Hope this of interest to someone regards Gil bagley David Hormby wrote: > My gg grandfather, Alfred Blanchard, was in the ship brokerage and > chandlery business in Boston with several of his brothers. What exactly > does a ship brokerage do? The business dated from 1845 into the 1870's. > is there any way I can research this business? > > Thanks > > Kathie Hormby > > ==== Mariners Mailing List ==== > Immigration/emigration send message 'subscribe' (without punctuation)to TheShipsList-L-Request@rootsweb.com > ============================================================