Papers, 1784-1805.

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Papers, 1784-1805.

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This collection of papers includes twenty-six bills of lading, 1784-1802, for goods consigned mainly to E. Dutilh & Company and Messrs. E. Dutilh & Wachsmuth. There are also papers, 1793-1805, relating to the seizure by the British of vessels owned by Messrs. E. Dutilh & Wachsmuth and Dutilh and James J. Mazurie. These papers consist mostly of correspondence to Dutilh & Wachsmuth and describe legal actions which followed the capture of their ships.

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Gadsden Public Library

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Gadsden Public Library

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Dutilh & Wachsmuth (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The mercantile firm of Dutilh & Wachsmuth was established in Philadelphia in 1790 and was dissolved ca. 1798-1799. Etienne Dutilh was born in France in 1748 and came to Philadelphia in 1783, after a career as a merchant in Rotterdam and London. Numerous members of the family were established as merchants in Holland, England, Smyrna, and the West Indies. E. Dutilh & Co. was established by 1784, trading primarily with the West Indies but also with Europe. John Godf...

Mazurie, James J.

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E. Dutilh & Company.

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Dutilh, Etienne, 1748-1810

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Étienne Dutilh was born to Pierre and Marie Dutilh in Marsac (also known as Clairac), France in 1732. During the 1770s, Dutilh established himself as a merchant in London and Rotterdam before immigrating to Philadelphia in 1783. Several Dutilh family members remained in Europe to continue their mercantile business in places like Amsterdam and England. As a result, Étienne Dutilh had strong trading ties to Europe for the next decades. When he came to Philadelphia, Dutilh established the mercant...