Pacific Mail Steamship Company
American shipping company (1848-1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the shipping company chartered in New York state. For the shipping company in Washington, Oregon, California and Alaska, see Pacific Steamship Company.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was founded April 18, 1848, as a joint stock company under the laws of the State of New York by a group of New York City merchants. Incorporators included William H. Aspinwall, Edwin Bartlett (American consul at Lima, Peru and also involved with the Panama Railroad Company),[1] Henry Chauncey, Mr. Alsop, G.G. Howland and S.S. Howland.
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Industry | Transportation |
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Founded | 1848 |
Defunct | 1949 (de jure), 1925 (de facto) |
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