Benjamin Larcom Papers, 1806-1811.

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Benjamin Larcom Papers, 1806-1811.

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Beverly, MA ship captain. Subseries Thomas (Schooner) contains records related to the schooner Thomas, which Benjamin Larcom captained. This includes a pilotage document from Bordeaux, France, correspondence from Larcom's time aboard Thomas, and a receipt for services aboard the schooner. Subseries Correspondence, personal and business includes records written to and from Larcom from both his personal and business acquaintances. This includes letters to Larcom's brother Jonathan and correspondence relating to business conducted with Israel Thorndike. Additionally, a letter written by Larcom to his wife Charlotte in 1806 and a letter written to Larcom from Baring Brothers in 1809 were moved to this collection from the Larcom Family Papers, MSS 8. Subseries Genealogy and notes contains notes on the genealogy of the Larcom family, a sketch of St. Michael's Church, and notes on trigonometry.

1 box (.25 linear feet).

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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 ...

Larcom, Benjamin, 1776-1832

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Thomas (Schooner)

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Larcom, Charlotte, d. 1810.

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Larcom, Jonathan.

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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...