Record Books for Hancock Mutual Insurance Company, 1853 - 1858MSS.91.7

Record Books for Hancock Mutual Insurance Company, 1853 - 1858MSS.91.7


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Repository
Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections
Identification
MSS.91.7
Title
Record Books for Hancock Mutual Insurance Company, 1853 - 1858 1853-1858
URL:
https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/131400
Quantity
2 items
Language
English .
Abstract
Records of a fire and marine insurance company in Maine.

Scope and Contents

These two ledgers were kept by a Castine, Maine, fire and marine insurance company in the 1850's. The first volume begins with a handwritten copy of the 1852 act of incorporation, followed by records of the trustees' meetings through 1858. The second volume contains abstracts of policies from 1853-1855, and records of open policies for 1855. Each volume also held a number of loose items.

Scope and Contents

These ledgers were purchased from Robert Rubin in 1991.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Castine (Me.) -- History -- 19th Century
  • Hancock Mutual Insurance Company
  • Insurance companies -- United States
  • Ledgers (account books)

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Castine (Me.) -- History -- 19th Century

Container List

Manuscripts MSS 91-7
Record Books for Hancock Mutual Insurance Company, 1853 - 1858
1853 - 1858