Records of merchants engaged in foreign trade, 1772-1920 (inclusive) [microform].
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Records of merchants engaged in foreign trade, 1772-1920 (inclusive) [microform].
Records, chiefly account books and letter books, of the following merchants: Jacob and William Wildes of Arundel, Me., 1772-1815; Thomas and William Davis of Plymouth, Mass., 1782-1805; Richard S. Smith of Philadelphia, Pa., 1792-1811; a Hanseatic merchant of Bergen, Norway, 1795; Elias Smith of Montreal, Canada, 1799-1800; George A. Cushing of Havana, Cuba and Boston, Mass., 1799-1802; A.P. Gibson and Company of New York City, 1816-1818; Arthur Hall of Bath, Me., 1821-1829; John Fox of Portland, Me. and the brig Fountain, 1823-1825; George W. Claflin, location unspecified, 1835; W.W. Woodbury of Portland, Me., 1847-1853; John McCracken of New York City, 1852-1881; E. Perkins and Son of Kennebunkport, Me., 1854-1872; Gideon Nye, Jr. of Macao and Canton, China, 1858-1898; William J. Blydenburgh of New York City and Shanghai, China, 1864-1876; Charles W. Dabney and Sons of Fayal (Azores), 1864-1898; and Hudson Bay Company, Martens Falls Post, Canada, 1865-1920. Also included is a photostat copy of the letter book of Houqua of Canton, China, 1841-1843; microfilm of despatches from the United States consul in Manila, Philippines to Washington, 1864; and a report on imports of cotton goods at the port of New York, 1909-1910.
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ca. 6 linear ft. (31 v., 13 boxes, 1 envelope)Copies: 2 microfilm reels.
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