W. Cuninghame and Co.

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W. Cuninghame and Co. was a Glasgow based tobacco importer.

From the description of Letterbooks, 1767-1777 [microform] (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 61687204

Glasgow, Scotland, tobacco importer; kept a store in Falmouth, Virginia.

From the description of Records : of W. Cuninghame and Co., 1753-1863. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29489809

William Cunninghame & Co. was a Glasgow, Scotland firm that specialized in import and export of Virginia tobacco. The firm set up a chain of fourteen stores throughout Virginia, which offered goods, money, and credit to planters in exchange for tobacco. John Turner was the firm's storekeeper in Fauquier and Rocky Ridge.

From the description of Accounts of John Turner, storekeeper of W. Cuninghame & Co., Virginia, 1770-1809. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122510138

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creatorOf W. Cuninghame and Co. Records : of W. Cuninghame and Co., 1753-1863. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf W. Cuninghame and Co. Accounts of John Turner, storekeeper of W. Cuninghame & Co., Virginia, 1770-1809. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf W. Cuninghame and Co. Letterbooks, 1767-1777 [microform] Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
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associatedWith Brock, R. A. 1839-1914 person
associatedWith Cochrane, Andrew. person
associatedWith Cochrane, Cuninghame and Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Cochrane, Dreghorn and Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Colquhoun, Walter, person
associatedWith Eade, Willson and Allen (N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith McCredie, Thomas, d. 1753 person
associatedWith Minor, Thomas, 1751-1834 person
associatedWith Porter family. family
associatedWith Purks and Company (Va.) corporateBody
associatedWith Robison, James, fl. 1775, person
associatedWith Turner, John, fl. 1770-1809 person
associatedWith United States. Army. Corps, 9th (1862-1865) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Scotland
Virginia--Spotsylvania County
Virginia
United States
Scotland
Virginia
Scotland
Virginia
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Merchants
Merchants
Ordnance
Real estate development
Shipbuilding
Tobacco industry
Tobacco industry
Wheat
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Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1770

Active 1809

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