Hazard insurance in its many forms - property/fire and shipping/marine, for example - has a longer tradition in the United States than life insurance.
Interesting items in the document include the premiums, description of the property, limitations expressed in the company by-laws, and the interesting caveat: "If fluid is used for lights, lamps to be filled by day only."
The next post in a few days will include my column for the Civil War News on the interesting history of life insurance in the United States up to and including the Civil War.
Enjoy!
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| 1859 Traders and Mechanics Policy - Collection of James M. Schmidt |
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| 1859 Traders and Mechanics Policy - Collection of James M. Schmidt |
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| 1859 Traders and Mechanics Policy - Collection of James M. Schmidt |
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| 1859 Traders and Mechanics Policy - Collection of James M. Schmidt |
1 comment:
Wow, these are your own manuscripts? Very cool! Crazy to think that these same insurance issues have literally been around for centuries:)
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