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Thomas & William Davis

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Thomas & William Davis was a father-and-son mercantile firm and import/export business in Plymouth, Massachusetts, which traded goods including fish, salt, sugar, and iron, in the West Indies and Europe from approximately 1782 to 1825. The Thomas & William Davis records consist of letters from merchants, agents, and ship captains related to the operation of a general store in Plymouth, and the import and export of commodities in the West Indies and Europe; bills, invoices, and accounts current; and a small amount of outgoing correspondence of Thomas & William Davis related to business and legal matters. There is also a copy of the will of LeBaron Bradford, Thomas Davis's son-in-law, dated in 1846.

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Thomas & William Davis records

Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1782-1805 D264
Overview: Thomas & William Davis was a father-and-son mercantile firm and import/export business in Plymouth, Massachusetts, which traded goods including fish, salt, sugar, and iron, in the West Indies and Europe from approximately 1782 to 1825. The Thomas & William Davis records consist of letters from merchants, agents, and ship captains related to the operation of a general store in Plymouth, and the import and export of commodities in the West Indies and Europe; bills, invoices, and...