Bant, William

Person

Dates

Existence: 1738 - 1780

Biography

Boston merchant. Clerked for John Hancock and acted as Hancock's agent during the American Revolutionary War.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William Bant account book

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School

Collection Identifier: Mss:899 1776-1779 B218

Scope and Contents: Account book of business agent and merchant William Bant, of Boston, Massachusetts, recording transactions related to his management of the properties and affairs of John Hancock (1737-1793), dated from 1776 to 1779. Bant includes a note explaining why he charged a five-cent commission in 1779, writing, it is a "small commission for the business done as it includes a recompence for the time trouble and attention that I have given to General Hancock's affairs which were multifarious from...