Wiggin and Wood and Wiggin and Ham Detective Agency Records, 1882-1889

Title:

Wiggin and Wood and Wiggin and Ham Detective Agency Records, 1882-1889

Creator:

Wiggin & Wood Detective Agency
Wiggin & Ham Detective Agency

Accession / Call Number:

1991.021 (m)

Object ID:

1991.021 (m)

Date:

1882-1889

Bulk Dates:

1882-1883

Physical Description:

3 folders

Level of Description:

Collection

Scope and Content:

This collection consists of reports, letters, and bills from the Wiggin & Wood Detective Agency, later called the Wiggin & Ham Detective Agency of Boston, MA, from 1882 to 1889. Many of these are detective agency reports and are addressed to Mr. S.W. Hale (Samuel W. Hale, Governor of New Hampshire, 1883-1887). The report dated July 16, 1882 is concerning cloth "shoddy" from mills in Lebanon and elsewhere, and mentions a Mr. Roberts and Mr. Ronison. The other 1882 reports concern S.D. Osbourne, also known as Mr. O. and the Osbourne Case. A report from December 26, 1882 also mentions a Mr. W. The 1889 reports concern the Oscar Colony & "Look Out Mine".

Subjects:

Mills and mill-work New Hampshire. , Espionage. , Detectives

Locations:

Boston, MA
Lebanon, NH

People:

Hale, Samuel W., 1823-1891

Organizations:

Wiggin & Wood Detective Agency
Wiggin & Ham Detective Agency

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Location Code:

TL/1W

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Preferred Citation:

Wiggin and Wood and Wiggin and Hale Detective Agency Correspondence, 1991.021 (m). New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.