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Barrell, Joshua

 Person

Biographical note

American tradesman. Joshua Barrell of Bridgewater, Massachusetts was a tradesman accused of industrial espionage by the inventor Nathan Read, of Danvers, Massachusetts.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Joshua Barrell's testimony respecting Mr. Nathan Read's nailworks: manuscript

 Collection — Shared_box 1664
Identifier: BC-2024-098
Scope and Contents

The testimony of Joshua Barrell of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, denying the allegation by Nathan Read that Barrell had hired Peter Cliff to observe Read's nail-making machine. Signed by justices of the peace John Treadwell and Thomas Bancroft, and entered into the Essex County Registry of Deeds, October 4, 1800.

Access Note

Open for research.

Dates: 1800 October 4