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Wurts, Anna Vanuxem, 1846-1916

Existence: 1846 - 1916
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1846 - 1916

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Vanuxem papers, 1778-1900, bulk 1781-1869

 Series
Accession: 1982Identifier: 1982-I.
Scope and Contents:

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.

Dates: 1778-1900; bulk 1781-1869