Davenport, Peters Company records, 1811-1991.

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Davenport, Peters Company records, 1811-1991.

Records of the Davenport, Peters Co., a Boston-based lumber company founded in 1811. Included are historical materials; business records including correspondence, product and price lists, credit correspondence, financial records, and legal documents; and scrapbooks containing materials dating from 1876-1989. Bound volumes in the collection include the letterbook of Edward D. Peters & Co., the company's first name until its liquidation in 1877 due to financial difficulties, kept from 1876-81, board of director and stockholder records, and ledgers.

5 boxes (stored offsite), and 1 extra tall v. (stored onsite)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7242557

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Edward D. Peters and Company (Boston, Mass.)

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Peters, Edward Dyer, 1849-1917

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Davenport, Peters Company (Boston, Mass.)

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