Papers, 1732-1781.

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Papers, 1732-1781.

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Letterbooks (1732-1769) and account books (1732-1748, 1766-1781) of James Murray, a loyalist who fled from Boston, Mass. to Halifax, Nova Scotia during the Revolution. His letterbooks span his life in London prior to his emigration to North Carolina in 1735, his move to Boston in 1765 with discussions of the Stamp Act and its effect on his sugar business, and of events and the political climate in Boston. The account books contain records of his career as a merchant in Boston and Milton in the sugar business and in the sale of other goods, and of his accounts, including rent collections, in Halifax. Also, an invoice book of Mary Murray and Co. (1771-1775) for shipments of cloth and lace to her from London to Boston, and a catalog of books of Murray's personal library.

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Murray, James, 1713-1781

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Mary Murray and Company (Boston, Mass.)

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Murray, Mary, 1961-

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Daughter of New York City merchant John Murray (1737-1808) and Hannah Lindley Murray (d. 1839). Mary Murray was an accomplished linguist and, working in collaboration with her sister Hannah, is known to have composed or assisted in several translations of literary works from the Italian, French, and Latin. From the description of Diaries, 1808, 1817, 1819, 1825. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58770588 ...