House of Jørgen Bech & Co
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)
