What company was founded  by William Proctor and James Gamble in 1837?
William Procter (candlemaker) William Procter (December 7, 1801 – April 4, 1884 ) was a British-born American candlemaker and industrialist, who later emigrated to the USA. He was the founder and co-eponym of Procter & Gamble Company in 1837, along with James Gamble.
C.F. Hathaway Company C. F. Hathaway Company was a private manufacturer of shirts for men and boys, located in Waterville, Maine. It was founded in 1837 and made uniform shirts for Union soldiers during the American Civil War. The company closed its Maine factory in 2002, making it the second to last major American shirt company to produce shirts in the United States. Only Gittman Bros. in northeast Pennsylvania continued at that time.