Buttonwood Agreement
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The Buttonwood Agreement was the 1792 pact among New York brokers that laid the foundation for what became the New York Stock Exchange.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buttonwood Agreement canonical | 26 |
| Buttonwood Pact | 1 |
| Buttonwood Tree Agreement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T128828 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buttonwood Agreement Context triple: [New York Stock Exchange, foundingEvent, Buttonwood Agreement]
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A.
Imperial Economic Conference agreements
The Imperial Economic Conference agreements were a series of 1932 trade arrangements within the British Empire that established a system of imperial preference, granting mutual tariff advantages to promote intra-Empire commerce during the Great Depression.
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B.
Ottawa Agreements
The Ottawa Agreements were a series of 1932 trade accords within the British Empire that established preferential tariffs to promote intra-imperial trade and protect member economies during the Great Depression.
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C.
National Agreement of 1903
The National Agreement of 1903 was a landmark pact between the National and American Leagues that formally established peace, recognized each other’s major league status, and created a unified structure for professional baseball in the United States.
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D.
Helsinki Accords
The Helsinki Accords were a 1975 diplomatic agreement between Western and Eastern bloc countries that aimed to improve relations, recognize post–World War II European borders, and promote human rights during the Cold War.
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E.
Treaty of Westminster (1674)
The Treaty of Westminster (1674) was the agreement that ended the Third Anglo-Dutch War and confirmed English control over former Dutch territories in North America, including New Netherland (New York).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buttonwood Agreement Target entity description: The Buttonwood Agreement was the 1792 pact among New York brokers that laid the foundation for what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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A.
Imperial Economic Conference agreements
The Imperial Economic Conference agreements were a series of 1932 trade arrangements within the British Empire that established a system of imperial preference, granting mutual tariff advantages to promote intra-Empire commerce during the Great Depression.
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B.
Ottawa Agreements
The Ottawa Agreements were a series of 1932 trade accords within the British Empire that established preferential tariffs to promote intra-imperial trade and protect member economies during the Great Depression.
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C.
National Agreement of 1903
The National Agreement of 1903 was a landmark pact between the National and American Leagues that formally established peace, recognized each other’s major league status, and created a unified structure for professional baseball in the United States.
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D.
Helsinki Accords
The Helsinki Accords were a 1975 diplomatic agreement between Western and Eastern bloc countries that aimed to improve relations, recognize post–World War II European borders, and promote human rights during the Cold War.
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E.
Treaty of Westminster (1674)
The Treaty of Westminster (1674) was the agreement that ended the Third Anglo-Dutch War and confirmed English control over former Dutch territories in North America, including New Netherland (New York).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
financial agreement
ⓘ
founding document ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Buttonwood Agreement
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surface form:
Buttonwood Pact
Buttonwood Agreement ⓘ
surface form:
Buttonwood Tree Agreement
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dateSigned | 1792-05-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
New York Stock Exchange
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Stock and Exchange Board
|
| governs |
trading of public bonds
ⓘ
trading of public stocks ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | considered origin of New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| inceptionOf | organized securities market in New York ⓘ |
| laidFoundationFor | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
New York City
ⓘ
Wall Street ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
brokerage commissions
ⓘ
securities trading ⓘ |
| purpose |
create a formal association of securities brokers
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establish rules for commission rates ⓘ regulate securities trading among brokers ⓘ |
| signatory |
Alexander Zuntz
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Andrew Barclay ⓘ Augustus Wright ⓘ Benjamin G. Seixas ⓘ Benjamin Seixas ⓘ Benjamin Winthrop ⓘ Bernard Hart ⓘ Charles McEvers Jr. ⓘ David Reedy ⓘ Ephraim Hart ⓘ Gulian McEvers ⓘ Hugh Smith ⓘ Isaac Gomez ⓘ Isaac M. Gomez ⓘ John A. Hardenbrook ⓘ John Ferrers ⓘ John Henry ⓘ Leonard Bleecker ⓘ Peter Anspach ⓘ Rufus King ⓘ Samuel Beebe ⓘ Samuel March ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel Jones
Samuel March ⓘ William Seton ⓘ |
| signatoryCount | 24 ⓘ |
| signedOnStreet | 68 Wall Street ⓘ |
| signedUnder | buttonwood tree ⓘ |
| stipulated |
members trade securities only with each other
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minimum commission rate of one-quarter percent ⓘ |
| year | 1792 ⓘ |
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Subject: Buttonwood Agreement Description of subject: The Buttonwood Agreement was the 1792 pact among New York brokers that laid the foundation for what became the New York Stock Exchange.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Buttonwood Pact
this entity surface form:
Buttonwood Tree Agreement
subject surface form:
New York Stock Exchange
subject surface form:
New York Stock Exchange
subject surface form:
New York Stock Exchange
subject surface form:
New York Stock Exchange
subject surface form:
New York Stock Exchange
subject surface form:
New York Stock Exchange