Merrimack Farmers' Exchange Records, 1920-1982, bulk 1970-1982
- Title:
- Merrimack Farmers' Exchange Records, 1920-1982, bulk 1970-1982
- Creator:
- Merrimack Farmers' Exchange, Inc.
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2011.042
- Object ID:
- 2011.042
- Date:
- 1920-1982
- Physical Description:
- 14 boxes ; 8.2 linear feet
- Scope and Content:
- The records of the Merrimack Farmers' Exchange consist of accounts, correspondence, and materials related to two 1980 law suits, Titcomb v. Merrimack Farmers' Exchange and Edwards v. Merrimack Farmers Exchange. Although there are financial records from the 1920s and 1940s, the majority of the materials consist of correspondence with shareholders and files supporting that correspondence from the 1970s until the cooperative was purchased by the H. K. Webster and the Blue Seal Companies in 1980. Also included is documentation on the Penacook Supply Company takeover attempt. Note that there is another set of Merrimack Farmers' Exchange records, accession 2011.052, which centers around the 1976 discovery of John E. Knight's embezzlement and the subsequent lawsuit against the Exchange's auditors, N. F. Bigelow & Co. That collection also contains additional records of Penacook Supply Companys attempted takeover of the Merrimack Farmers Exchange in 1980.
- Subjects:
- Account books , Actions and defenses , Business records , Cooperative societies , Correspondence , Farm produce , Farmers , Farms , Grain trade , Lawyers
- Locations:
- Bow, NH
Bradford, NH
Claremont, NH
Concord, NH
Contoocook, Hopkinton, NH
Derry, NH
Epping, NH
Epsom, NH
Exeter, NH
Franklin, NH
Goffstown, NH
Henniker, NH
Hollis, NH
Keene, NH
Laconia, NH
Manchester, NH
Milford, NH
Nashua, NH
New Boston, NH
Ossipee, NH
Peterborough, NH
Pittsfield, NH
Plymouth, NH
Rochester, NH
Warner, NH
Woodsville, NH - People:
- Lester, Connor , Edwards, William , Goodlander, Ted , Knight, John E. , Potter, Shirley , Sargent, Richard , Sheridan, Charles F. , Titcomb, David , Towner, David , Webster, H. K.
- Organizations:
- Merrimack Farmers' Exchange, Inc.
N. F. Bigelow & Co. (Manchester, N.H.)
Penacook Supply Company
United States. Securities and Exchange Commission - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society collection.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Collection
- Finding Aid Link:
- RS65192_Merrimack_Farmers'_Exchange_Records_2011.042.pdf
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