Records, 1891-1901 (inclusive).

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Records, 1891-1901 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55756949

The collection contains three volumes of Boston Fruit Company records that date from 1891 to 1901. The collection is a fragment of the company's records for the period, but the volumes provide an instructive glimpse at the Boston Fruit Company's operations and finances during the 1890s. Volume 1 is a Letterpress copybook containing Andrew W. Preston's outgoing correspondence, 1891-1894. Volume 2 is the Boston Fruit Company's Private ledger No. 1, which documents its finances, 1892-1898. Volume 3 is a register of the Boston Fruit Company's fleet of cargo ships, 1898-1901.

3 linear ft. (3 v.)

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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United Fruit Company

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