This collection contains documents and record books from the Elizabethtown Insurance Company. Items include records of new policies issued, policies cancelled, reinsurance policies, and books documenting taxes owed to the Elizabethtown Insurance Company. The collection also contains receipt books, personal agent books, and various notes and documents inserted into the lager record books. All documents are handwritten by multiple individuals and some books have missing, or broken spines. Many items are fragile, and caution should be used when turning pages to avoid further tearing and damage.
Admin/Biographical History
The Elizabethtown Insurance Company was formally chartered on December 23, 1843 as Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company. They started doing business January 31, 1844 and by June 1844 had applications from prospective policy holders for enough insurance to issue their first policy. The company was originally developed to insure against loss or damage by fire, but eventually began insuring other types of property damage. Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company moved multiple times; finding homes in Lampeter and Conestoga Townships, as well as Lancaster City. The company moved to Elizabethtown in 1925, and in July of 2009, Farmers' Mutual changed their name to Elizabethtown Insurance Company. In 2011 Elizabethtown Insurance Company stopped accepting new applications, and in 2012, the company relocated to Delaware.
Postcard image of the Emperor's Bowl at Wheatland. Said to be the largest known porcelain in the world, was given to Buchanan by the Mikado when the first Japanese Delegation was entertained at the White House in 1860.
Dear - Just a note [?] to [?] for a sup on the patio. Rusty doesn't have enough to do?! I guess it is to bring a bit of new life into the family doldrums. (The gr-father is slipping away [?]) H goes to Kan. City on Wed. - Sun. I stay put. [?] Shall we empty the cellar and sell it all to help HW with his costs? He will write to you about what he wants to sell (I hope.) Be honest. Thank you all for lovely memories.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
