Letter books, 1802 Nov. 2-1808 Jan. 16, 1811 Jul. 24-1816 Jun. 27.

Baring Brothers & Co. (London, England)

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Barings Bank was founded in 1762 as the John and Francis Baring Company by Francis Baring, with his older brother John Baring as a mostly silent partner. They were sons of John (né Johann) Baring, wool trader of Exeter, born in Bremen, Germany. The company began in offices off Cheapside in London, and within a few years moved to larger quarters in Mincing Lane. Barings gradually diversified from wool into many other commodities, providing financial services for the rapid growth of international ...

Le Ray de Chaumont, Vincent, 1790-1866

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Oliver, John, merchant of Baltimore.

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Burrall, Jonathan, 1753-1834

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Willings & Francis.

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Simpson, George, of Philadelphia, Pa.

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Hoard, Daniel.

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Parish, David, -1826

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Financier and land promoter. From the description of Letter books, 1802 Nov. 2-1808 Jan. 16, 1811 Jul. 24-1816 Jun. 27. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 475874131 Philadelphia banker. From the description of ALsS : Philadelphia, to Alexander James Dallas, 1814-1816. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86156158 ...

Laboucheère, P. C.

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Ward & Sands (New York, N.Y.)

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Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832

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Shipping merchant of Beverly, Mass. For many years Thorndike was a partner with his brother-in-law Moses Brown and George Dodge in the shipping firm of Brown and Thorndike, engaged in trade with the West Indies, the East Indies, and Calcutta, as well as with England and the Mediterranean ports. Business was moved to Boston in 1810. Thorndike served in the state legislature and was an early investor in manufacturing enterprises in New England. In 1818 he secured the important library of Americana...

Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1833

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Governor of Connecticut, 1817-1827; Secretary of Treasury, 1795-1800. From the description of Letter, 1827 August 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122582959 Wolcott was a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He served as governor of Connecticut (1796-1797). From the description of [Letters] 1799-1811 / Oliv: Wolcott. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 491419916 American lawyer and politician. F...

Rosseel, Joseph

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McKim, Isaac, 1775-1838

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U.S. Congressman from Maryland, 1823-1825, 1833-1838. From the description of Letter : Washington, to Mrs. S. Decatur, 1825 Jan. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22601618 ...

Robert Gilmore & Sons.

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David Parish & Co.

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Nolte, Vincent, 1779-1856

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Newman, Thomas, of Philadelphia, Pa.

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Minturn & Champlin

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Lenox, Robert, 1759-1839

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Agie, G.

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A. M. Laboucheère & Trotreau.

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Champlin, John T.

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Biddle, Thomas, 1776-1857

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Thomas Biddle married Christine Williams, the daughter of Jonathan and Marianne Alexander Williams. Christine Williams Biddle's brother, Henry Jonathan Williams married Julia Rush, the daughter of Benjamin and Julia Stockton Rush. From the description of Family papers, 1769-1954. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 78972526 ...

Smith & Buchanan.

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Taylor, William, merchant

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Merchant, of Baltimore, Md. From the description of Papers of William Taylor, 1775-1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79448061 ...

Kearney, Philippe

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Prime & Ward (New York, N.Y.)

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Parish & Co.

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Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831

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Charles Nicoll Bancker was a merchant and financier. From the guide to the Charles Nicoll Bancker family papers, 1733-1894, 1733-1894, (American Philosophical Society) Stephen Girard was a merchant, banker, and philanthropist. From the description of Papers, 1769-1831. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 17270776 Philadelphia banker and philanthropist. From the description of LS : Philadelphia, to John Curwen, 1802 S...

Hope Company

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Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848

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John Jacob Astor organized the American Fur Company in 1808, and the Pacific Fur Company in 1810. In the spring of 1811 he established a post at Astoria on the Columbia River, but sold it to British interests in 1813. By 1817 Astor had gained control of all the Mississippi Valley posts of the Northwest and Southwest Companies. The Columbia Fur Company, one of Astor's major competitors, was absorbed in 1827. By 1834 Astor tired of the fur business and sold all of his interests. From t...

Nourse, J.E. (Joseph Everett), *1819-1889*

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Taylor, Lemuel W.

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Bronson, Isaac, 1760-1838

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Bronson (1760-1838) was a New York banker, businessman, land speculator, money lender, and promoter of westward expansion into what was the Northwest Territories, including Michigan. He served in the Second Regiment of Light Dragoons of the Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War as a surgeon's mate. Bronson married Anna Olcott (1764?-1850) and they had ten children. With his son and grandson, both named Frederic Bronson, he opened a bank in Bridgeport (Ct.). He died in Greenfield (Ill...

Oliver, Robert, 1757?-1834

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Perkins, James, of Boston, Mass.

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Lestapis, A. P.

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Donnell, John, of Baltimore, Maryland.

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Bank of the United States (1816-1836)

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In 1816, the Bank of the United States was rechartered, the first charter having expired in 1811, in an attempt to stabilize the national currency. Within the first three years, the bank was nearly ruined due to mismanagement. Langdon Cheves was elected president of its board of directors in 1819 and restored the bank's credit. In 1822, he resigned the post and was succeeded by Nicholas Biddle. The national charter for the bank expired in 1836, but Biddle kept the bank in operation until 1841, u...

Woolsey, George

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LeRoy, Bayard & McEvers (New York, N.Y.)

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Harrison, George, 1762-1845

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George Harrison was a Philadelphia merchant. From the description of Ledger, 1805-1807. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122584969 ...

Barker, Jacob, 1779-1871

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New York legislator and banker. From the description of Jacob Barker correspondence, 1823. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450119 Jacob Barker was a New York financier who was instrumental in securing a loan of $5,000,000 for the United States to finance the War of 1812. He removed to New Orleans in 1834, became prominent in financial circles, was admitted to the bar, and practiced with success in insurance cases. In the 1840s Barker collaborated with Rowland G. Hazard to s...

Brothers Cramer.

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Parish, John

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