BRADSTREET'S MERCANTILE AGENCY - Revision history

Randylyon at 12:50, 31 July 2025

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	BRADSTREET'S MERCANTILE AGENCY. Dun & Bradstreet traces its history back to July 20, 1841, with the formation by Lewis Tappan of The Mercantile Agency in New York City. Recognizing the need for a centralized credit reporting system, Tappan formed the company to create a network of correspondents who would provide reliable, objective credit information to subscribers.		BRADSTREET'S MERCANTILE AGENCY. Dun & Bradstreet traces its history back to July 20, 1841, with the formation by Lewis Tappan of The Mercantile Agency in New York City. Recognizing the need for a centralized credit reporting system, Tappan formed the company to create a network of correspondents who would provide reliable, objective credit information to subscribers.

	As an advocate for civil rights, Tappan used his abolitionist connections to expand and update the company’s credit information. In spite of accusations for invading personal privacy, by 1844 the Mercantile Agency had over 280 clients. The agency continued to expand allowing offices to open in Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. By 1849, Tappan retired, allowing Benjamin Douglass to take over the booming business.~~[14]~~		As an advocate for civil rights, Tappan used his abolitionist connections to expand and update the company’s credit information. In spite of accusations for invading personal privacy, by 1844 the Mercantile Agency had over 280 clients. The agency continued to expand allowing offices to open in Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. By 1849, Tappan retired, allowing Benjamin Douglass to take over the booming business.

	In 1859, Douglass transferred the company over to Robert Graham Dun, who immediately changed the firm’s name to R.G. Dun & Company. Over the next 40 years, Graham Dun continued to expand the business across international boundaries. In 1933, Dun merged with competitor, John M. Bradstreet to form today's Dun & Bradstreet.		In 1859, Douglass transferred the company over to Robert Graham Dun, who immediately changed the firm’s name to R.G. Dun & Company. Over the next 40 years, Graham Dun continued to expand the business across international boundaries. In 1933, Dun merged with competitor, John M. Bradstreet to form today's Dun & Bradstreet.
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	Source: Dun & Bradstreet. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun_%26_Bradstreet		Source:

			Dun & Bradstreet. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun_%26_Bradstreet



	[[Category: Mercantile Agency]]		[[Category: Mercantile Agency]]

Randylyon at 19:35, 14 July 2024

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	BRADSTREET'S MERCANTILE AGENCY. Dun & Bradstreet traces its history back to July 20, 1841, with the formation of The Mercantile Agency in New York City ~~by Lewis Tappan, later called R.G. Dun & Company~~. Recognizing the need for a centralized credit reporting system, Tappan formed the company to create a network of correspondents who would provide reliable, objective credit information to subscribers. As an advocate for civil rights, Tappan used his abolitionist connections to expand and update the company’s credit information. In spite of accusations for invading personal privacy, by 1844 the Mercantile Agency had over 280 clients. The agency continued to expand allowing offices to open in Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. By 1849, Tappan retired, allowing Benjamin Douglass to take over the booming business.[14]		BRADSTREET'S MERCANTILE AGENCY. Dun & Bradstreet traces its history back to July 20, 1841, with the formation by Lewis Tappan of The Mercantile Agency in New York City. Recognizing the need for a centralized credit reporting system, Tappan formed the company to create a network of correspondents who would provide reliable, objective credit information to subscribers.

			As an advocate for civil rights, Tappan used his abolitionist connections to expand and update the company’s credit information. In spite of accusations for invading personal privacy, by 1844 the Mercantile Agency had over 280 clients. The agency continued to expand allowing offices to open in Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. By 1849, Tappan retired, allowing Benjamin Douglass to take over the booming business.[14]

	In 1859, Douglass transferred the company over to Robert Graham Dun, who immediately changed the firm’s name to R.G. Dun & Company. Over the next 40 years, Graham Dun continued to expand the business across international boundaries. In 1933, Dun merged with competitor, John M. Bradstreet to form today's Dun & Bradstreet.		In 1859, Douglass transferred the company over to Robert Graham Dun, who immediately changed the firm’s name to R.G. Dun & Company. Over the next 40 years, Graham Dun continued to expand the business across international boundaries. In 1933, Dun merged with competitor, John M. Bradstreet to form today's Dun & Bradstreet.

Randylyon at 16:57, 14 January 2022

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	In 1859, Douglass transferred the company over to Robert Graham Dun, who immediately changed the firm’s name to R.G. Dun & Company. Over the next 40 years, Graham Dun continued to expand the business across international boundaries. In 1933, Dun merged with competitor, John M. Bradstreet to form today's Dun & Bradstreet.		In 1859, Douglass transferred the company over to Robert Graham Dun, who immediately changed the firm’s name to R.G. Dun & Company. Over the next 40 years, Graham Dun continued to expand the business across international boundaries. In 1933, Dun merged with competitor, John M. Bradstreet to form today's Dun & Bradstreet.

			The 1890-91 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed the corner of 6th and Main.

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	Source: Dun & Bradstreet. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun_%26_Bradstreet		Source: Dun & Bradstreet. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun_%26_Bradstreet

	~~The 1890-91 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed the corner of 6th and Main.~~

	[[Category: Mercantile Agency]]		[[Category: Mercantile Agency]]

Randylyon at 03:14, 7 February 2021

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	Source: Dun & Bradstreet. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun_%26_Bradstreet		Source: Dun & Bradstreet. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun_%26_Bradstreet

	The 1890-91 Dubuque City Directory listed the corner of 6th and Main.		The 1890-91 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed the corner of 6th and Main.

	[[Category: Mercantile Agency]]		[[Category: Mercantile Agency]]

Randylyon at 03:14, 7 February 2021

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	Source: Dun & Bradstreet. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun_%26_Bradstreet		Source: Dun & Bradstreet. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun_%26_Bradstreet

	The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed the corner of 6th and Main.		The 1890-91 Dubuque City Directory listed the corner of 6th and Main.

	[[Category: Mercantile Agency]]		[[Category: Mercantile Agency]]

Randylyon at 15:55, 27 May 2018

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	BRADSTREET'S MERCANTILE AGENCY. The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed the corner of 6th and Main.		BRADSTREET'S MERCANTILE AGENCY. Dun & Bradstreet traces its history back to July 20, 1841, with the formation of The Mercantile Agency in New York City by Lewis Tappan, later called R.G. Dun & Company. Recognizing the need for a centralized credit reporting system, Tappan formed the company to create a network of correspondents who would provide reliable, objective credit information to subscribers. As an advocate for civil rights, Tappan used his abolitionist connections to expand and update the company’s credit information. In spite of accusations for invading personal privacy, by 1844 the Mercantile Agency had over 280 clients. The agency continued to expand allowing offices to open in Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. By 1849, Tappan retired, allowing Benjamin Douglass to take over the booming business.[14]

			In 1859, Douglass transferred the company over to Robert Graham Dun, who immediately changed the firm’s name to R.G. Dun & Company. Over the next 40 years, Graham Dun continued to expand the business across international boundaries. In 1933, Dun merged with competitor, John M. Bradstreet to form today's Dun & Bradstreet.

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			Source: Dun & Bradstreet. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun_%26_Bradstreet

			The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed the corner of 6th and Main.

	[[Category: Mercantile Agency]]		[[Category: Mercantile Agency]]

Randylyon at 19:32, 8 March 2013

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	[[Category: ~~Commercial Agencies~~]]		[[Category: Mercantile Agency]]

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