Nautilus Insurance Company account book, 1847.

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Nautilus Insurance Company account book, 1847.

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The account book, kept by W. A. Britton, contains lists of names of life insurance policy holders, beneficiaries, amounts of insurance purchased, premiums, and fees paid to doctors for examinations. Some entries pertain to insurance on the lives of slaves.

1 v. ; 19 x 20 cm.1 CD-ROM ; 4 3/4 in.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Britton, W. A.

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The Nautilus Insurance Company (predecessor of the New York Life Insurance Company) was one of several insurance companies that sold policies to slaveholders to insure their slaves against damages or death. The company sold these policies for approximately two and a half years from 1845 until 1848, at which time the board of trustees voted to end the sale of such policies. From the description of Nautilus Insurance Company Slavery Era Ledgers, 1845-2002, 1845-1888 (bulk). (New York P...