Correspondence of Baltimore, Maryland merchants 1771-1885.

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Allibone, S. Austin (Samuel Austin), 1816-1889. Correspondence of Baltimore, Maryland merchants 1771-1885.

Title

Correspondence of Baltimore, Maryland merchants 1771-1885.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647974086

Abstract

Letters from customers and shippers to various merchants in Baltimore, Maryland including: Mark Alexander, James Cox, Jr. and members of his staff, Robert Danny, Robert Gilmore & Son, George Gale, John Killey, John Kilty, Robert and Samuel Purviance, and George Welch. Includes some papers of Matthew Blair, Sylvanus Bourne of Amsterdam, Robert Brent, James Brown of Richmond, Va., Carson & Seton and Leroy and Bayard of New York, N.Y., and Willing & Francis of Philadelphia, Pa.

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ca. 200 items.

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University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7933949

University of Virginia. Library

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Wilson, William W.

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William Wilson, in partnership first with Henry B. Fitz and then with G.H. Davenport, owned extensive lands in the Darling Downs, particularly in the parishes of Pilton and Haldon. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225761176 Wilson was a merchant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the description of Letters and order books, 1757-1760. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122503612 William Wilson...

Steele, John, 1758-1827

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Lyon, Isaac.

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Brent, William Leigh, 1784-1848

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Thompson, John D.

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Gowans, William, 1803-1870

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Holtzclaz, Ja.

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Sutphen, A.

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Craig, John

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Served in the 12th NY Inf, Co D. From the description of Letters, 1863. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 32934711 ...

Allibone, S. Austin (Samuel Austin), 1816-1889

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American author and biographer of important literary figures. From the description of Letter, 1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367564811 Samuel Austin Allibone, American lexicographer and librarian, author of A Critical Dictionary of English Literature. From the guide to the S. Austin Allibone manuscript material : 1 item, 1879, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Literary lexicographer, biographer...

Henck, Frederick W.

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Gurley, Ralph Randolph, 1797-1872

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Administrative director, clergyman, and editor. From the description of Letter of Ralph Randolph Gurley, 1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450591 American philanthropist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Judge Bates, 1864 Nov. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270505974 ...

Jacobs, William Paul, 1919-

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Nott, Eliphalet, 1773-1866

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American divine and President of Union College. From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1822 Feb. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609731 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Prof. Hassler, 1842 May 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610902 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Union College, 1827 Mar. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611418 President of Union College in Schenectady, New York. Fr...

Bates, Isaac C. (Isaac Chapman), 1779-1845

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Lawyer and U.S. Senator, of Northampton, Mass. From the description of Letter from Isaac C. Bates to Hon. George Bliss, 1825 June 4. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 166427899 U.S. Senator, of Northampton, Mass. From the description of Letter from Isaac C. Bates to Hon. George Bliss, 1825 June 4. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 154690677 ...

Gansevoort, John.

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Bennett, Thomas S.

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Pannell, Hugh.

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Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893

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Benjamin Franklin Butler was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, the sixth and youngest child of John Butler and Charlotte Ellison Butler. His father served under General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later became a privateer, dying of yellow fever in the West Indies not long after Benjamin was born. He was named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. His elder brother, Andrew Jackson Butler (1815–1864), would serve as a colonel in the Union Army during t...

Towson, Nathan, 1784-1854

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Nathan Towson (1784-1854) of Maryland, was paymaster general of the United States Army. From the guide to the Nathan Towson Papers, ., 1840 and undated, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Paymaster General, Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1846. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 30838938 ...

Byrd, Otway.

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Clayton, Richard F

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Duvall, Gary R.

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Welch, George.

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Averell, William Woods, 1832-1900

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Averell was born in Cameron, New York. As a boy, he worked as a drugstore clerk in the nearby town of Bath, New York. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1855 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Mounted Rifles. George Custer was among his classmates. His early assignments included garrison duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and the U.S. Army Cavalry School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. During two years of service in New Mexico, he was wo...

Gwinn, John, active 1770

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Thomas, J. William

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Davidson, John

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Davidson was a well-to-do merchant in Annapolis, Maryland. From the description of Daybook, 1781-1783. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122573641 Epithet: of Ethie British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x0000a3 ...

Wells, Thomas.

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Batturs, Richard M.

