Herbert C. Peabody papers, 1845-1859 [manuscript].

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Herbert C. Peabody papers, 1845-1859 [manuscript].

The collection is chiefly letters, 1852-1859, of Peabody to Samuel St. John, Jr., of Charleston, N.H., and Bridgeport, Conn., who had previously lived in Mobile. Letters discuss Peabody's business career, especially his attempts to promote Mobile as a port and his convictions on the importance of regulating trade and setting trade standards. Peabody also discussed his personal affairs, including family news, his involvement with the Unitarian Church, and visits to George Peabody in London. Also included are a document relating to Mobile real estate owned by St. John, 12 September 1845; undated sheet music for a nonsense song; and an undated mock invoice for "strings of wampum."

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Peabody, Herbert C., fl. 1852-1859.

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Herbert C. Peabody was a cotton factor, of Mobile, Ala., father of Horace Mansfield Peabody and Emily Peabody (b. 1844), and relative of George Peabody (1795- 1869) of London. From the description of Herbert C. Peabody papers, 1845-1859 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24111445 ...

St. John, Samuel, Jr., fl. 1845-1859.

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Peabody, George, 1795-1869

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Businessman and philanthropist. From the description of Papers of George Peabody, 1841-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450003 American financier. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to John Brodhead, 1847 May 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872091 Banker and philanthropist, of London, England; born and buried in Danvers, Mass.; in 1866 donated $12,000 to Georgetown, Mass., for the building of a library; benefactor of li...