Jumel and Desobry records 1808-1810

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Jumel and Desobry records 1808-1810

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Jumel and Desobry were merchants of New York City. Collection consists of letters, mainly in French, written by Stephen Jumel and Benjamin Desobry to captains and agents in Europe, the West Indies, New Orleans, and other cities in the United States, and to United States Treasury Department officials. Topics include sales, purchases and prices of merchandise; movement of vessels; American commerce under Napoleonic decrees, British Orders in Council and American embargo; and French settlement in the United States.

.15 linear foot (1 v.)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6311561

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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