John Weir letters 1760 Weir, John letters

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John Weir letters 1760 Weir, John letters

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This collection contains 4 letters that Boston merchant John Weir wrote to businessman Thomas Savage during a business trip to the Caribbean in 1760. Weir discussed shipments of molasses to Boston and commented on local prices and news in Monte Cristo, Santo Domingo.

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William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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Savage, Thomas

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John Weir, a merchant, lived in Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-18th century, and worked with Thomas Savage, also of Boston. In the spring of 1760, Weir traveled to the Caribbean port of "Mounto Christo" (Monte Cristo, Santo Domingo, now the Dominican Republic) to oversee exports of molasses to Massachusetts. Weir married Mercy Osborn in Boston on October 22, 1755. From the guide to the John Weir letters, Weir, John letters, 1760, (William L. Clements Library, Universi...

Weir, John

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