Letter, 1849 Dec. 19, Charleston (S.C.), to R[owland] G. Hazard, Peacedale (R.I.)

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Letter, 1849 Dec. 19, Charleston (S.C.), to R[owland] G. Hazard, Peacedale (R.I.)

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Business letter to colleague in Rhode Island discussing market for fabric that had been shipped to Charleston, S.C., intended to cloth slaves. Lawton criticizes policy of supplying the same "description" of "Negro Cloth" to several businesses in the city, stating that "experience has shown the error of this policy to the English manufactuers and it is now beginning to be understood on this side the Atlantic," and proposing "to open negociation ... for Negro Cloth for the next season."

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Lawton, Joseph, 1811-1892.

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Lawton, Joseph, 1811-1812

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Joseph Lawton & Co. (Charleston, S.C.)

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Commission firm operated by Joseph Lawton and various partners; during late 1839s, Lawton worked in the firm of Taylor, Lawton, and Company; business later known as Lawton and Company. From the description of Letter, 1849 Dec. 19, Charleston (S.C.), to R[owland] G. Hazard, Peacedale (R.I.) (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31060549 ...

Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888

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Financier and manufacturer; b. in South Kingson, R.I. From the description of Papers, 1860-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973309 Rowland Gibson Hazard was born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island on October 9, 1801, the son of Rowland and Mary (Peace) Hazard. He was raised in the home of his maternal grandfather, Isaac Peace, in Bristol, Pennsylvania and attended school in Burlington, New Jersey. He returned to Rhode Island in 1819 and, togethe...