Dutilh Family papers, 1755-1875.

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Dutilh Family papers, 1755-1875.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/297177893

The effect on trade conditions of the French and American revolutions, difficulties with Great Britain culminating in the Embargo Act, emigrants selling their services for a term of years in return for passage to America, and plans for construction of slave dwellings are some of the subjects of interest.

32 linear ft. (64 boxes, 2 large manuscript, 2 microfilm reels)

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ger,

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fre,

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Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7274161

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Dutilh Family.

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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...