1858 - 83 SALEM MA England MARINE Maritime NAUTICAL Insurance LEDGER Whaling
Item History & Price
YOU ARE BIDDING ON A RARE AND MASSIVE
1858-1883
SALEM, MASS
CIVIL WAR/VICTORIAN ERA DIVIDEND LEDGERFOR THE SALEM MARINE INSURANCE COMPANYINCORPORATED JUST TWO YEARS PRIOR IN FEBRUARY OF 1856
CONSISTING OF A PLETHORA OF IMPORTANT INDIVIDUALS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS WHOM RESIDES AND/OR INVESTED IN VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE COMPANY
FROM SEA CAPTAINS TO HARVARD PROFESSORSTO DESCENDANTS OF PILGRIMS AND PATRIOTS, THIS THINGS IS CHOCKED FULL OF SIGNATURES FROM ...ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY
WELL KNOWN SURNAMES INCLUDE:
EMERTONPERKINSBISBEEJEWELLBRIGGSSTANDISHPEABODYWEBSTERUPTONDODGEALLENWESTBARLOWPEIRCE
AND HUNDREDS MORE!
THE LEDGER, WHICH MEASURES 16" X 10.5" X 1.5", CONSISTS OF EACH YEAR THAT INVESTORS SIGNED AND BOUGHT PORTIONS OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY. EACH YEARLY ENTRY IS ALPHABETICAL AND CONTAINS THE ACTUAL SIGNATURES OF THE BUYER UNDER EACH LETTER. THE FIRST ENTRY BEGINS IN APRIL OF 1858 AND THE LAST IS OCTOBER OF 1883. IT IS 285 PAGES LONG, EACH PAGE FILLED TOP TO BOTTOM. THE REVERSE CALF LEATHER BINDING HAS A GREAT GILT AND RED LEATHER LABEL IN THE CENTER OF THE FRONT BOARD 'DIVIDENDS.' THE ENDPAPERS AND PASTEDOWNS ARE MARBLED, THE FRONT WITH A FANTASTIC BOOKSELLERS LABEL FROM STATIONER GEORGE CREAMER OF SALEM, AS SHOWN. THE SPINE IS WORN AWAY AND THE LEDGER IS SPLIT IN MANY PLACES, MAKING GATHERINGS AND LEAVES LOOSE AND DETACHED IN PLACES, ALTHOUGH ALL HAVE SURVIVED VERY WELL, IN AN ATTRACTIVE BLUE TINT, AS SHOWN.
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A FANTASTIC CIVIL WAR ERA MARITIME LEDGER WITH GREAT GENEALOGICAL VALUE!
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