Commercial Insurance Company records
Overview
Complete set of records of the Commercial Insurance Company.
Dates
- 1823-1867
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
5.5 linear feet (17 volumes, 5 boxes)Complete set of records of the Commercial Insurance Company, 1823-1831. Included are stockholders' records, minutes, accounting records, policy records, schedules of risks and notes, proposal book, and incoming letters. Also includes papers (mainly letters and bills) of Moses L. Hale continuing until 1867.
Biographical / Historical
The Commercial Insurance Company was a fire and marine insurance firm established in Boston, Massachusetts in 1823. Several of the directors of the newly founded Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company had interests in the company. It was placed in liquidation in 1826. Moses L. Hale (1799-1874) was secretary of the Commercial Insurance Company and of the Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company, 1966.
Processing Information
Processed: November 2018 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff
- Title
- Commercial Insurance Company. Commercial Insurance Company Records, 1823-1867: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00621
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School, Harvard University Repository
Baker Library Special Collections 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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