Letter book, 1793 Mar.-1800 Sept.

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Gelston, David. Letter book, 1793 Mar.-1800 Sept.

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Letter book, 1793 Mar.-1800 Sept.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/477028549

Abstract

Letter book kept by Gelston after the dissolution of his partnership with Gilbert Saltonstall (March 1793-Sept. 1800). Business correspondence concerning his trade in sugar, iron, beef, whale oil, and bone; output of his sugar mill during 1796-1797; his hostility toward the British government due to privateering and seizure and condemnation of American vessels, including his own; the embargo; apprehension of war between France and England; and the failure of Comfort Sands in his claim in 1797.

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1 v. (418 p.)

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Churchill County Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 7583744

Churchill County Museum

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