MG 268
LEMUEL R. SPONG CORRESPONDENCE
1876-1877, 1881-1883
1 cu. ft.
Lemuel R. Spong was the overseer of the shipping department of Cumberland County
Nail Works; an agent for Adams Express Company and Northern Central Railroad at
Fairview, Pennsylvania in 1884; he was elected register of wills for Cumberland
County and became manager for the McCormick Estate quarry interests in 1888. Spong
owned farming properties, and was president of the Mechanicsburg Gas and Water
Company.
The documents consist of Spong's general correspondence, 1876, 1877, 1881-1883,
concerning raising poultry and pigeons, and regarding manufacturers and merchants
with price quotations on saleable items.
- General Correspondence, 1876, 1877, 1881-1883. (2 boxes) {#268m.1}
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