John Rowe Parker correspondence, 1802-1840.

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John Rowe Parker correspondence, 1802-1840.

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The majority of the letters are addressed to John Rowe Parker or one of his firms. Letters from 1802 to 1817 are primarily concerned with Parker's work as a dry goods merchant. Letters from 1817 to 1823 contain most of the music-related material in the collection, including letters from music publishers, composers, and performers, and requests for information about pianos and organs. Musicians, publishers, and musical instrument makers represented in the collection include George E. Blake, George Willig, Bacon and Hart, Benjamin Carr, Edward Riley, William DuBois, Joseph Willson, J.A. and W. Geib, John Cole, Anthony Philip Heinrich, Christopher Meinecke, Richard Willis, James Finlayson, Samuel Dyer, Oliver Shaw, Thomas Philipps, Samuel P. Taylor, James Hewitt, James H. Swindells, John Loud, John Mackay, and Gibson and Davis. Letters from 1823 to 1840 are principally concerned with Parker's work on a system of semaphoric signals, with extensive letters to James M. Elford and Son of Charleston, South Carolina. The collection also includes personal letters from family members and friends.

9 boxes.

University of Pennsylvania Library

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Parker, John R. (John Rowe), 1777-1844

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Resident of Boston, Mass. From the description of Papers, 1805-1842. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20071969 John R. Parker was a partner in two substantial Boston businesses during the early 19th century: Smith and Parker, proprietors of a carpet warehouse, and Parker & Poor, merchants and importers of British goods. The businesses were both located on Long Wharf. Parker belonged to Trinity Church, the Boston Cricket Club, and the Anacreontic Society. Ev...