Insurance Survey of Greenville, N.C.

December 31, 1937
Manuscript Collection #960
Creator(s)
McKeel, B. S.
Physical description
0.01 Cubic Feet, 2 items , consisting of an insurance survey and a letter
Preferred Citation
Insurance Survey of Greenville, N.C. (#960), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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The Insurance Survey of Greenville collection contains a letter (December 31, 1937) and an insurance survey (December 27, 1937) of the city of Greenville, North Carolina.


Biographical/historical information

The New York Underwriters Agency was established by Alexander Stoddard January 1, 1864, to transact the agency business of certain fire insurance companies. Starting January 1, 1894, by the Hartford Fire Insurance Company engaged in a permanent arrangement whereby the policies of the New York Underwriters Agency are guaranteed by the Hartford. The New York Underwriters Agency does business through the whole United States and its management, agency plant, and lines remain entirely separate and distinct from those of the Hartford.

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Scope and arrangement

The Insurance Survey of Greenville collection contains a letter (December 31, 1937) and an insurance survey (December 27, 1937) of the city of Greenville. The letter is from B. S. McKeel, State Agent for A. & J. H. Stoddart, General Agents for the New York Underwriters Insurance Company, to the Moseley Brothers (assumed contractors) concerning improvements that need to be made, including increasing the number of chemical extinguishers in the Sheppard Memorial Library and decreasing the rate on City Hall.

The Moseley Brothers are known as B.W. Moseley and A.M. Moseley. They represent various insurance companies as well as owning their own Real Estate Firm.

The insurance survey concerns prices for insurance on various buildings, recommends different types of insurance including tornado insurance, sample contracts, a description of the property, and a letter (Undated) to J.A. Watson, Chairman of the Insurance Committee of the Town of Greenville concerning the different recommendations.


Administrative information
Custodial History

October 23, 2003, 2 items, 0.01 cubic feet; Insurance Survey (12/31/1937) of city - owned properties in Greenville, N.C., conducted by B. S. McKeel, State Agent for A. & J. H. Stoddart, General Agents for the New York Underwriters Insurance Company and cover letter submitted to Moseley Brothers, Greenville, N.C. submitted to J. A. Watson, Chairman of the Insurance Committee of Town of Greenville, N.C. Donor: Anonymous

Source of acquisition

Anonymous gift

Processing information

Encoded by Mark Custer, March 24, 2008

Processed by Leah Turner, October 19, 2017

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.


Key terms
Topical
Insurance surveys--North Carolina--Greenville