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Receipt of the payment of one dollar from Ebenezer Hazard for advertising expenses to the Insurance Co. of North America.

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Describes developed properties to be insured against fire damage. An inquiry of insurance rates is made for said properties.

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Receipt of payment for stock to Clement Biddle.

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Letter to the Insurance Company of North America concerning fire insurance coverage for properties mentioned and described.

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Asks for payment of the amount insured on the captured cargo of the Brig Susannah.

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Communication informing the President and Director of the Insurance Company of North America that the British Admiralty had ordered a convoy to escort merchant ships bound for America. Envelope sealed with signet.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection of 140 letters, receipts, and legal papers documenting the work of the Insurance Company of North America, the oldest joint stock insurance company in the United States. These records detail the activities of the company’s first fifty years from 1792 to 1843 and include the signatures of prominent figures from this period including John Quincy Adams, James Madison, Robert Morris, and Daniel Webster. ADS Autograph Document Signed ...

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Power of Attorney given to Ebenezer Hazard for the control of all stock in the Insurance Company of North America. Includes sealed, postmarked envelope.

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Deals with a vent proposal on an office adjoining the Insurance Company of North America.

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Requests that rice shipments bound for Boston and Philadelphia be insured for her father.

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Receipt of payment for Dunlap Claypoole.

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Receipt of payment for William Poyntell.

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Deals with an examination of cargo to be shipped on the Telemachus.

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Power of Attorney given to Denis Cottineau for the control of 500 shares of stock. Sealed and stamped with a Public Notary's stamp.

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Power of Attorney given to George McCall of Philadelphia for the control of all shares of stock of the Insurance Company of North America. Includes seal.

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Discusses the liability for payment of court expenses incurred in cases of capture and condemnation. Includes sealed, postmarked envelope.

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Asks for a meeting relative to insurances to France.

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Concerns the recovery of the amount insured on the cargo of the Schooner Start.

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Requests the abstracts of vessels and their cargo that have been insured by the Insurance Company of North America and captured by a foreign nation since January 1796.

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Regards a missing note, insurance rates for timber storehouses, and a request for a copy of internal regulations. Includes a sealed, postmarked envelope.