B.S. Pray and Company
Organization
Biography
The company was connected with the South African trade, both as exporters and importers. The New York office, under Thomas J. Burns, held an agency for foreign shipments of Nash cars and parts. The business was closed around 1926, following the deaths of Mr. Pray and Mr. Burns.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
B.S. Pray and Company records
Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1868-1926Scope and Contents:
Letter books, journals, accounts current, invoices, and order books of an export-import firm in Boston which engaged in the South African trade. Included are records of the export of Nash cars and parts, handled by Thomas J.Burns in the New York office. Also included are papers relating to gold mining investment interests of B. S. Pray: Atrato Mining and Development Company, 1879-1907, and Choco Hydraulic Mining Company, 1886-1896. The mines were located in Colombia.These letters...