Abraham Bell and Company records
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, a bond of indemnity, financial records, passenger lists, Arkansas land patents, invoices for cotton bales and legal documents produced by Abraham Bell and Company. The Quaker shipping company, based in New York City, was involved in importing and exporting a variety of commodities, but cotton was its mainstay. During the potato famine of the 1840s, the company transported immigrants from Ireland to the United States, some of whose names are registered on the passenger lists in the collection.
Dates
- 1790s-1880s
Creator
- Abraham Bell and Company. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical / Historical
Abraham Bell and Company, a Quaker shipping company based in New York City, was involved in importing and exporting a variety of commodities, but cotton was its mainstay. Later known as Abraham Bell and Son in 1844, the company's contacts extended as far as Dublin, Ireland, Liverpool and London, England. During the potato famine of the 1840s, the company transported immigrants from Ireland to the United States.
Extent
1.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged chronologically. The collection consists of one box.
Processing Information
Collection processed in 2004 by Melissa Smith.
- Bell, Abraham.
- Wholesale trade -- United States -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Abraham Bell and Company.
- Commodity exchanges Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cotton trade -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legal documents Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Quakers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shipping -- United States -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- LAC Group
- Date
- 03/05/2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository
