In the 1830s and '40s, James Murray manufactured small reciprocating sawmills and agricultural equipment. By 1847 Murray had been joined by Henry R. Hazlehurst and the partnership was Murray & Hazlehurst, operating the Vulcan Iron Works in Baltimore.
Murray & Hazlehurst were the sole manufacturers of Isaac Brown's patent combined steam engine and sawmill. These were manufactured well into the 1870s.
Information Sources
- From web page on the Biloxi Lighthouse: "The United States Department of the Treasury let a contract, dated October 15, 1847, to the Baltimore foundry of Murray and Hazlehurst to build an iron lighthouse for $6,347.00."
- Found in a web search: an 1857 text ad. "James Murray / Henry R. Hazlehurst / Murray & Hazlehurst, Civil and Mechanical Engineers, / Vulcan Works, Baltimore. / All descriptions of Railway, Steam Marine and other Heavy Machinery furnished to order. Special attention paid to Iron Bridges."
- Wikipedia biography of Henry R. Hazlehurst.