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- 1847-1857 (Creation)
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0.12 linear metres
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Biographical history
National Mercantile Life Assurance Society was founded in 1837 as National Endowment and Assurance Society, offering endowment and ordinary life assurance, proprietary. It was acquired by United Mercantile and Travellers' Life Assurance Society in 1841 and the name was changed in 1843. The Society had offices at 2 King William Street; Arthur Street West, London Bridge; and 27 Poultry. It was acquired by Eagle in 1866.
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CLC/B/005/NM01 1847-1857 Sub-fonds 0.12 linear metres Eagle Insurance Co
National Endowment and Assurance Society , 1837-1843 x National Mercantile Life Assurance Society
National Mercantile Life Assurance Society was founded in 1837 as National Endowment and Assurance Society, offering endowment and ordinary life assurance, proprietary. It was acquired by United Mercantile and Travellers' Life Assurance Society in 1841 and the name was changed in 1843. The Society had offices at 2 King William Street; Arthur Street West, London Bridge; and 27 Poultry. It was acquired by Eagle in 1866.
Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.
Corporate records of the National Mercantile Life Assurance Society including deed of settlement, power of attorney, memorials by company secretary as to directors and new trustee, and act of parliament.
These records are arranged as follows:
CLC/B/005/NM01/01 Foundation
CLC/B/005/NM01/02 Act.
48 hours notice required for access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
English.
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For other records of National Mercantile Life Assurance Society see CLC/B/005/NM02: Shares; CLC/B/005/NM04: Business; CLC/B/005/NM05: Premises. Part of the records of the Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited, CLC/B/005.
Eagle Star, A Guide to its History and Archivesprepared by Zurich Group Archives.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Added to AIM25 May 2012. Assurance companies Insurance National Mercantile Life Assurance Society Finance Companies Enterprises
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.
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Scope and content
Corporate records of the National Mercantile Life Assurance Society including deed of settlement, power of attorney, memorials by company secretary as to directors and new trustee, and act of parliament.
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Accruals
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These records are arranged as follows:
CLC/B/005/NM01/01 Foundation
CLC/B/005/NM01/02 Act.
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48 hours notice required for access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English.
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For other records of National Mercantile Life Assurance Society see CLC/B/005/NM02: Shares; CLC/B/005/NM04: Business; CLC/B/005/NM05: Premises. Part of the records of the Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited, CLC/B/005.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English