Charles Hicks letter books 1738-1750; 1800-1828 Hicks, Charles, letter books

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Charles Hicks letter books 1738-1750; 1800-1828 Hicks, Charles, letter books

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The Charles Hicks letter books contain the letters and accounts of an American merchant operating out of St. Augustine, Florida, in the 1730s and 1740s, as well as notes concerning the estate of the Hicks family of Flushing, New York, between 1800 and 1828.

2 volumes

spa,

eng,

William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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Hicks, Charles

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Charles Hicks was a New York merchant related to the prominent Hicks family of Flushing, New York. In the 1730s and 1740s he operated out of St. Augustine, Florida, and became wealthy transporting goods and slaves from Cuba, Florida, and Charleston, South Carolina, to New York and New Jersey. At this time, trade between Spanish and British colonies flourished, even though protectionist laws made the commerce illegal. Hicks married a woman named Hannah Hyman and they had six children: Charles, Sc...