Newton & Gordon
Around 1745-1748, the merchant Alexander Johnston sent Francis Newton (d. 1805), a clerk, to the island of Madeira, where Newton established a wine-trading firm. Around 1758, Newton entered into a partnership with Thomas Gordon, another of Johnston's protégés. Other partners included William Johnston, Thomas Murdoch, and a man by the name of Scott. Their agent Thomas Newton was based in New York City in the 1760s and 1770s. The firm was later known as Newton, Gordon, Cossart & Co. and Cossart, Gordon & Co.
From the guide to the Newton & Gordon collection, 1762-1819, 1762-1775, 1815-1819, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)
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| creatorOf | Newton & Gordon collection 1762-1819 1762-1775, 1815-1819 Newton & Gordon collection | William L. Clements Library |
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