George Bowen & Company.

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George Bowen founded a ship chandler's business in Newport, R.I., around 1829. By the 1850s the business had expanded to include the retailing of anthracite coal from Pennsylvania and fuel wood, which was sold primarily for domestic heating. The firm also did a general commission business under the style of George Bowen & Company. The ship chandler's business was gradually phased out beginning in the late 1870s, and the firm became exclusively a dealer in coal, wood, and kindlings. By the 1890s it was being carried out by agents for the heirs of George Bowen.

From the description of Records, 1829-1898. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122547520

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creatorOf George Bowen & Company. Records, 1829-1898. Hagley Museum & Library
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associatedWith Bowen, George, b. ca. 1801. person
associatedWith Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Graff, Rothermel & Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Sinnickson & Company. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Rhode Island
Newport (R.I.)
Subject
Ships
Coal
Coal
Coal trade
Coal trade
Cotton trade
Fuelwood
Merchants
Ship chandler
Wood
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Activity

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Active 1829

Active 1898

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