Catalogue description Behrens, L. & Söhne, 1839-1920

L. Behrens & Söhne handled Rothschild business in Hamburg. This is a series of fairly routine business correspondence recording the buying and selling of a variety of goods for NMR and trading on their account on the Hamburg exchange. Of particular note is the correspondence for 1848, in which there are frequent warnings about the volatility of the political scene and Behrens advise against excessive speculation on the stock exchange, which is very quiet while people await political developments. In 1843, Behrens ask to receive from NMR their exchange rate via telegraph. Behrens believe that they are the only banking house in Hamburg to use the telegraph.