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- Friends' Intelligencer and Journal, Volume 57
Deaths
BASSETT - In Philadelphia, Seventh month 19, 1900, Josiah Bassett, aged 66 years.
He was a member of the firm of Snyder, Harris, Bassett & Co., clothiers; by his first marriage, son-in-law to the late Jesse W. and Elizabeth Newport.
The New York Times, December 20, 1900
Philadelphia Firm Assigns
Special to The New York Times
Philadelphia, Dec. 19. - Snyder, Harris, Bassett & Co., incorporated, one of the largest clothing manufacturing concerns in this city, with headquarters at 525 Market Street, made an assignment today for the benefit of their creditors to Arnold Kohn, Emerson Snyder, and Preston Chambers, the two latter representing the stockholders. The assets of the firm are estimated at about $325,000 and the liabilities at $250,000, most of which is owed to the banks of this and neighboring cities.
Mr. Kohn, one of the assignees, said that all things seemed to point to an early and full settlement of all claims against the concern. There will be a meeting of the creditors in New York Friday, when matters relating to the assignment will be discussed and a course of action decided upon.
The failure came in the nature of a great surprise to the clothing trade, and, in fact, to all business circles, as the firm was considered one of the soundest, in a financial way, in the country.
1880 Federal Census of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Josiah Bassett - 45 - M - PA-NJ-DE - Head - Wholesale Clothier
Mary C. - 29 - F - PA-PA-PA - Wife - Keeping House
Editha - 4 - F - PA-PA-PA - Daughter
George - 2 - M - PA-PA-PA - Son
Susanna M. - 78 - F - DE-DE-DE - Mother
Rebecca - 35 - F - NJ-NJ-DE - Sister
Violet Wright - B - 20 - F - DE-DE-DE - Servant
Lucy Lochly - B - 23 - F - PA------ - Servant
1900 Federal Census of 15th Ward, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (2 Jun 1900)
Josiah Bassett - 66 - M - Feb 1834 - PA-DE-DE - Head - Clothing Manfr.
Mary C. - 49 - F - Apr 1851 - PA-PA-PA - Wife
George - 22 - M - Jan 1878 - PA-PA-PA - Son - Clothing Manfr.
Roland - 13 - M - Apr 1887 - PA-PA-PA - Son - At School
Florence M. Levick - 22 - F - Mar 1878 - PA-PA-PA - Cousin - Teacher School
Edith A. Turner - 27 - F - Jan 1873 - PA-PA-PA - Boarder - Critic at School
Joseph G. Sullivan - 28 - M - Aug 1871 - PA-NY-NY - Boarder - Mangr. for Sugar B.
Barbara Hernfiel - 49 - F - Mar 1851 - PA-IR-IR - Servant - Cook
(Married 25 years, 5 children, 3 living)
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Bassett Family Association Database
Abt 1835 - 1900 (~ 65 years)