Andrew Clow & Company.

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The Philadelphia mercantile firm of Andrew Clow & Company was active in the period after the close of the Revolutionary War. It conducted trade with Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, the West Indies and coastal ports south of Philadelphia. It exported flour, grain, sugar, tobacco, and other commodities and imported a wide variety of goods, especially textiles (including calico, chintz, sheeting, worsted and hosiery) from Great Britain, wine and brandy from France, and wine, raisins and almonds from Spain. Both Andrew Clow and his partner, David Cay, died in the great yellow fever epidemic of 1793.

From the description of Records, 1784-1795. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84666534

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associatedWith Benj. Roebuck & Fenton. corporateBody
associatedWith Cay, David, d. 1793. person
associatedWith Clow, Andrew, d. ca. 1793. person
associatedWith Dewhurst, John. person
associatedWith Harris, William. person
associatedWith Mitchell Thompson Wreaks & Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Steel, Anthony. person
associatedWith Voyage (Ship) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Great Britain
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
United States
England
Subject
Chairs
Coastwise shipping
Commercial products
Cotton trade
Cutlery
Dry-goods
Furniture
Hardware
International trade
International trade
Kitchen utensils
Shipment of goods
Textile fabrics
Textile industry
Wool industry
Occupation
Activity
Commission merchants
Merchant

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Active 1784

Active 1795

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