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EXTRACTS from the Memorabilia of Salem, 1836,(Vol. VIII, page 4214: Citizens formed a
company for establishing a cotton manufactory in Salem in which cotton is to be spun and woven by
steam machinery.
July 18,1836- Records of the Moravians Vol. VII, page 4226:
It appears that the Council leaves it to Auf. Col. and Aelt. Conf. to give the lots on which the Salem
Cotton Factory is to stand to the company on lease or in fee simple.
August 22: The price of the 4 lots for the cotton factory...was discussed.
1838 - Records of the Moravians Vol IX, page 4372: (excerpts)
"....In addition to the continued building of houses still required in the area of the cotton factory
situated near us.....and the progress made with the just mentioned factory (it numbers now a
personnel of 115) are beneficial to the external welfare of our town."
Page 4374: The number of Sunday Schools in our community was increased by the establishment of
one for the young people working in the cotton factory.
March 26, 1838: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4397:
We shall have to furnish gravestones for those people who die in the factory. In the present year this
cannot be done before Easter since we seem to lack the necessary stones in the community.
April 26, 1838: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4411: The question was raised as to
whether the Council has any objection to permission being given to neighbors to bury their dead in the
Salem graveyard.....Recently the decision was left to the Aufs. Coll. entirely with the condition that it is
quite clear that children in the boarding school, workers from the cotton mill and strangers staying in
the Salem Tavern can be buried in the Salem graveyard. Two dollars are to be paid for any burial in
the graveyard, a regular tombstone is to be bought and the funeral is to be held by a Salem minister....
Only a few brethren were in favor of starting a new separate row for strangers, buried in the
graveyard, if this row is filled up.
The Council therefore decided that in the future the strangers are to be buried in the same row with
members of the Salem community. The majority agree to demand $5 instead of $2 from strangers. All
agree that the tombstone for strangers are to be of the regular size and with simple writing only.
Nov 5, 1838 Records of the Moravians Vol IX, page 4409: The land to be granted to the factory
has been surveyed and amounts to about 77 acres for which the manufacturing company is going to
pay the annual nominal rent of $1.00 to the Diacony.
Jan 9, 1839 Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4469: Two "outside" young men, Solomon
Schaub and Wm. H. White, the latter's father at present employed in the cotton factory, wish to live in
town....
Aug. 31, 1839: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4464: Br. Van Vleck visited the sick wife of
Mr. Siddall, overseer in the Cotton Factory
Apr. 17, 1840: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4521: Since Mrs. Siddall, the wife of
the manager of the cotton factory here and a member of the English Episcopal Church, had
expressed her urgent desire to receive the holy communion as she had been sick a long time....the
same was administered to her toward evening in the presence of her husband....
May 14, 1840: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4522: Was the funeral of Mary Goddard
Siddall who died early yesterday at the age of 33 years after a long and serious illness. She left
behind a sorrowful widower and three small children of whom the two elder attend the school here.
Aug. 11, 1840: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4524: Marriage in the little Saal of the
Widower Thomas Siddall, manager of the local cotton mill, to the Single Sister Theresa
Wilhelmina Bolow (Below), teacher in the Girls' Boarding School here.
Nov 1, 1840: Records of the Moravians Vol IX, page 4524: In the cotton factory here was
solemnly opened again by Br. H. Schulz the Sunday School which had been interrupted for some
months.
March 23, 1841: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4605: The Collegium agreed, when
asked, that we should demand the usual school fees for outsiders amounting to $20 from people at the
factory who wish to send their children to the Salem Boys' School.
Jun 20, 1841: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4584: The baptism of the little daughter of
the manager of the cotton factory here and his wife, Thos. Siddall and the nonmember Sister
Therese Wilhelmine Siddall, .m Bolow, with the name of Josephine Louisa. She was born on the 2nd of
this month.
June 30, 1841: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4598 & 4599: Br. Francis Fries plans in
the near future to arrange to do dyeing and fulling in his factory. Br. Francis Fries plans to procure 2
looms for his factory in order to make woolen goods.
