234 CHRISTIAN ALLHUSEN 



merchants. Christian Allhusen was admitted 

 into the same office, and remained with the 

 firm until his brothers left to commence busi- 

 ness as corn merchants on their own account. 



Only a very short time elapsed before one 

 of the brothers went to London, the other 

 who remained in Newcastle took Christian 

 into partnership, although he was only 

 twenty-one years of age. But this arrange- 

 ment did not last long, the senior partner 

 going out of the business and leaving 

 England to settle in Nova Scotia. 



When Christian Allhusen was at Rostock, 

 with Messrs. Koch and Sons, the senior 

 clerk in that office was Mr. Bolckow; between 

 these two men an intimate friendship sprang 

 up, and now when Allhusen was left alone, 

 he succeeded in getting Bolckow to join him. 

 These young men did not confine themselves 

 to the grain trade, but struck out as general 

 merchants, also creating for themselves a 

 large business as ship and insurance brokers; 

 the title of the firm was "Christian Allhusen 

 and Co." After a time Allhusen retired from 

 the direct personal management of the grain 

 and shipping business, although retaining an 

 interest in it; in later years the firm was 

 changed from Christian Allhusen and Co. in 



