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RG 135, The Union Company, Hartford, Connecticut
Inventory of Records
Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
Copyright © 2009 by the Connecticut State Library
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Connecticut State Library |
| Creator: | Union Company (Hartford, Conn.) |
| Title: | Union Company records |
| Dates: | 1801-1862 |
| Quantity: | 1.25 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | The Union Company was incorporated in 1800 to clear a channel in the Connecticut River from Hartford to Long Island Sound. After the channel was cleared, the Company was allowed to collect tolls from vessels using the river. |
| Identification: | RG135 |
| Accession: | 1914-001 |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Historical Note
The Union Company was incorporated in 1800 to clear a channel in the Connecticut River from Hartford to Long Island Sound. After the channel was cleared, the Company was allowed to collect tolls from vessels using the river.
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Scope and Content
Included are records of directors’ meetings, accounts, financial records, checkbook stubs, stock book ledgers, and receipt books.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
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Related Material
RG 001, Early General Records, Trade and Maritime Affairs, especially 2nd Series, Vol. 1, 12-43.
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Index Terms
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Administrative Information
Provence
Accessioned by the Connecticut State Library on May 19, 1944. The records were transferred from RG 069 on December 4, 1975.
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Container List
| Records, 1801-1862 | |||||||||||
| Item | |||||||||||
| 1. Directors meetings minute book, 1811-1862 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2. Journal, 1801-1849 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3. Ledgers, 1801-1849 | |||||||||||
| 1801-1824 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Separate index inside front cover. | |||||||||||
| 1801-1849 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Separate index inside front cover. | |||||||||||
| 4. Copy of accounts exhibited to Hartford County Court and to the General Assembly, 1807-1827 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 5. Check book stubs, 1841-1848, 1853-1861 | |||||||||||
| 1841 August 25 - 1844 April 30 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1844 May 27 - 1848 March 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1853 June 3 - 1861 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 6. Stock book journal, 1801-1828 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 7. Stock book ledger, 1801-1828 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Separate index inside front cover. | |||||||||||
| 8. Stock receipt stub books, 1801-1818 | |||||||||||
| 1801-1810 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1810-1818 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 9. Miscellaneous financial records, 1801-1822, 1 folder | 13 | ||||||||||
| List of notes due, undated | 13 | ||||||||||
| Blank checks from Hartford Trust Co. | 13 | ||||||||||
| Record of account, anonymous, 1807-1822 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Estimate on funds of the Union Company and periods of payment, 1801-1822 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Check books, 1813-1815, 2 items | 13 | ||||||||||
| One check book is blank. | |||||||||||