History of the Company Part I Vol 4

Exploring the changing economic, social and political role of the Anglo-American firm, this two-part collection of rare texts covers the period 1700-1850. Each part features an introduction which provides an overview of the development of the British and American business corporation in their respective periods and places it in its wider contexts. Volume 4: Exit and Death, The Precipitation and Fall of Mess. Douglas, Heron, and Company, Late Bankers in Air (1778) An Act for enabling the Company of Proprietors of the Rochdale Canal more effectually to provide for the Discharge of their Debts (1806)First Report of the Select Committee on Joint-Stock Companies (1844) The Amalgamation of Railways Considered as Affecting the Internal Commerce of the Country (1846) Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Concerns of the Hartford County Mutual Fire Insurance Company (1848)