Israel Thorndike correspondence, 1811 October 15.

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Israel Thorndike correspondence, 1811 October 15.

ALS (Boston, Mass.) from Thorndike regarding the sale of his ship cargo in Philadelphia, Pa.

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Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832

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Shipping merchant of Beverly, Mass. For many years Thorndike was a partner with his brother-in-law Moses Brown and George Dodge in the shipping firm of Brown and Thorndike, engaged in trade with the West Indies, the East Indies, and Calcutta, as well as with England and the Mediterranean ports. Business was moved to Boston in 1810. Thorndike served in the state legislature and was an early investor in manufacturing enterprises in New England. In 1818 he secured the important library of Americana...