Hazard Company correspondence, 1839-1855.

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Hazard Company correspondence, 1839-1855.

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Correspondence of the Hazard Company illustrates the huge demand for clothing and textiles among plantation owners of Louisiana and Mississippi and reflects the clothing and dress worn by slaves on plantations. Letters document the firm's methods of evaluating customers' credit, of making collections, and of responding to complaints. It reflects the disrupted economic conditions following the panic of 1837 and discusses issues of Louisiana and local interest, including steamboat disasters, a cholera epidemic, and the Mexican War.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Hazard, Joseph, active 1716-1739

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Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888

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Financier and manufacturer; b. in South Kingson, R.I. From the description of Papers, 1860-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973309 Rowland Gibson Hazard was born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island on October 9, 1801, the son of Rowland and Mary (Peace) Hazard. He was raised in the home of his maternal grandfather, Isaac Peace, in Bristol, Pennsylvania and attended school in Burlington, New Jersey. He returned to Rhode Island in 1819 and, togethe...

Hazard Company.

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The Hazard Company of Peace Dale, Rhode Island manufactured cotton and woolen clothing, shoes, and textiles. It operated a factory in Peace Dale, near Bristol, Rhode Island. The company had agents operating in New Orleans, Louisiana. Its directors included R. G. Hazard and Joseph P. Hazard. The Company's customers were primarily from Feliciana, Red River, and Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana and Natchez, Vicksburg, and the Delta area of Mississippi. From the description of Hazard Company c...