| DACS Field Name | Value |
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| 2.1: Reference Code: | us-gaua-83-20 |
| 2.2: Repository Location : | Reese Library Special Collections, Augusta State University 2500 Walton Way, Augusta GA. 30904-2200 |
| 2.3: Title: | Riverside Mill |
| 2.4: Date: | 1818-1898; Bulk:1888-1895 |
| 2.5: Extent: | 1 Hollinger Box |
| 3.1: Scope and Content: | Original mailing envelope states that certain internal documents and memos relate to the founding and early history of the Riverside Mills. Documents believed to be the personal papers of William E. McCoy. Some documents deal with the sale of a patent belonging to Riverside Mills, one session of minutes, one report to shareholders, a receipts relating to functions of the Mills, the Bye Laws of the Mills and the sale agreement between Riverside Mills and Union Wadding. Other materials are deeds mortgages and other papers some relating to the affairs of William E. McCoy and some to various other individuals. Names of interest include William Tutt, James Gardiner, Joseph Cumming and William M. Smith. Papers were donated to the Reese Library after the Riverside Mills closed in the 1970s. |
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| 2.7: Administrative / Biographical History: | William E. McCoy (Nov. 14, 1840 — November 17, 1919) founded McCoy’s Mill which later became the Riverside Mills. After the sale of Riverside Mills he concentrated on his business McCoy’s Brick and Tile probably until his listing in the Augusta City Directory as retired in 1902. Married twice, McCoy left no surviving children. His obituary in the Augusta Chronicle November 18, 1919 credits him as a Confederate veteran. The Riverside Mills, having opened in the 1870’s to utilize various by-products of cotton, was considered in 1938 one of the world’s largest manufacturing plants for cotton waste products. The Riverside Mill filed for bankruptcy in December 1977 and was closed by a judge’s court order on December 20, 1977. The mill real estate was sold in a foreclosure auction on May 2, 1978 |
| 4.1: Access: | no restrictions |
| 4.5: Language and Scripts of the Materials: | English |
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Inventory: Inventory: Inventory: |
Amended inventory of Riverside Mill #83-20 September 7, 2006 Working from an older inventory included with documents. Preparer and date of this inventory unknown. Copy below 1. Envelope to Mr. William E. McCoy, Riverside Mills Augusta 1892 contains deed for city lot in Anniston Alabama 2. Promissory note 1888 3. Life insurance receipt 1885 4. Note for $15,000 GaRRBank 1887 5. Revocation of power of attorney 1889 6. Tax receipt Calhoun County Alabama 1895 II (2 items) 7. CH Phinizy to WE McCoy-will subscribe for $25,000 of stock 1881 8. Bond for titles GaRR (?) Wm E. McCoy 1888 9. Statement Riverside Mills 1882-1884 10. Receipts (4) So Mutual Insurance Co, Athens 1889-1892 11. Receipt 1895 on McCoy Brick & Tile Co letterhead 12. Deed I. Jefferson Thomas & Massillon P. Stoval, Rich. Co, Ga 1861 13. Power of Attorney 1887 14. Receipt on envelope 1895 15. Receipt city taxes 1882, 1889 16. 2 pages handwritten description of wasteworks and value 17. request for loan 1883 18. Permit for FireWardens for Riverside Mills to build 2 story brick addition 19. Bill of Sale Hydrolic cotton compress 1887 20. Note for $25 (IIII) 1884; $100 1880; 6941.57, 1888; 2700, 1881 21. tax receipt Richmond Co 1889 22. Sworn statement of Mass. Mill Foreman about manufacturing process for cotton bats 23. Six receipts Mutual Life Insurance 1886-1891 24. 1818 Copy of description of land surveyed in 1793 25. 1825 Mortgage 26. Note GaRR 1888 27. Southern Mutual Insurance Co — policy & receipts 28. Receipt Augusta WaterWorks to Riverside mills 1884 29. Deed City of Augusta to Wm Tutt 1839 Break in number sequence no explanation 38. Lien on crops for loan 1877 39. Deed 1860 40. Envelope 11 items containing Mortgage, Deeds, receipts and 1 share Cotton States Mechanics & Agricultural Fair Assocn. 41. Envelope 19 items marked Wm E McCoy, Augusta Ga. Containing: Agreement from Union Wadding Co of Rhode Island to buy Riverside Mills 1887 By — laws of “Riverside Mills” Minutes of 19 Oct 1887 Petition for incorporation of Riverside Mills 1881 4 misc. receipts 9 Notes concerning mill operations Notations in pencil 39 11 19 69 Corrections and Explanations of Arrangement As of 9/7/06 Spellings have been transcribed from documents These items are missing No. 10 Corrections No. 13 This document has both a revocation of power of attorney for 1889 and a power of attorney for 1887 No.9 Statement of Riverside Mills 1882-1884 Document date ranges are 1882-1886 No. 25 Mortgage 1825. William Tutt to Gabriel Clark and Milton Antony No. 39 Deed 1860 Gardiner Town Lot Deed James Gardiner Trustee to I. Jefferson Thomas for Lot on Telfair Street in Augusta No. 40 actually has thirteen items not counting the original envelope These will now be arranged 40-a, 40-b, 40-c etc. Inventory of no. 40 below No. 41. the 4 misc. receipts has been assumed to be four documents found clipped together. The nine notes have not been found. Cannot justify the notation of 19 items. Not certain what was originally included in this count. Inventory of no.41 below. Inventory of no. 40 40-a. original envelope return address of G.P. Curry, Banker 191 Broad Street Augusta Ga. 40-b. GP Curry Exchange Bank letterhead dated May 13, 1878 showing an exchange by Wm E. McCoy of securities for bonds of equal value and signed by GP Curry 40-c. Two receipts. 1 for Provident Savings Life Assurance Society of New York dated June 1, 1891. 1 for tax collector Richmond County dated Oct. 27, 1890 40-d. Document dated March 16th 1880 by Wm. E. McCoy acting as trustee for Katharine G. McCoy in sale or transfer of property. 40-e. Sale of Alabama property by Wm. E. McCoy to F.M. State dated February 16 1889 also includes sketch on Western Union Telegraph Company pad paper which may possible be the property in the sale agreement. These items had been folded one within the other. 40-f. Deed. David Walton to John J. Palmer dated April 22, 1875 40-g. Deed. John J. Palmer to Emeline [Denh] dated March 19 1880 40-h. Administrator’s Deed. Marcellus P. Foster to David Walton dated February 11, 1875 40-i. Mortgage. James G. Bailie to Joseph B. Cumming dated January 1, 1877 40-j. Obligation to Recovery The Ga R R and Bkg. Co. to William M. Smith dated December 24, 1885 40-k. Bill of Sale & Conveyance. William M. Smith to The Ga R R & Bkg. Co. dated December 24, 1885 40-l. One share Cotton States Mechanics’ and Agricultural Fair Association no. 42 dated July 26, 1870 Inventory of No. 41 41-a. Original envelope marked Wm. E. McCoy with remnants of wax seals 41-b. documents appear to deal with the sale of a patent on a waste cleaning machine and an agreement to buy a certain number of machines rather than the sale of the mill. 8 sheets 41-c. Bye Laws of “The Riverside Mills” 41-d. Agreement between the Union Wadding Company and The Riverside Mills 41-e. Minutes of 19 Oct 1887 41-f. Petition for incorporation of Riverside Mills 1881 41-g 4 misc. receipts. Credit to account for ninety dollars dated July 25, 1878. Credit to account for ninety-five dollars dated July 19, 1878. Bill of sale for bonds dated July 13, 1878. Bill of sale for bonds July 18, 1878 |