https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukens_Steel_Company
They just drop this tidbit at the end of the article.
In early 2015, during the restoration of a home that once belonged to Rebecca Lukens, a trove of business correspondence from 1834 was found inside the walls. Historians have begun studying the letters and fragments to learn more about the company and the state of the commerce that was happening at the time.
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