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Baring Brothers & Company fonds [textual record (some microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1781-1898.

Reference:

R4772-0-6-E, MG24-D21

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

105644

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Baring Brothers & Company fonds
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Fonds includes:

6 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1781-1898.

Place of creation:

United Kingdom

Extent:

10.05 m of textual records.
9 microfilm reels : negative and positive.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists of company records relevant to the development of Canada, as well as the United States and countries in Latin America including series A, letters received, 1818-1877; series B, letterbooks 1827-1871; series C, maps, 1827-1873; series D, printed matter, 1781-1873, 1891; series E, sundries, 1824-1871; and correspondence dealing with the government of Canada, varius railway companies and business firms, microfilm, 1850-1898, reels A-833 to A-841.

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Baring Brothers & Company

Biography/Administrative history:

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Baring Brothers & Company : The banking firm of Baring Brothers was established in London, England in 1770 and by 1810, on the death of Francis Baring, was considered the premier merchant banking house in Europe. Diversification of interests brought the firm to promote canals and railroads in the Americas, as well as government debentures and other financial ventures.

Finding aid:

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is composed of 16 Guides, most of which were prepared by Dr. Adam Shortt. An extensive introduction provides an explanation of their coverage for the various series within the Baring papers and the manner in which they should be used. The introduction contains a description of the guides, a correlation between the various series and the guides; and a consolidated microfilm shelf list. MSS0214 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001222.pdf

Textual records (Electronic) Guide 1 is a Calendar of "Letters Received from British North America, 1833-1876", Series A.1, volumes 1 to 4. As microfilmed on reel C-1445, Guides 1-5 lack both an introduction to explain their use and a microfilm shelf list. MSS0214-1 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001216.pdf

Textual records (Electronic) Guide 2 is a Calendar of "Letters Received, General, 1819-1877", Series A.2, volumes 5 to 23. MSS0214-2 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001217.pdf

Textual records (Electronic) Guide 3 is a Calendar of "Printed Matter, 1781-1878", Series D, volumes 173-191. MSS0214-3 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001218.pdf

Textual records (Electronic) Guides 4 to 8. Guide 4 is a "Subject Index By Year for Letters Received from Agents and Correspondents in Boston, 1832-1871", Series A.3.2, volumes 24-79, etc. MSS0214-4 (Restrictions not set)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001219.pdf

Textual records (Electronic) Guides 9 to 14. Guide 9 is a "Subject and Nominal Index for Letters Received from Agents and Correspondents in New Orleans, 1819-1871", Series A.3.F, volumes 102-106. MSS0214-5 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001220.pdf

Textual records (Electronic) Guides 15 to 16. Guide 15 is "Additional Subject Indexes" and "Calendar serving Letters Received, British North America", Series A.1; "Letters Received, General", Series A.2; and "Letters Received, Agents and Correspondents in Boston", Series A.3.a. The catalogue of the House Correspondence filmed in London, reels A-833 to A-841, has been annotated to form Guide 16. It also appears on reel A-833. MSS0214-6 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001221.pdf

(Electronic) All or some of the documents described have been digitized and are available at the following address: (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_105644

(Electronic) Les documents décrits ont été complètement ou en partie numérisés et sont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_105644?usrlang=fr

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General note:

The company records were received in 1926. The selection of correspondence, maps, printed material and related items was made by Dr. Adam Shortt in light of their relevance to the development of Canada as well as the United States and countries in Latin America. Related ledgers, journals and other accounting records remain with the company archives.

Availability of other formats note:

Volumes 1-193 (omitting the duplicates in volumes 194-200) were microfilmed in 1959 and are available on reels C-1368 to C-1445.
Subject heading:

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Maps, 1827-1873 British North America, 1833-1876

Major F. White - Diaries, 1852-1853 E.W. Watkin, 1861-1862

Railway companies - Canada, [1850-1898] United States, [1781-1873, 1891]

Business enterprises - Canada, ]1850-1898] V. Nolte, 1839

London (England) - Banks and banking, 1781-1873, 1891

Statutes, [1781-1873, 1891]

Baring Brothers and Company - Officials and employees - Boston (Mass.), 1837-1871

Baring Brothers and Company - Government relations, [1850-1898]

Latin America

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG24-D21
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Textual records

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Finding aid box [FA 214] 30

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Textual records: microform

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Microfilm reel [MG24 D 21] A-833--A-841

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-04-09