Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum
Description
An order signed by Hiram Ruggles, president of the National Insurance Co. in Bangor, directs agents to stop selling policies due to losses caused by the "Great Fire" in Boston.
The fire, November 9 and 10, 1872, destroyed 776 buildings, 65 acres, and caused property losses of $13.5 million dollars. Personal property losses totaled $60 million.
National Insurance was incorporated in 1869.
The order was among the papers of John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper who worked for the National Insurance Co. for a time, possibly in the 1870s.
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About This Item
- Title: Order to stop selling insurance, Bangor, 1872
- Creator: National Insurance Co.
- Creation Date: 1872-11-12
- Subject Date: 1872-11-12
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Locations:
- Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Boston, MA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 21.5 cm x 14 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1972; 1997.16.2; loose
- Object Type: Text
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- Accounting-Maine--Bangor
- Bangor (Me.)--History
- Disasters--Massachusetts--Boston
- Fires--Massachusetts--Boston
- Insurance companies--Maine--Bangor
- Insurance companies--Massachusetts--Boston
- Martin, John, 1823-1904
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