Thebaud Brothers
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Thebaud Brothers a noted New York commission house from c1792 until its collapse in 1907. Thebaud Brothers was founded c1792 by Joseph Thebaud
, a French-born agent for the French East India Company
. From 1862 until its collapse in 1907, Thebaud Brothers was a leading importer of Henequen
fiber from Mexico
into the United States.
Joseph Thebaud
Joseph Thebaud was an agent of the French East India Company, and later in about 1792 founded Thebaud Brothers, a commission house in New York City...
, a French-born agent for the French East India Company
French East India Company
The French East India Company was a commercial enterprise, founded in 1664 to compete with the British and Dutch East India companies in colonial India....
. From 1862 until its collapse in 1907, Thebaud Brothers was a leading importer of Henequen
Henequen
Henequen is an agave whose leaves yield a fiber also called henequen which is suitable for rope and twine, but not of as high a quality as sisal. Alternative spellings are Henequin and Heniquen. It is the major plantation fiber agave of eastern Mexico, being grown extensively in Yucatán,...
fiber from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
into the United States.