Scope and Contents
Letters, accounts of ships and account books of a general store kept by Lord in Kennebunkport. The shipping records concern the brig Union, ship Commodore Preble, barque Commodore Morris, and ship Mary Lord. Daniel W. Lord dealt in such commodities as rice, beans, flour, sugar, molasses, rum, coffee, tobacco, hay, salt, brick, shoes, copper, wool, quicksilver, wine, and olives. In addition to the numerous American ports he visited, his ships touched at such European ports as Liverpool, Antwerp, Hamburg, Havre, and Cadiz.
Dates
- Creation: 1821-1873
Creator
- Lord, Daniel Walker (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
6 linear feet (4 boxes, 9 volumes)Biographical / Historical
Ship builder, ship-owner and merchant of Kennebunkport, Maine. Daniel Lord died in Malden, Mass. in 1880.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary Patterson Lord.
Geographic
Topical
Creator
- Lord, Daniel Walker (Person)
- Daniel W. Lord & Co. (Organization)
- Title
- Daniel W. Lord & Co. Daniel W. Lord Business Records, 1821-1873
- Author
- Baker Library
- Date
- May 2018
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00480
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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