Catalog of Manuscript Collections

Creators: Bank of the United States; Eagle Bank of New Haven; New Haven Bank; New Haven County Bank; New Haven Savings Bank; Savings Bank of New Haven; Townsend Savings Bank; City Fire Insurance Company of New Haven; Home Insurance Company of New Haven; Mutual Insurance Company of New Haven; New Haven Fire Insurance Office; Ocean Insurance Company of New Haven; Security Insurance Company of New Haven; Aetna Insurance Company, Hartford, CT; Farmers Fire Insurance and Loan Company, New York, NY; Hartford Fire Insurance Company; National Capitol Life Insurance Company, Washington, DC Extent: 3 ft. (850 items) Description: The collection contains correspondence, stock certificates, banknotes, savings passbooks, histories, press releases, advertisements, bulletins, insurance policies, and other records, of the following firms: Bank of the United States (proposed New Haven branch), Eagle Bank of New Haven, New Haven Bank, New Haven County Bank, New Haven Savings Bank, Savings Bank of New Haven, and Townsend Savings Bank; and City Fire Insurance Company of New Haven, Home Insurance Company of New Haven, Mutual Insurance Company of New Haven, New Haven Fire Insurance Office, Ocean Insurance Company of New Haven, and Security Insurance Company of New Haven. Includes material on the following non-New Haven insurance companies: Aetna Insurance Company, Hartford, CT, Farmers Fire Insurance and Loan Company, New York, NY, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, and National Capitol Life Insurance Company, Washington, DC. Research Topics: New Haven banks and insurance companies; history of 19th century banks; placement of the CT branch of the Bank of the United States (ultimately awarded to Middletown over New Haven)