Charles McIntier letter book, 1835-1837

Summary

Creator:

McInteir, Charles

Abstract:

This letter book contains the outgoing business correspondence of Boston broker Charles McInteir, pertaining to real estate, railroad stocks, lumber, and other financial and legal interests.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Clements Staff and Meg Hixon, December 2012

Background

Scope and Content:

This letter book (162 pages) contains the outgoing business correspondence of Boston broker Charles McInteir, pertaining to real estate, railroad stocks, lumber, and other financial and legal interests. The letters are dated October 24, 1835-July 27, 1837. McInteir wrote to correspondents throughout Massachusetts and in states such as Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Many of his letters concern the buying and selling of land, work with agents, mortgages, and lawsuits. He commented on banks and banking, the lumber trade, railroads (particularly railroad stock), and other industries. In his later letters, McInteir occasionally mentioned the effects of the Panic of 1837, which included bank closures and other financial difficulties. Many of the letters appear out of chronological order.

Biographical / Historical:

Charles McIntier, a broker, lived and worked in Boston in the mid-1830s. He dealt with investments, real estate, lumber, railroad stocks, and other industries.

Acquisition Information:

1982. M-1989 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Bibliography

Stimpson's Boston Directory; Containing the Names of the Inhabitants, Their Occupations, Places of Business, and Dwelling Houses, and the City Register, with Lists of the Streets, Lanes, and Wharves, the City Officers, Public Offices and Banks, and Other Useful Information. Boston: Charles Stimpson, Jr., 1837.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Banks and banking--United States.
Brokers--United States.
Depressions--1836-1837--United States.
Lumber trade--United States.
Railroads--United States--Finance.
Real property--United States.
Stocks--United States.

Formats:

Letter books.

Places:

Boston (Mass.)