Records, 1850-1895 (inclusive).

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Records, 1850-1895 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269592578

Incomplete records of a firm of private bankers in Portland, Me. John B. Brown first engaged in the grocery business in a small way, then organized the Portland Sugar Company, for which there are two volumes of records, 1855-1872. After the sugar plant was destroyed by fire in 1866 he turned to private banking, taking in as partners his sons, Philip Henry Brown and John Marshall Brown. Records include ledgers, daybooks, and a letter book.

3 linear ft. (33 v.)

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7174787

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Brown, John Marshall, 1838-1907

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Son of John Bundy Brown and Ann Matilda (Greely) Brown, of Portland, Me.; attended Gould Academy, Phillips Andover Academy, and Bowdoin College (class of 1860); studied law but after graduation became a U.S. Army officer, participating in various Civil War battles; returned to Portland in 1864 after being wounded and joined his father's business J.B. Brown & Sons, with his older brother Philip Henry Brown; also involved in the Portland Sugar Company and the management of a hotel; m. Alida Ca...

Brown, John, 1843-

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J.B. Brown and Sons.

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Brown, Philip Henry, 1831-1893

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Portland, Me., banker and bibliophile. From the description of Philip Henry Brown private manuscripts, ca. 1848-1856. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979020 ...

Portland Sugar Company

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