Originally presented as the author's thesis (Trinity College, 1982)
Bibliography: p. 77-79.
Robert Habersham Coleman was the fourth -and last- generation scion of a family which controlled Cornwall Iron Furnace, in Cornwall, Pennsylvania. This major coal-burning ironmaking facility was founded in 1742 by Peter Grubb and produced pig iron, domestic products, and, during the American Revolution and Civil War, cannon barrels. [Wikipedia]
