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Born 1748, died 1796. Director of the [[House of Cramer & Sønner]] (Grandmamas erindringer:17) 

'''Family'''<br />
Married to [[Decker, Henriette Margrethe]] (1737-1796). (Grandmamas erindringer:17)

Children: two sons, daugther: [[Cramer, Elisabeth Hendrine]], 1779-1836, married [[Neergaard, Johan Andreas Bruun de]]. (Danmarks Adels Aarbog 1915)

'''Timeline'''<br />
1760s - Joined as companion into the company led by Niels Ryberg, which then became House of Ryberg & co. (BioLek III) [BA: Perhaps he is too young for this - is it someone else?]

1776-1779 - Director of Asiatisk Kompagni. (Hof&Stat)

1780 - Invested in a ship bound for the Danish West Indies. ([http://hafenmeldungen.blogspot.dk/2013/12/031213-reise-in-die-vergangenheit.html Blog: Hafenmeldungen]) 

1784-1796 - Director of Asiatisk Kompagni. (Hof&Stat)

1788 - Called ''Bank=Commisair''. (Juridisk Tidsskrift, vol 6,1, 1823:75)

1796 - Upon the death of Laurentius Johannes Cramer, his sons took over the company, but the company struggled during the crisis in trade of 1799 onwards (Grandmamas erindringer) 

1802 - [[The House of Cramer & Sons]] was in serious financial trouble, but was aided by help from Schimmelmann (grandmamas erindringer) 

Could this be the same as the "banco commisair Cramer" who is listed as one of the people signing up for private insurance in the "brand assurance" archives (31 March 1781) (Det kongeligt oktrojerede københavnske brandassurancekompagn for varer og effekter, DNA box. no. 652) 

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