Daniel Bontecou business and personal papers, 1797-1859.

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Daniel Bontecou business and personal papers, 1797-1859.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191852775

Primarily business records of a merchant of Enfield, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts acting as an individual and in various partnerships. Investment records include documents relating to a forge in Enfield, an aqueduct in Springfield, land in Colebrook, New Hampshire, and the Springfield drug store of Bontecou & Thayer, started by Daniel's son William Ely Bontecou. Daniel's personal papers include military appointments, 1800, 1802; correspondence, primarily from his brother-in-law Menzies Rayner; estate papers; legal records such as powers of attorney and guardianship documents; and correspondence and policies related to the Springfield (Mass.) Fire Insurance Company.

2.25 linear feet (4 1/2 boxes)

Connecticut Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6959391

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Bontecou, William Ely, ca. 1823-ca. 1885.

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Rayner, Menzies, 1770-1850

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Springfield Fire Insurance Company (Springfield, Mass.)

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Bontecou, Daniel, 1779-1857

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