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Risk Book (Policies 1-3322), 1794 April 10-1812 April 1

 File — Object: OS Vol. 35

Dates

  • 1794 April 10-1812 April 1

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 300 Linear Feet (400 boxes, 198 Oversized Volumes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Risk Books and Expiration Books were the means through which the Society tracked the total amount of insurance in force at any given time. The amount of coverage for a given policy was posted to the risk book at issuance. Upon expiration (in the case of 7-year policies) or cancellation (in the case of perpetual policies) the amount of coverage was posted to the expiration or cancellation book. Running totals were maintained for both, so that subtracting expirations/cancellations from risks at any given time would yield the current amount of insurance in force. Alternately, the expirations were periodically posted to the risk book and subtracted from the amount of insurance in force. Arranged chronologically, each entry indicates policy number, name of insured, and amount of insurance.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750