Gordon, Forstall, and Co. account and correspondence, 1832.

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Gordon, Forstall, and Co. (New Orleans, La.). Gordon, Forstall, and Co. account and correspondence, 1832.

Gordon, Forstall, and Co. account and correspondence, 1832.

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The account and correspondence is contained in one oversized piece of paper. It is probable that this information is a copy of multiple letters and financial statements from 1832 that were exchanged between the merchants representing Gordon, Forstall, and Co. in Mexico, and the office in New Orleans. These exchanges originated in Agua Calientes and Tampico, Mexico and advise those in New Orleans of stock status, account information, foreign relations, poor sales, the political climate in Mexico, and how smugglers and imposed taxes by the local government were making business increasingly difficult. The document also refers to frequent but feeble attempts at revolution, and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's (1794?-1876) presence making it dangerous to conduct business. The Mexican merchants were also seeking input on how they were to proceed, suggesting that a liquidation of inventory and closing of accounts would be advisable. James Hepburn is mentioned in the document, particularly in a section titled, "Copy of a Mr. Hepburn's Protest." James Hepburn was of the mercantile house of Gordon & Co., and was arrested in 1832 by Mexican officials for refusing to pay fines and duties that he considered not altogether "good and valid." The protest was recorded by George R. Robertson, consul of the United States.

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