John Jacob Astor business records 1784-1892

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John Jacob Astor business records 1784-1892

1784-1892

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Material collected by Kenneth Wiggins Porter during the writing of his book John Jacob Astor: Business Man (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1931.) Correspondence and other papers, including account books of the Hunt-McKenzie overland party to Astoria, Oregon, and the Pacific Fur Company, 1806-1823; a small number of letters, invoices, and agreements relating to the Pacific Fur Company, the American Fur Company and the China trade; and letter books, 1813-1848, relating to the China trade, the fur trade, Wisconsin land speculation, insurance, banking, and railroads. Includes papers of Nathan Goodell, 1842-1861; Henry S. Baird, 1847-1875; and J. S. Baker, 1875-1891.

7 linear ft. (19 v., 29 boxes).

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Baker Library, Harvard Business School

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