John Howard March Company Records
Item
Identifier: MSS-27-BC
Scope and Content
This collection consists of four bound volumes containing holographic copies of the company's business correspondence, November 8, 1815-December 14, 1827. The four journals deal primarily with informing customers that their orders for wine have been shipped, on which vessel they were shipped, and whether they were insured. The copies do not show which company official signed the correspondence.
Dates
- 1815-1827
Creator
- John Howard March Company (Organization)
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Biography
John Howard March, 1791-1863, was a wine merchant and importer. The March Company was located in the Madeira Islands, but dates of its existence are unknown. March was appointed U.S. Consul in Madeira on Oct. 21, 1816, and served in that post until Jan. 1, 1859.
Extent
4 Volumes
Microfilm Edition
Volume 1 and 2 are available on microfilm (MSS 27 BC v.1 and v.2).
March Company Records Online
The March Company Records are available online via New Mexico's Digital Collections website.
Link directly to each volume from the item in the contents list.
Link directly to each volume from the item in the contents list.
Creator
- John Howard March Company (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid of John Howard March Company Records, 1815-1827
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Donald Burge
- Date
- ©1999
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//The University of New Mexico::Center for Southwest Research//TEXT (US::NmU::MSS 27 BC::John Howard March Company Records)//EN" "nmu1mss27bc.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451