Financial Record - C. B. Richard, Boas & Co., New York, October 30, 1858

This financial record from C. B. Richard, Boas & Co., dated October 30, 1858, details a list of clients and their respective locations for shipments made through Adams Express Co. The document includes a numbered list of individuals and their destinations, such as Johnstown, PA; Philadelphia, PA; New Haven, CT; Washington, D.C.; and Norfolk, VA. The item features an ornate Victorian-style letterhead for "C.B. Richard, Boas & Co." identifying them as "Commission Merchants," "Foreign and Domestic Exchange," and "Passenger Agents for the Hamburg, Bremen and Havre Packets." The business name is rendered in a prominent, decorative script font, and “Adams Express Co.” is also part of the printed letterhead.

Associated People/Businesses

• Emanuel Boas (Partner)
• Boas, Emanuel

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Banking
• Shipping
• Commission merchants
• Passenger agents
• Emigration
• Immigration
• Express companies
• New York, NY
• 19th Century
• Financial records

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 9