1856-010: D and H Forrer] v. Richards Bros and Co], etc.

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Daniel and Henry Forrer were owners of the Shenandoah Iron Works. The iron works was comprised of 30-40,000 acres in Page and Rockingham counties and contained immense beds of valuable ore. The property of the iron works consisted of a furnance, forge, merchant and chopping mills and two saw mills. Before the end of 1854, the Forrers had sold half of property, real and personal, to Thomas S. Richard and James Moore of Pennsylvania. By August 1855, Richards and Moore had purchased the entire establishment. However, a contract was never signed by either party. A later contract between Forrer and Richards was lost or left behind in Baltimore. One of the defendants, James B. Eastham enslaved people who were hired to work the iron works. The names of the enslaved workers are provided in the suit. SEE ALSO: 1867-017.

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