Thaxter, Adam Wallace, Jr., 1807-1862
Person
Dates
- Existence: January 1, 1807 - May 23, 1862
Biographical Note
Adam Wallace Thaxter, Jr. was born in Norfolk County, MA on January 1, 1807. He worked as a clerk for Nathan Bridge & Co.; after Bridge's death, he entered a co-partnership with John D. Bates to run the renamed firm Bates & Co. Thaxter and Bates remained co-partners until approximately 1860-1861, when correspondence between the two indicates a separation. Thaxter died a year later in Boston, MA on May 23, 1862.
Places
- Boston (Mass.) (Residence)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Bates & Co. Records, 1807-1895, undated
Collection
Identifier: MH 35
Abstract
The Bates & Co. Records document the business activities of Bates & Co., a 19th century Boston merchant shipping company. Materials include ship’s papers, personal and professional correspondence, financial records, bound account volumes, trade circulars, photographs, and ephemera. The bulk of materials were created by Bates & Co., its predecessor Nathan Bridge & Co., the firms’ business associates, and ships’ captains; the collection also includes personal papers from...
Dates:
1807-1895, undated
Found in:
Phillips Library