Difference between revisions of "House of Jørgen Bech & Co"

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Timeline
1764 - Founded by Bech, Jørgen with Bärentz, Daniel Hendrik, who moved in with him. (Bech: En Kjøbenhavnsk Grosserers, 1910:4)

1771 - Bought 5 shares á 100 rigsdaler in a new free harbour project in Copenhagen. (Schovelin 1900, 2, p. 106)

1802 - Dealt with the Copenhagen trading houses of: (Bech: En Kjøbenhavnsk Grosserers, 1910:58)

• House of Andresen & Schmidt
• House of Bernt Anker
• House of Hans Friis
• House of Jens Holbech
• House of Frølich & Co
• House of Abraham Falk & Sønner
• House of Van Hemert & Co
• House of Rasmus Kirketerp
• House of Daniel Kofoed
• House of Anders Nielsen
• House of Brothers Italiander
• House of de Coninck & Co
• House of Christen Noe & Co
• House of Frederik Tutein
• House of Captain Thostrup
• House of J. Thomsen
• House of Ryberg & Co
• House of Mads Mortensen
• House of Zinn & Søn

1804 - Sold goods, especially red wine as Bodmerie to the crews of the DAC ships to China - a practice that went on for many years. Usually with a value of between 3 and 1000 rigsdaler pr crew member. (Bech: En Kjøbenhavnsk Grosserers, 1910:65)

1804 and more - Several orders from Danzig, Rostock, Stettin as well as the House of J.G. Preusser from Leipzig of tea, sugar, syrup, coffee, whale oil, colour wood etc. (Bech: En Kjøbenhavnsk Grosserers, 1910:67)

1805-10-22 - Jørgen Bech liquidated his company, which toook about a year. (Bech: En Kjøbenhavnsk Grosserers, 1910:71)