A. and G. A. Kendall and Company account book
Scope and Contents
This is an account book of transactions made from various firms in England, Scotland, Italy, and France with invoices of shipments to the United States. The firm imported dry goods such as broadcloth, silk, satin, velvet, and buttons. The account book was kept by Frederick A. Whitwell, a buyer for the dry goods and woolen importing and jobbing firm of A. & G.A. Kendall & Co. of Boston. The firm was located at 3 and 4 Pearl Street in Boston.
Dates
- Creation: 1841-1843
Creator
- Whitwell, Frederick Augustus (1820-) (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in Enlish.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information on access procedures and reproduction services.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 volume)Biographical / Historical
A. & G.A. Kendall and Company was a Boston, Massachusetts based textile and dry goods importing and jobbing firm. The company was a partnership between brothers Abel Kendall, Jr. and George A. Kendall. Frederick Augustus Whitwell served as a clerk between 1841 and 1843.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary Otis, 1961.
Subject
- A. and G. A. Kendall and Company (Organization)
- Kendall, George A. (1811-1854) (Person)
- Kendall, Abel, Jr. (1800-1856) (Person)
Creator
- Whitwell, Frederick Augustus (1820-) (Person)
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- bak01598
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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