Re: PAUL, Bettel, Philadelphia,PA 1810-ca.1883
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Re: PAUL, Bettel, Philadelphia,PA 1810-ca.1883
Louise K. Martin 10/03/10
Dear Ms. Martin,
Thanks so much for responding to my query.Yes, I am still interested in learning more about Mr. Paul.In the early 1850s he became involved in the Eagle Gold Mine here in Stafford County, Virginia.All I have been able to find about him is that he was born in Pennsylvania, was an importer of linens, and operated a shop in Strawberry Street in Philadelphia.I believe he married Sarah Ann Shaffer/Schaffer (1817-1880:83).Please correct me on anything here that is not right.I would also like to know if he spelled his given name Bettle or Bettel, as I've seen it both ways in the records down here.
In 1852 the chief officers of the Eagle Gold Mining Company were James G. Clarke, Charles Schaffer, and Joseph H. Trotter, all from out of state (though records available here don't say where they resided).By the summer of that year several suits had been brought against the company.In 1854 Bettle Paul and others brought suit against Clarke, Schaffer, and Trotter.Mr. Paul ended up purchasing the mine, though by 1860 it was sold again, this time to a Boston industrialist named Samuel Smith.
I'm very curious how and why a Philadelphia linen importer became involved with a Stafford gold mine.Was the Charles Schaffer mentioned above related to Sarah Ann Schaffer?Do you know who Joseph H. Trotter and James G. Clarke might have been?Sometimes there were family connections between business partners.
Thanks so very much for your help!
Sincerely,
Jerrilynn
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