William B. Bacon business papers, 1865-1875.

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William B. Bacon business papers, 1865-1875.

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Business correspondence of Boston, Mass. shipping merchant William B. Bacon of the firm D.G. & W.B. Bacon & Co., 1865-75. Includes incoming and outgoing letters with Baring Brothers and Co. in London, England, and other firms in New York, New York, Paris, France, Calcutta, India, and Shanghai, China, discussing lines of credit, merchandise on various ships, account balances, and other business matters. Also includes a letterpress book containing outgoing correspondence of D.G. & W.B. Bacon & Co., 1865-70.

3 boxes and 1 v. in a case.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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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 ...

D.G. & W.B. Bacon & Co. (Boston, Mass.)

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Bacon, William B.

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