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Stone, Mrs

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Finotti, Joseph M. (Joseph Maria), 1817-1879

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Catholic priest, literary editor of The Pilot (Boston), 1852-1877, and compiler of Bibliographia Catholica Americana (1872). From the description of Papers, 1844-1881. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24855873 Roman Catholic clergyman and journalist. From the description of Joseph M. Finotti correspondence, 1866-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450252 Joseph M. Finotti was born in Ferrara, Italy, on Sept. 21, 1817. He entered the Soc...

Kell, Thomas

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Stansbury, Arthur J. (Arthur Joseph), 1781-1865

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Bounetheau, Peter

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Blair, Matthew, -1908

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Pichon, L. A.

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Denny, Robert S.

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Larned, Simon, 1753-1817

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Merchant, statesman, and Revolutionary War officer; resident of Massachusetts. From the description of Account books, 1782, 1803-1806, 1832-1839. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58759561 ...

Bourne, Sylvanus, 1761-1817

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U.S. consul to the Netherlands. From the description of Papers, 1799-1815. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19276309 Massachusetts businessman, and U.S. consul in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1790-1791) and Amsterdam, Netherlands (1794-1817). From the description of Sylvanus Bourne papers, 1775-1859 (bulk 1800-1815). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981104 ...

Hofland, Mrs. (Barbara), 1770-1844

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Barbara Hofland, English children's writer and novelist. Her most popular chidlren's book, The Son of a Genius, was first published in 1812 and was heavily reprinted over the next few decades. From the description of Barbara Hofland manuscript material : 3 items, 1822-1824 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427393859 English author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hammersmith, to Mr. Wright, 1841 Jan. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record i...

Lyles, David C.

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Jones, Thomas P., 1774-1848

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Thomas P. Jones was born in Herefordshire, England, in 1774, and emigrated to the United States before 1796. Trained as a physician, he became a popular lecturer and delivered speeches on a variety of scientific topics. In 1814, he joined the faculty of the College of William and Mary, and in 1824 he helped found the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jones became a professor of mechanics at the college and published The Franklin Journal and American Mechanics' Magazine (later kno...

Bushlow, George.

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Kraff, J. P.

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Swan, Caleb, 1793-1870

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Robinson, Jonathan, 1756-1819

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Connell, Isaac.

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Amory, Thomas C. (Thomas Coffin), 1812-1889

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Thomas Coffin Amory, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Coffin) Amory, was born in Boston in 1767. He married Hannah Rowe Linzee in 1785. Following the family tradition, he became a merchant in Boston. In the course of his business, he bought and sold all types of products and acted as an exporter, wholesaler, importer and retailer, depending on what his associates wished of him. Amory frequently sold his own products as well as on consignment for standard commercial rates. In addition to the above ac...

Day, Benjamin Henry, 1838-1916

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Patton, Robert D.

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Williams, Ernest William, 1916-

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Ridgely, Charles

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Wiesenthal, Andrew.

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Ross, John, 1812-?

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John Ross was born October 3, 1790 in Alabama. He was one-eight Cherokee, seven-eights Scottish. He grew up and was educated in a traditional school in Kingston, Tennessee. At the age of nineteen, he began his political career with the Cherokee Nation. In 1809, Ross was entrusted by Indian Agent Return Meigs to go to the Arkansas Cherokees. After that, Ross devoted his life to achieving freedom and political recognition for the Cherokee Nation. Ross fought in the War of 1812 and played a roll in...

Oliver, Robert C.D.

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Robert "Bob" Oliver was a longtime employee of Onondaga County, New York. From the description of Robert Oliver collection, 1916-2005 1970-1990. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155425759 ...

Kilty, John.

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Ladson, Thomas.

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Briscoe, Gerrard.

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Campbell, Parker.

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Hollingsworth, Mr.

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McGowans, Mr.

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Canonge, P. A.

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Child, Samuel.

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Muir, John, 1750?-1810

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Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

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Millard Fillmore was born in Cayuga County, N.Y. and later became a resident of East Aurora and Buffalo. He was a lawyer, local office holder, State Assemblyman, U.S. Congressman, N.Y. State Comptroller, Vice-President under Zachary Taylor and 13th U.S. President, 1850-1853. He was also involved in establishing numerous Buffalo institutions. He was a founder and first Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, Commander of the Union Continentals (Home Guard) during Civil War, and first president o...

Tuckerman, Henry T. (Henry Theodore), 1813-1871

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Tuckerman was an American critic, essayist, and poet. From the description of ALS: to Mr. Norton, [no year] Jan 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122648060 American critic, editor, author. From the description of Correspondence and manuscripts, 1842-1864. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122530583 Tuckerman was an American critic, essayist and poet. From the description of Col...