Messrs. Freeman and Almy archives
Collection
0303-MDHC
Messrs. Freeman and Almy operated a shipping company in New York City in the mid-nineteenth century. They had representatives in Baltimore, Maryland, who acted for them securing ships and cargo for their business. The Messrs. Freeman and Almy archives encompass the months June through November 1864. The bulk of the correspondence is from Captain Daniel C. Childs to Messrs. Freeman and Almy and concerns Captain Childs's purchase, repair,and outfitting of the brig Gertrude in Baltimore, Maryland.
This collection is open for research.
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Messrs. Freeman and Almy operated a shipping company in New York City in the mid-nineteenth century. They had representatives in Baltimore, Maryland, who acted for them securing ships and cargo for their business.
The collection is organized in one series:
The University of Maryland Libraries purchased the Messrs. Freeman and Almy archives from Charles Apfelbaum in 2006.
Digital copies of the letters in this collection are available at http://digital.lib.umd.edu/results.jsp?index1=dmKeyword&query1=freeman+and+almy in the University of Maryland's Digital Collections.
The materials were placed in acid-free folders and stored in an acid-free box.
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives