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1874 Georgia Home Insurance Co Document Charleston SC Ephemera Signatures Vignette
Approximately 4.5" by 8.25"
Vintage 1874 Georgia Home Insurance Company Premium Receipt – Charleston, SC Agency
Up for sale is a beautiful piece of 19th-century American financial history. This is an original, handwritten premium receipt issued by The Georgia Home Insurance Company of Columbus, GA, dated February 14, 1874.
The document was issued through the Charleston, SC Agency to John H. Steinmeyer for a policy of fifteen hundred dollars. It features wonderful ornate typography, a detailed architectural vignette on the left border referencing the Georgia "Constitution" pillar, and bold original signatures.
Item Details:
Company: The Georgia Home Insurance Company (Columbus, Georgia)
Date: February 14, 1874
Location issued: Charleston, South Carolina Agency
Policyholder: John H. Steinmeyer
Receipt No.: 1664 / Policy No.: 1140
Signatures: Includes the printed/signed names of the Secretary (D.F. Willcox), President (J. Rhodes Browne), and the local Charleston counter-signing Agent.
