's many civic, social, religious and manufacturing interests out to the present, and have arrived at a summit where we can discover the fulfilment of the purposes and plans of a progressive citizenry. Historians to come will continue to say 'Industrious Fall River' when they resume this generic subject for their own generation."


Whew!
That man sure was busy!

Note the name "Robeson"?
A Robeson had built the "Brayton House", which is now the Fall River Historical Society building.
Did you know that "Brayton Building" was MOVED to that site on Rock street?
That home was built in 1843, on Columbia St., by a Robeson and moved in 1870.

(I can't verify Which Robeson at the moment as my source is at Stef's).


(Message last edited Dec-31st-02  2:31 AM.)

Great reading, thanks, Kat.  Mr. Lincoln sounds like quite the man about town, but, no Andrew alongside him at the time. 

That's what's interesting to understand.
They were of a different generation.
Andrew born 1822, and Leontine, 1846.

So, would it be fair to say strike one against Victoria? 

I can't really make that judgement...

I think she has brought a lot of people into the Borden Fold.  I think she is a good writer.
I had said I wouldn't throw the *baby out with the bathwater* when replying to Brown critics.
There are probably some things valuable in her book.
Personally I haven't read it in a decade, so I am no one to ask.
Maybe someone else would be harsher.
I would only hope that those interested in Borden studies not rely on any single author, and make up their own minds, as to what seems believable...
I know...it's a weenie stance...but I cannot judge Ms. Lincoln...I just can't.

However, I DO so enjoy learning about all these peripheral characters...they are SO Interesting!

Victoria Lincoln was a successful novelist; she knew what would sell.
She was not an academic researcher, or a lawyer building a case.
Take it as an entertaining work on the subject, "based on the dubious source of in-group hearsay" (gossip).

I'm sure she didn't deliberately lie about anything, just gave her opinion. What we all do.

BUT do not take her work as gospel, or an authoritative biography!!!

This does not preclude others from exposing errors if they so choose.
It is a learning experience for Everyone if that type of work is done.
I don't see anything wrong with that.
It is part of the questioning processs.
As I stated, I am not recently familiar with her work.
Those studying it can post all they want on the misinformation contained therein!

Thank you, Kat.

Rays, her book is listed under "True Crime" and is supposed to be fact, not fiction.  If it was created like Evan Hunter's Lizzie I would not bother with it.  Wouldn't it be nice to know, once and for all, what is Lizzie myth that gets reprinted over and over by all the authors? 

I should have stuck to my original estimation of Lincoln's age in that first photo, which was 45-50!

(Message last edited Jan-23rd-03  3:25 PM.)

Boy, that is some serious facial hair he has there! 

Didn't he play Dr. Meade in Gone with the Wind?

Stef said he looked like Freud.
(Here's your chance, Susan).

I saw Battle of the Jaywalk Allstars and they were shown a picture of Freud and asked "Who is this man?"
The cute dolt said "FRAUD!"
Jay said spell it...she said "F- R- E- U -D ".  They gave her the point.

My chance?  Hunh?  I'm sorry, I don't understand. 

Why, to post a picture of Freud, of course?
As comparison.....

Pardon me being cryptic, but I have squirrels in my attic at the moment.