Talbot Arthur Routon letter, 1870 July 12.

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Talbot Arthur Routon letter, 1870 July 12.

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Talbot Arthur Routon, a cotton farmer in Harrisonburg, La., writes Alexander Turney Stewart in New York City proposing Stewart finance the establishment of a mercantile business or a cotton farmers' cooperative in Catahoula Parish, La.

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Stewart, Alexander Turney, 1803-1876

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Owner of one of largest mercantile firms in U.S. From the description of Papers, 1860-1863. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34035847 Wealthy New York City dry goods merchant and philanthropist; nominated by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1869 for Secretary of the Treasury, but not confirmed. From the description of Letter, January 1, 1868. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 60858867 Alexander Turney Stewart (1803-18...

Routon, Talbot Arthur.

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Alexander Turney Stewart was a successful Irish-American entrepreneur who made his multi-million dollar fortune in what was at the time the most extensive and lucrative dry goods business in the world. His New York City wholesale store was the largest retail store in the world at that time. Stewart also had branches of his company in different parts of the world and owned several mills and factories. From the description of Talbot Arthur Routon letter, 1870 July 12. (Louisiana State ...