William Appleton and Company
Organization
Biography
In 1841 he partnered with his son James Amory Appleton and Samuel Hooper (1808-1875) in the merchant shipping firm, William Appleton and Company. In 1851, Franklin Gordon Dexter and John H. Reed were admitted as junior partners in the counting house, which had expanded and was conducting a large volume of business in the China trade. In 1859, William Appleton retired from the firm leaving Dexter and Hooper as partners. The partners renamed the firm Samuel Hooper and Company, which continued until after Hooper's death in 1875.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Greenleaf and Hubbard business records
Collection Identifier: Mss:761 1850-1860 G814Overview:
Records of a cotton commission firm of New Orleans, mainly correspondence with treasurers of New England cotton mills.
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