![]() Carter in the 1830s and was once the property of the Ames estate. A total of 23 men ultimately became members. Perkins, Samuel and Henry Cabot, Theodore and George W. These empire builders came to be known in the 20th century by the moniker “The Boston Associates.” These associates included Ignatius Sargent, Thomas H. They invested more capital and increased the number of stockholders to include an elite group of eastern Massachusetts entrepreneurs who owned significant percentages of the state’s cotton, railroad, banking and insurance industries. Some 15 years later, in 1845, Dwight and Mills expanded the Ames business. They are the same buildings occupied and eventually purchased by Ames and later transferred to the Massachusetts Arms Company. The lithograph pictures buildings owned by Edmund Dwight in the 1830s. Dwight appointed himself President and his business associate, James K. And so the foundation of the Ames Manufacturing Company was established. He offered Nathan a rent-free opportunity to launch a commercial enterprise at his factory complex in Chicopee Falls. The boys likely needed no introduction to Dwight, a wealthy local entrepreneur with several business interests along the Chicopee River.ĭwight came away from the stagecoach trip impressed with the young man. Educated at Yale, he had read law for Fisher Ames, a distant relative of the Ames brothers. Then about 19, he enjoyed the same advantages as his older brother.Įdmund Dwight, about 49, was the money. And he had a brother, James, the main subject of this investigation. His father, a mechanic and blacksmith, taught him everything he knew about these trades. About 26 years old, he grew up with a basic education in Chelmsford, Mass. ![]() Two men inside the vehicle-Nathan Peabody Ames, and Edmund Dwight-discussed a business venture. Origins of the Ames CompanyĪ chance encounter during an 1829 stagecoach ride in Massachusetts set the business in motion. Evidence suggests that Ames’s company may have been implicated in efforts that antagonized the seceding states to the point of war, to arm these states as they prepared for war, and to continue to arm them for much of the ensuing conflict. His connection to the Confederacy is especially notable. ![]() This investigation connects his company to abolitionist John Brown, and the governments and military branches of the United States, Confederate States and Great Britain. ![]() His factory produced an enormous volume and variety of swords, guns and other military items from 1832 through 1865.Īmes’ involvement in events before and during the war has been largely overlooked. He is James Tyler Ames, who headed the Ames Manufacturing Company, a global weapons firm. It revolves around a man unknown to the general public though familiar to collectors of Civil War weapons. The focus of this story is military and economic. These daguerreotypes of Ames are believed to be made in 1845 after his association with the Boston Associates, who invested in his growing business. These narratives range from plausible explanations to conspiracy theories. Editorials, scholarly articles, books and other media have scrutinized social, political, economic and military factors that culminated in America’s bloodiest chapter. The root causes of the Civil War have been a topic of debate since the conflict unfolded. By Ron Maness, with images and artifacts from the author’s collection
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