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| | Research Report Courtesy Hagley Museum and Library |
 | | The mill was described as possessing one-half the water of the Brandywine, four stories, 61 by 42 feet, capable of containing 3,000 spindles, and all necessary outbuildings(14). |
 | | On January 9, 844, Alfred du Pont made an agreement to rent the Simsville Mill to A. Adams and Co. of Philadelphia for $1,200 per year "until such date as the improvements to be made, buing furnished, shall warrant such an increased rent as may be agreed on between the Said Parties(22). |
 | | Joseph Walker, after whom the mill was later to be named, was a member of A. Adams and Co. Alfred du Pont renovated the mill, which was to be for the spinning of yarn only, putting in new flooring, turbines and shafting(23). |
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