Townsend & Wigglesworth
Organization
Dates
- Existence: -1758 1758
Biography
William Blair Townsend started business in Boston with Edward Wigglesworth as an importer of English and West Indies goods; by 1758 their partnership had dissolved but Townsend continued in business on his own account until his death.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Edward Wigglesworth business records
Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1758-1765 W676Overview:
Edward Wigglesworth was a commission merchant in partnership with William Blair Townsend in Boston before his appointment as the second Hollis Chair of Divinity at Harvard College in 1765. The Edward Wigglesworth business records, dated 1758-1773, consist of two daybooks and a ledger containing general store and commission sales and expenses related to the business of Townsend & Wigglesworth.
William Blair Townsend letter and receipt books
Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1743-1805 T752Scope and Contents:
The two volumes in the collection, dated from 1743 to 1805, document Townsend's career as a merchant and his involvement in the slave trade. Volume one is a letter book containing Townsend's business correspondence from November 23, 1743 to December 12, 1774. Most of the letters were written to American (many in North Carolina) and British (predominately in London) merchants. His earliest letters document his efforts to establish himself as a trader. Over time his letters turn to illustrate...