Dutilh & Wachsmuth receipt book 1790-1792

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Dutilh & Wachsmuth receipt book 1790-1792

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/871

This receipt book documents Dutilh & Wachsmuth, a Philadelphia based company owned by Etienne Dutilh and John Godfried Wachsmuth. The volume documents financial transactions such as bills, trade and shipping receipts, taxes, and rent from May 24, 1790 to June 30, 1792

.21 linear foot (1 volume)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6315898

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Wachsmuth, John Godfried, 1748-1828

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Dutilh & Wachsmuth (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The mercantile firm of Dutilh & Wachsmuth was established in Philadelphia in 1790 and was dissolved ca. 1798-1799. Etienne Dutilh was born in France in 1748 and came to Philadelphia in 1783, after a career as a merchant in Rotterdam and London. Numerous members of the family were established as merchants in Holland, England, Smyrna, and the West Indies. E. Dutilh & Co. was established by 1784, trading primarily with the West Indies but also with Europe. John Godf...

Dutilh, Etienne, 1748-1810

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Étienne Dutilh was born to Pierre and Marie Dutilh in Marsac (also known as Clairac), France in 1732. During the 1770s, Dutilh established himself as a merchant in London and Rotterdam before immigrating to Philadelphia in 1783. Several Dutilh family members remained in Europe to continue their mercantile business in places like Amsterdam and England. As a result, Étienne Dutilh had strong trading ties to Europe for the next decades. When he came to Philadelphia, Dutilh established the mercant...