1855 antique FIRE INSURANCE POLICY east haddam ct COTTON TWINE MILL E.P BROWNELL For Sale

1855 antique FIRE INSURANCE POLICY east haddam ct COTTON TWINE MILL E.P BROWNELL
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Original 1851 fire insurance policy issued by the Protection Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, insuring E. P. BROWNELL, manufacturer of cotton twine, with the insured property situated in east haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

This listing includes the original policy document together with multiple original renewal receipts extending coverage through 1854, providing rare, continuous documentation of the same insured cotton twine mill over several years.

The policy insures fixed machinery and mill property, and is accompanied by the printed Conditions of Insurance / Class of Hazards sheet typical of Protection Insurance Company policies. The renewal receipts are individually dated, numbered, and signed, clearly showing annual continuation of the same risk.

Included in this listing:

Original fire insurance policy (Protection Insurance Company)

Multiple renewal receipts, dated 1851–1854

Original manuscript entries and signatures

Printed Conditions of Insurance / Class of Hazards

Named party:

E. P. BROWNELL

Mill owner; manufacturer of cotton twine

Location:

east haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Company:

Protection Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut

Document details:

Date range: 1851–1854

Document type: Fire insurance policy with renewals

Industry insured: Cotton twine manufacturing

Coverage: Fixed machinery and mill property

Format: Large folded, multi-panel policy plus separate renewal receipts

Physical details:

Policy measures approx: 9.25\" × 13.5\"

Renewal receipts smaller, slip-format documents

Period fold lines throughout

Light age toning, scattered foxing

Minor edge wear and small fold separations

All text and signatures remain legible

Estate context:

This group comes from the same estate as other 1840s–1860s insurance documents covering Brownell-associated cotton, twine, and textile manufacturing operations in East Haddam. Together, these items form a cohesive archive documenting the long-term operation and insurance of a Connecticut cotton twine mill.

?? Other related insurance material from this estate may be listed separately unless otherwise sold.

Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.

CONDITION: See listing description and photos.











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