Maryland Mutual Insurance Company records
Scope and Contents
The records include minute books (1862-1879) from both the Maryland Mutual Insurance Company's Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. The financial records (1863-1879) consist of the company's cash book, dividend book, and stock transfer book as well as loose (unsorted) financial papers. Well-documented are the claims (1859-72) filed by ships insured by the company. The claims files include an account of the incident which caused the damage to the ship or cargo as well as receipts for repair work or sale of the damaged cargo.
Among the records of the Maryland Mutual Insurance Company are some from the Baltimore Marine Insurance Company. These date from 1864-68 and are largely policies written by the company. There is also a volume of blank "Certificates of Profits" dated 1864.
There is some information on a third company The Great Western Insurance Company of New York. Copies of the prospectus, charter and policies are included in the files of one claim (1860).
Dates
- Creation: 1858-1879
Creator
- Maryland Insurance & Security Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information.
This collection is open for use.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.
Administrative History
The Maryland Mutual Insurance Company was located in Baltimore and dealt in marine insurance. It insured ships and cargo against damage in transit. The company was chartered in 1858 and operated from about 1860 until 1877 when the company's outstanding business was reinsured by U.S. Lloyd's. In about 1866 the company changed its name to the Maryland Insurance & Security Company.
Extent
2.4 Cubic Feet (4 legal size document boxes, 2 flat boxes (20.5 x 14.5 x 1.5 inches))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Maryland Mutual Insurance Company was located in Baltimore and dealt in marine insurance. The company was chartered in 1858 and operated from about 1860 until 1877. This collection includes records of both the Maryland Mutual Insurance Company and the Baltimore Marine Insurance Company, and consists of administrative and financial records. Materials in the collection span 1858 to 1879.
Custodial History
These records were grouped with the records of the Baltimore Petroleum Company, but these have been removed to MS.0210.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
There is no known acquisition information for this collection.
Separated Materials
In 1976 the Archivist of Johns Hopkins University donated the cashbook and the collection book of the Maryland Mutual Insurance Company to the Maryland Historical Society. These are now in their collection Ms. 2208. The letterbook (1866) of the Baltimore Marine Insurance Company is also owned by the Maryland Historical Society in their collection Ms. 2214.
Bibliography
Processing Information
The records have been preliminarily sorted but not completely analyzed. Finding aid prepared by Cynthia H. Requardt in 1989.
Subject
- School of Arts and Sciences. Department of Sociology (Organization)
- Baltimore Marine Insurance Company (Organization)
- Great Western Insurance Company (Organization)
- Maryland Insurance & Security Company (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Maryland Mutual Insurance Company records
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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