Nov. 11, 1841 Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4599: Mr. Constantine Banner of
Germanton has been placed in the cotton factory as manager in place of Br. Sussdorf. [This may be a
typo and should be Siddall]
Jan 24, 1842:Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4660: The Collegium wishes the board of
directors of the cotton factory to curb the drinking of liquor which is being abused by workers there.
Feb 10, 1842 Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4662: The Collegium permits part of the
Opitz lot to be rented this year to Mr. Constantin Banner, clerk of the cotton factory. He wishes to grow
potatoes, corn and beans for his family there.
Oct. 30, 1842: Records of the Moravians Vol IX, page 4651: There was in the little Saal a small
lovefeast for the children of the factory Sunday School ....
Feb 22, 1843: Records of the Moravians Vol IX, page 4722-4723: The reason for this meeting
was the application for permission to bury Alex. Parks who worked in the factory and whose child was
buried in the Salem graveyard some months ago. At the same time it was suggested and accepted to
have a special cemetery laid out for those persons who work at the factory, since we have to expect
from the large personnel there that most of the applications coming to us for burial in our graveyard
will be from there.
Oct. 2, 1844 - Minutes of Elder’s Conference- Salem 1844: Br Lewis Rights has been appointed
to teach the free school of our district t his winter. It is held in the Sunday School building of the
Factory which has been offered for the purpose. The factory Sunday School and the LIBERTY
SUNDAY SCHOOL, by their request, will have a meeting in our church on Sunday afternoon to
celebrate the anniversary of the former. (In the Index of this text the editor has made note that Liberty
is aka as Birchamstown.)
Aug 29, 1847: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4956: In spite of the meetings held by the
Methodists at the Cotton Factory today contrary to our expectation about 60 negroes were in our
meeting.
March 10, 1847: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4957: Fr. and Hy. Fries have given
Aufseher Collegium a list of persons employed by them in the woolen factory and in ther household: 7
white, 16 colored, together 23.
company for establishing a cotton manufactory in Salem in which cotton is to be spun and woven by
steam machinery.
July 18,1836- Records of the Moravians Vol. VII, page 4226:
It appears that the Council leaves it to Auf. Col. and Aelt. Conf. to give the lots on which the Salem
Cotton Factory is to stand to the company on lease or in fee simple.
August 22: The price of the 4 lots for the cotton factory...was discussed.
1838 - Records of the Moravians Vol IX, page 4372: (excerpts)
"....In addition to the continued building of houses still required in the area of the cotton factory
situated near us.....and the progress made with the just mentioned factory (it numbers now a
personnel of 115) are beneficial to the external welfare of our town."
Page 4374: The number of Sunday Schools in our community was increased by the establishment of
one for the young people working in the cotton factory.
March 26, 1838: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4397:
We shall have to furnish gravestones for those people who die in the factory. In the present year this
cannot be done before Easter since we seem to lack the necessary stones in the community.
April 26, 1838: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4411: The question was raised as to
whether the Council has any objection to permission being given to neighbors to bury their dead in the
Salem graveyard.....Recently the decision was left to the Aufs. Coll. entirely with the condition that it is
quite clear that children in the boarding school, workers from the cotton mill and strangers staying in
the Salem Tavern can be buried in the Salem graveyard. Two dollars are to be paid for any burial in
the graveyard, a regular tombstone is to be bought and the funeral is to be held by a Salem minister....
Only a few brethren were in favor of starting a new separate row for strangers, buried in the
graveyard, if this row is filled up.
The Council therefore decided that in the future the strangers are to be buried in the same row with
members of the Salem community. The majority agree to demand $5 instead of $2 from strangers. All
agree that the tombstone for strangers are to be of the regular size and with simple writing only.
Nov 5, 1838 Records of the Moravians Vol IX, page 4409: The land to be granted to the factory
has been surveyed and amounts to about 77 acres for which the manufacturing company is going to
pay the annual nominal rent of $1.00 to the Diacony.
Jan 9, 1839 Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4469: Two "outside" young men, Solomon
Schaub and Wm. H. White, the latter's father at present employed in the cotton factory, wish to live in
town....
