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Subseries 2.3
Insurance records, 1834-1859
Boxes 84-85, OP1-OP2
Scope and Content Note
The subseries consists of insurance records held by William G. Porter and Company from 1834-1859. These records primarily contain policies, but also include letters regarding claims. Insurance policies were issued from a number of insurance companies including Great Western Insurance Company, Aetna Insurance Company, Augusta Insurance and Banking Company, Eagle Insurance Company of New Orleans, Georgia Insurance and Trust Company, and the Insurance Bank of Columbus, among others.
Arrangement Note
Arranged in alphabetical order.
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | 1 | Cases and receipts, 1834-1838 |
| 84 | 2 | Cases and receipts, 1839-1840, 1842-1845 |
| 84 | 3 | Ledger, account book, Great Western Insurance Company, 1859 October-1861 April |
| 84 | 4 | Ledger, costs, 1857-1861 |
| 84 | 5 | Policies, Aetna Insurance Company, 1848-1850 |
| 84 | 6 | Policies, Atlantic Insurance Company, 1834 |
| OP1 | 7 | Policies, Atlantic Insurance Company, 1839 |
| 84 | 7 | Policies, Augusta Insurance and Banking Company, 1846-1850 |
| 85 | 1 | Policies, Eagle Insurance Company of New Orleans, 1836-1837 |
| OP2 | 2 | Policies, Eagle Insurance Company of New Orleans, 1836-1838 |
| 85 | 2 | Policies, Georgia Insurance and Trust Company, 1838-1839 |
| OP1 | 8 | Policies, Great Western Insurance Company, October 1857 |
| 85 | 3 | Policies, Great Western Insurance Company, 1858-1859 |
| 85 | 4 | Policies, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, 1850-1851 |
| 85 | 5 | Policies, Howard Insurance Company of New York, 1852 |
| OP1 | 9 | Policies, Insurance Bank of Columbus, 1834 |
| 85 | 6 | Policies, Insurance Bank of Columbus, 1834-1837, 1839 |
| OP1 | 10 | Policies, Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, 1846 |
| OP1 | 11 | Policies, Jefferson Insurance Company, 1846-1847 |
| OP2 | 3 | Policies, Louisiana Cotton Seed Oil Factory and Insurance Company, 1836 |
| OP1 | 12 | Policies, National Fire Insurance Company, 1846 |
| 85 | 7 | Policies, New York Fire and Marine Insurance Company, 1847-1848, 1852 |
| 85 | 8 | Policies, Southern Life Insurance and Trust Company, 1838-1839, 1846 |
| 85 | 9 | Policies, Southern Mutual Insurance Company, 1852 |
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