Check from Blake Brothers & Co., Boston, Mass., for George Peabody & Co., London, June 1st, 1858

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

June 1, 1858

GUSN

GUSN-366155

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Check from Blake Brothers & Co., Boston, Mass., for George Peabody & Co., London, June 1st, 1858
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Business and finance
    - Banking
      - Business and finance - Banking - Folder 1
        Trade card for the Pemberton Bank, Lawrence, Mass., undated
        Trade card for C.E. Fuller & Co., bankers, No. 2 State Street, corner of Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Save your dimes, Franklin Savings Bank, 6 Park Square and 43 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for C.A. Putnam & Co., bankers & brokers, No.74 State Street, opposite Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the Five Cents Savings Bank, 246 Main Street, Worcester, Mass., undated
        Handi-pocket coin bank, Camden National Bank, Camden, Maine, Inc., 1941
        Paul Revere's ride the fate of a nation was riding that night, The Paul Revere Trust Company, Boston, Mass., 1915
        Paul Revere, craftsman and merchant, The Paul Revere Trust Company, Boston, Mass., 1915
        Trade card for Blake, Howe & Co., bankers and dealers, No.4 corner of State Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Special request payment ticket, Freeman's National Bank of Boston, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the Five Cents Savings Bank, corner Washington and Essex Streets, Salem, Mass., January 6, 1880
        Trade card for State Street Trust Company, Massachusetts Avenue Branch, corner Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Brochure for the Camden National Bank, Camden, Maine, June 30, 1951
        Blank check for The Merchants Natonal Bank, 28 State Street, Boston, Mass., 191?
        Return of the colors, Home Savings Bank of Boston, Tremont at School Street, Boston, Mass., 1937
        Glimpse of Tremont Street, Home Savings Bank of Boston, Tremont at School Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the Five Cents Savings Bank, corner Washington and Essex Streets, Salem, Mass., January 6, 1880
        Brochure for The Merrill Trust Company, Bangor, Maine, December 30, 1950
        Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, 30 School Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Advertisement for The New-England Trust Company, 41 Devonshire Street, corner of Water, Boston, Mass., December 4, 1872
        Kidder, Peabody & Co., bankers, No.40 State Street and Munroe & Co., American bankers, No.114 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., 1873
        Trade card for Wm. S. Lindsay & Co., 8 Austin Friars, London, England and Page, Richardson & Co., 134 State Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Check for the Boston Exchange Office, July 3, 1805[?]
        Check for the Exchange Bank, July 4, 1805[?]
        Check for the United States Bank, April 12th, 1809
        Check for the National Bank of Mutual Redemption, June 1st, 1868
        Blank check, Salem, Mass., before 1810
        Promissory note to Samuel Rittler[?], Boston, Mass., August 17, 1818
        Promissory note to Horace O. Bright, Boston, Mass., April 1st, 1850
        Check from Blake Brothers & Co., Boston, Mass., for George Peabody & Co., London, June 1st, 1858 (current record)
        Bill of exchange to Mr. Joseph Hind, Jr., from Messrs. Morrall & Borland, merch., Liverpool, England, November 23, 1810
        Put this in your pocketbook, Home Savings Bank, 75 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., 1928
        Blank certificate of deposit, Confederate States of America Depositary, 1864
        Lettre de credit circulaire, Kidder, Peabody & Co. for Baring Brothers & Co. Ld., Boston, Mass., May 28, 1903

Description

Check from Blake Brothers & Co. in Boston ordering the payment of 200 pounds to James M. Caller from George Peabody & Co. in London. In the corner of the check is an illustration of the company's offices in Boston at the corner of State and Washington Streets.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
checks (bank checks)
banking
checks (bank checks)

Physical Descrption

1 check, illustrated; 7 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

1929

Reference Code

EP001.01.016.03.01.030

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. H. E. Johnson, 15 October 1929.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom)

Record Details

Material Type

checks (bank checks)

Other Organizations

George Peabody & Co.
Blake Brothers & Co. (Boston)

Description Level

Item

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