E.S. Morgan and Company letter : to George Morrison Coates : ALS,&f1851 February 27.

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E.S. Morgan and Company letter : to George Morrison Coates : ALS,&f1851 February 27.

Explains why the demand for staple goods is limited and expresses belief that business will improve soon and every effort will be made to dispose of incoming shipments.

3 l. (in 1 portfolio).

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Coates, George Morrison, 1779-1868

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George Coates was a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia, Pa. Born into a mercantile family, he attend Friends Grammar School in Philadelphia and then learned the hardware business in a store owned by Benjamin Horner. He married Horner's daughter and later joined his brother-in-law, Joseph P. Horner, selling hardware. By 1824, he was working as a jobber in the pottery business. From the description of Account book, 1824-1835. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84666152 ...

Morgan (E.S.) and Company.

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