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George Bowen & Company records
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Accession: 2064
Abstract:
George Bowen (1799-1879) founded a ship chandler's business in Newport, Rhode Island, around 1829, as the George Bowen & Company. The fragmentary records consist of sixteen volumes of account books, which describe the mechanics of the business and the retail trade in coal and wood, giving names of customers, quantities of goods bought and sold, and operating expenses.
Dates:
1829-1898