Flahavan & Willcox letterbook, 1784-1792.

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Flahavan & Willcox letterbook, 1784-1792.

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The collection consists of one holographic letterbook (1784-92) of the Philadelphia merchant company of Flahavan & Willcox. The letters cover the period April 14, 1784 to November 16, 1792. The letters describe establishing accounts with European suppliers, price structures for buying and selling merchandise, and inquiries to ships' captains to secure ships outfitted to accomodate bulk and weight of cargo. Correspondence with American retailers - John Dysart of Petersburg, Virginia and John Mahon of Wilmington, North Carolina - include ordering and purchasing of goods and repeated attempts to collect debts owed to the firm. Occasionally, references are made to non-mercantile interests. A letter dated April 24, 1786, asks that a Rotterdam firm attempt to sell lands in the vicinity of those owned by General Washington on the Potomac River. General Washington had been put in charge of a government project to clear the area for settlement. A letter dated September 12, 1788 to Thomas Newman of New York refers to the argument over paper money and the New York legislature's slowness to adopt the Constitution. A letter of August 14, 1789 by Thomas Flahavan gives instructions for purchasing slaves.

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Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library

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Flahavan, John.

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Lawson, Gerald, 1948-

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Newman, Thomas, 1955-....

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Epithet: of Torquay British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x000056 ...

Flahavan & Willcox.

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Administrative History: Flahavan & Willcox was a Philadelphia firm established for the import/export trade in 1784. The firm consisted of Thomas Flahavan and Mark Willcox who formed a co-partnership in 1784. Formerly, it was named John Flahavan & Co. but was renamed when John Flahavan was lost at sea in 1783. Credit was established with European and West Indies suppliers for the import of dry goods, hardware, coffee and rum. At the same time, the firm bought toba...

Willcox, Mark, 1744-1827

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United States Navy officer. From the description of Mark Willcox report, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867945 ...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Mahon, John.

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Flahavan, Thomas.

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Flahavan, Roger.

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Dysart, John.

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