Letters, 1824-1867.

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Letters, 1824-1867.

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Letters, 1824 March 23 - 1867 Sept. 7, the primary topic of which is the cotton trade between the U.S. and Great Britain both before and after the U.S. Civil War. One should not overlook the 1824 Mar. 23 letter from Mary, G.H., and Martha in Oxbridge, England, to Josiah Sibley in Augusta, Ga., discussing family matters; and the 1853 Sept. 19 and 1856 Nov. 5 letters from Seaborn Evans, in Liberia, to Josiah Sibley, in Augusta, which discuss the improvement of the economy and self-government in Liberia, Evans own rise in fortune, particularly in growing coffee and teaching; a massacre, 1853 July, of an English schooner crew by Africans about fifty miles north of Liberia, at Tabboo, the successful tribal warfare in 1856, and Evan's request for books to educate Africans. Most of the letters on the cotton trade are from various individuals in Liverpool, England, and the cotton that Sibley sent is discussed, as well as the cotton market in general, including the then current prices on various types and grades of cotton. All of the letters came from Baring Brothers & Co. and Guion & Co., in Liverpool. The name of the ship on which the letter was sent appear at the top left of the page.

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Baring Brothers & Co. (London, England)

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Barings Bank was founded in 1762 as the John and Francis Baring Company by Francis Baring, with his older brother John Baring as a mostly silent partner. They were sons of John (né Johann) Baring, wool trader of Exeter, born in Bremen, Germany. The company began in offices off Cheapside in London, and within a few years moved to larger quarters in Mincing Lane. Barings gradually diversified from wool into many other commodities, providing financial services for the rapid growth of international ...

Sibley, George

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Evans, Seaborn.

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Guion and Company (Great Britain).

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Sibley, Mary Easton, 1800-1878

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Sibley, Josiah.

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Sibley was the son of A. Sibley. He lived in Augusta, Ga., 1824-1867. He had at least one brother, George H., and two sisters, Martha and Mary. From the description of Letters, 1824-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122547618 ...

Sibley, Martha.

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