The House of Baring in American Trade and Finance: English Merchant Bankers at Work, 1763-1861

Ralph W. Hidy

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The House of Baring in American Trade and Finance

English Merchant Bankers at Work, 1763-1861

Ralph W. Hidy

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1949

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Volume 14 | Harvard Studies in Business History

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xix
AUTHOR’S PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xxiii
ABBREVIATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xxvii
PART ONE EXPANDING INTEREST IN AMERICA
CHAPTER I THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF BARING, 1717-1793 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
CHAPTER II OPERATIONS IN WARTIME, 1793-1815 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	24
CHAPTER III A SHIFT TOWARD AMERICA, 1815-1828 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
PART TWO DOMINANT INTEREST IN AMERICA
CHAPTER IV INNOVATION AND EXPANSION, 1828-1832 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	89
CHAPTER V THE SYSTEM OF THE BARINGS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE, 1828-1832 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	124
CHAPTER VI ANTICIPATING A RECESSION, 1832-1834 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	164
CHAPTER VII MAINTAINING BALANCE IN A BOOM, 1834-1836 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	181
CHAPTER VIII THE YEAR OF THE LOCUSTS, 1836-1837 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	205
CHAPTER IX FOLLOWING A MIRAGE, 1837-1839 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	235
CHAPTER Χ FOURLEAN YEARS, 1839-1842 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	270
PART THREE RELATIVE DECLINE IN AMERICAN INTEREST
CHAPTER XI RESOLVING DEFAULT AND REPUDIATION, 1842-1848 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	307
CHAPTER XII RECOVERING A N D RECOUPING, 1842-1848 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	342
CHAPTER XIII THROUGH CRISIS, REVOLUTION, AND WAR, 1847-1848 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	373
CHAPTER XIV NEW DEPARTURES, 1848-1852 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	389
CHAPTER XV NO BOOM FOR THE BARINGS, 1852-1857 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	419
CHAPTER XVI APPROACHING THE IMPENDING CONFLICT, 1857-1861 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	456
EPILOGUE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	480
NOTES AND REFERENCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	483
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	615

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October 1, 2013

eBook ISBN:

9780674184145

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February 5, 1949

Hardcover ISBN:

9780674334625

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Reprint 2014

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24

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631

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14

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7

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https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674184145

eBook ISBN: 9780674184145

Hardcover ISBN: 9780674334625

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Investments, British -- United States.; Baring Brothers & Co. Ltd.

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