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1856 antique FIRE INSURANCE POLICY east haddam ct COTTON TWINE MILL E.P. BROWNELL
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Original 1856 fire insurance policy issued by the Ætna Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, insuring E. P. BROWNELL, identified as a mill owner and manufacturer of cotton twine.
The policy explicitly describes the insured property as a mill used for the manufacture of cotton twine, situated in the town of east haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut. This places the document squarely within the mid-19th-century Connecticut textile industry, when water-powered mills along the Connecticut River and its tributaries were central to regional manufacturing.
The policy insures both the building and fixed machinery, reflecting the higher fire risk associated with cotton processing and mill operations. It is accompanied by the printed Conditions of Insurance section typical of Ætna fire policies of the period.
Named party:
E. P. BROWNELL
Mill owner; manufacturer of cotton twine
Location:
east haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Company:
Ætna Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut
Document details:
Date: 1856
Document type: Fire insurance policy
Industry insured: Cotton twine manufacturing
Coverage: Mill building and fixed machinery
Format: Large folded, multi-panel document with printed policy text and manuscript entries
Includes: Separate printed Conditions of Insurance
Physical details:
Measures approx: 9.25\" × 13.5\"
Original fold lines from period use
Light age toning and scattered foxing
Minor edge wear consistent with age
Text and signatures remain clear and legible
Estate context:
This policy comes from the same estate as earlier 1840s fire insurance policies relating to Brownell-associated cotton, twine, and textile machinery operations in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Together, these documents form a small but cohesive archive of Connecticut textile manufacturing risk and insurance history.
?? Other related 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.
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