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Oswald, Richard, 1705-1784. Letters to Richard Oswald, 1759-1784.

Title: Letters to Richard Oswald, 1759-1784.

Ten letterbooks containing business correspondence to Oswald from his agents, factors, nephews and Edinburgh attorney, all written after his "retirement" to Scotland. The letters include extensive information on on Oswald's trading ventures, particularly his trade with the American colonies and his West African slave trade (based at Bunce Island), and his Scottish land investments. The letters from his London agent Michael Herries contain detailed reports on individual ships and cargoes; political news, particularly information on the growing revolt and then open warfare in the American colonies, and the reactions of Parliament and the London public; and copies of letters from agents in Charlestown, South Carolina and Bunce Island. Letters by Oswald's nephews, particularly by Alexander Oswald, include much information on the tobacco trade with Virginia, as well as the impact of the American Revolution on trade with the Continent. Letters from John Levett, who was agent for Oswald first at Bunce Island and then in British India, contain speculation on the governmental changes in India and the East India Company's changing role there, in addition to general trade and business news.

ArchivalResource: 10 v. (in 8 v. and 3 boxes)

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