Robert Garrett and Sons records.

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Robert Garrett and Sons records.

1830-1863

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1241

This collection is comprised of the business records of Robert Garrett and Sons, a Baltimore firm involved in wholesale grocery, transportation, and hotel ventures. These records include correspondence, purchase orders, checks, account books, and receipts for goods and transportation. A significant portion of the collection relates to the firm's involvement in transportation concerns, among them the B & O Railroad, New Railroad Line, and the Patent Portable Car Body Line. The Robert Garrett and Sons Papers cover the period from 1830 to 1902, with the bulk of the material dating between 1830 and 1863. Important subjects include: business and financial records, shipping and transportation records including consignments on packets, schooners and railroads, produce and foodstuffs handled by the firm, and Eutaw House transactions.

2 linear feet

eng, Latn

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6940396

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Garrett, Robert and Sons

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From the guide to the Robert Garrett and Sons archives, 1830-1863, 1830-1863, (State of Maryland and Historical Collections) ...

Robert Garrett & Sons

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A Baltimore, Maryland business firm founded by Robert Garrett in 1839. The company was active in shipping, banking, exporting, produce marketing, and hotel operation. From the description of Archives of Robert Garrett and Sons, 1830-1863. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 18180656 ...

Coleman, R. B.

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Carroll, James V.

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Hopkins, Johns W.

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