Coates, Samuel (1748-1830)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1748 - 1830
Biography
Philadelphia merchant who was a partner of Reynell & Coates with his uncle John Reynell (1708-1784). Continued the business after the death of his uncle.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Records of John Reynell and Samuel Coates
Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1744-1828 CScope and Contents:
The Records of John Reynell and Samuel Coates, dated from 1735 to 1846, document how international and domestic trade was conducted in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and provides evidence that purchased goods were associated with the transatlantic slave trade including the purchase and sale of rum, molasses, and Santo Domingo cotton. Materials consist of invoices, accounts, promissory notes, bills and a small extent of correspondence related to the purchase and trade of flour, rum,...