Abraham Stott and Son
Abraham Stott and Son was a separate company, set up by Abraham a cousin of Abraham Henthorn Stott. This was a cotton spinning company operating Osborne mill. Abraham has a reputation for fairness so was nicknamed 'Honest Abe'. He invested in a clipper ship that traded with the confederacy during the Cotton famine, it was captured by the Union forces.
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Famous quotes containing the words abraham, stott and/or son:
“Do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 3:9.
“Write to the point: say immediately what you want to say most, even if it doesn’t “come first.” There are three reasons for doing this. First, you will then have said it, even if nothing else gets said. Second, your readers will then have read it, even if they read no more. Third, having said it, you are likely to have to say something more, because you will have to explain and justify what you chose to say.”
—Bill Stott (b. 1940)
“He who can be a good son will be a good father.”
—Chinese proverb.