Aug. 31, 1839: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4464: Br. Van Vleck visited the sick wife of
Mr. Siddall, overseer in the Cotton Factory
Apr. 17, 1840: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4521: Since Mrs. Siddall, the wife of
the manager of the cotton factory here and a member of the English Episcopal Church, had
expressed her urgent desire to receive the holy communion as she had been sick a long time....the
same was administered to her toward evening in the presence of her husband....
May 14, 1840: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4522: Was the funeral of Mary Goddard
Siddall who died early yesterday at the age of 33 years after a long and serious illness. She left
behind a sorrowful widower and three small children of whom the two elder attend the school here.
Aug. 11, 1840: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4524: Marriage in the little Saal of the
Widower Thomas Siddall, manager of the local cotton mill, to the Single Sister Theresa
Wilhelmina Bolow (Below), teacher in the Girls' Boarding School here.
Nov 1, 1840: Records of the Moravians Vol IX, page 4524: In the cotton factory here was
solemnly opened again by Br. H. Schulz the Sunday School which had been interrupted for some
months.
March 23, 1841: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4605: The Collegium agreed, when
asked, that we should demand the usual school fees for outsiders amounting to $20 from people at the
factory who wish to send their children to the Salem Boys' School.
Jun 20, 1841: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4584: The baptism of the little daughter of
the manager of the cotton factory here and his wife, Thos. Siddall and the nonmember Sister
Therese Wilhelmine Siddall, .m Bolow, with the name of Josephine Louisa. She was born on the 2nd of
this month.
June 30, 1841: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4598 & 4599: Br. Francis Fries plans in
the near future to arrange to do dyeing and fulling in his factory. Br. Francis Fries plans to procure 2
looms for his factory in order to make woolen goods.
Nov. 11, 1841 Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4599: Mr. Constantine Banner of
Germanton has been placed in the cotton factory as manager in place of Br. Sussdorf. [This may be a
typo and should be Siddall]
Jan 24, 1842:Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4660: The Collegium wishes the board of
directors of the cotton factory to curb the drinking of liquor which is being abused by workers there.
Feb 10, 1842 Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4662: The Collegium permits part of the
Opitz lot to be rented this year to Mr. Constantin Banner, clerk of the cotton factory. He wishes to grow
potatoes, corn and beans for his family there.
Oct. 30, 1842: Records of the Moravians Vol IX, page 4651: There was in the little Saal a small
lovefeast for the children of the factory Sunday School ....
Feb 22, 1843: Records of the Moravians Vol IX, page 4722-4723: The reason for this meeting
was the application for permission to bury Alex. Parks who worked in the factory and whose child was
buried in the Salem graveyard some months ago. At the same time it was suggested and accepted to
have a special cemetery laid out for those persons who work at the factory, since we have to expect
from the large personnel there that most of the applications coming to us for burial in our graveyard
will be from there.
Oct. 2, 1844 - Minutes of Elder’s Conference- Salem 1844: Br Lewis Rights has been appointed
to teach the free school of our district t his winter. It is held in the Sunday School building of the
Factory which has been offered for the purpose. The factory Sunday School and the LIBERTY
SUNDAY SCHOOL, by their request, will have a meeting in our church on Sunday afternoon to
celebrate the anniversary of the former. (In the Index of this text the editor has made note that Liberty
is aka as Birchamstown.)
Aug 29, 1847: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4956: In spite of the meetings held by the
Methodists at the Cotton Factory today contrary to our expectation about 60 negroes were in our
meeting.
March 10, 1847: Records of the Moravians Vol IX,, page 4957: Fr. and Hy. Fries have given
Aufseher Collegium a list of persons employed by them in the woolen factory and in ther household: 7
white, 16 colored, together 23.
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Reported deaths of Cotton Factory Employees:
| FIRST COTTON MILL, Shallowford Rd (Salem) Digital Forsyth |
| FRIES MANUFACTURING Digital Forsyth |
FRIES COTTON & WOOLEN MILL
| “Francis Fries Home Brookstown-near Woolen Mill” |