Vanuxem, James, Jr., 1790-1877
Existence: 1790 - 1877Dates
- Existence: 1790 - 1877
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Vanuxem papers, 1778-1900, bulk 1781-1869
Vanuxem papers, including those of James Vanuxem (1778-1837) and Louis C. Vanuxem (1811-1832), consisting of financial and legal papers and correspondence. James Vanuxem (1745-1824) was a Philadelphia shipping merchant and helped establish several insurance companies. His son Louis C. Vanuxem (1788-1832) had several occupations: he was a shipping merchant, he leased grist and saw mills from his father in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and he later relocated to Matanzas, Cuba where he took up farming and was a merchant.