Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Silas Pierce & Co. and Cushing & Clap Co. collection
General material designation
- Textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on provenance of collection
Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
CA PCA Acc2567
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1843-1870 (Creation)
- Creator
- Silas Pierce & Co.
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1839-1870 (Creation)
- Creator
- Cushing & Clap Co.
Physical description area
Physical description
.12 m of textual records
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Cushing & Clap Co.
Administrative history
Cushing & Clap Co. was located, along with Silas Pierce & Co., at 59 and 61 Commercial Street in Boston, Massachusetts. These Boston based companies dealt with such merchants as Andrew A. MacDonald and Daniel Gordon from Georgetown, Prince Edward Island and L.L. Owen, director of the Merchants Bank of PEI and the Charlottetown Navigation Company.
Name of creator
Silas Pierce & Co.
Administrative history
Silas Pierce & Co. was located, along with Cushing & Clap Co., at 59 and 61 Commercial Street in Boston, Massachusetts. These Boston based companies dealt with such merchants as Andrew A. MacDonald and Daniel Gordon from Georgetown, Prince Edward Island and L.L. Owen, director of the Merchants Bank of PEI and the Charlottetown Navigation Company.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The collection consists of correspondence to the Silas Pierce & Co. and Cushing & Clap Co. from merchants on PEI between 1834 and 1870. Included in this correspondence are receipts for goods shipped by both companies (1843 to 1870), business letters and telegrams (1860-1870), as well as bills of landing for goods shipped by or received by Silas Pierce & Co. (1863-1870) and Cushing & Clap Co. (1839-1862).
Notes area
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
Finding aids
Associated materials
See also: Acc3466/HF.76.40/Item 9
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Place access points
Name access points
- Silas Pierce & Co. (Creator)
- Cushing & Clap Co. (Creator)
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Level of detail
Language of description
- English