Hancock Mutual Insurance Company record booksMSS.91.7Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-09-24 00:00:33 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Hancock Mutual Insurance Company record books Hancock Mutual Insurance Company MSS.91.7 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/4/resources/686 2 Volumes 1853-1858 English Scope and Contents

These two ledgers were kept by a Castine, Maine, fire and marine insurance company in the 1850s. The first volume begins with a handwritten copy of the 1852 act of incorporation, followed by records of the trustees' meetings through 1858. The second volume contains abstracts of policies from 1853-1855, and records of open policies for 1855. Each volume also held a number of loose items.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Law Library purchased these ledgers from Robert Rubin in 1991.

Ledgers (account books) Insurance companies -- United States Castine (Me.) -- History -- 19th Century Hancock Mutual Insurance Company Record Books for Hancock Mutual Insurance Company, 1853 - 1858Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/755481853-18581-2Hancock Mutual Insurance Company volume 2 loose materialArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/3079871853-18581Scope and Contents

Notes, lists, accounts