"Foreign letters" received, 1793 June-1794 April, 1793 June-1794 April Digital
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from merchants and agents in the West Indies, Europe, and South America to Thomas & William Davis, dated June 1793-April 1794, regarding the import and export of goods including fish and corn, prices current, the impact of the ongoing French Revolutionary Wars on trade and prices, and the dissolution of the truce between Portugal and Algiers. There is also a chart listing American ships and exports they carried from St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1793.
Dates
- Creation: 1793 June-1794 April
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
1.26 linear feet (3 boxes)Physical Location
MANU
Creator
- From the Collection: Thomas & William Davis (Organization)
- From the Collection: Davis, Thomas (Person)
- From the Collection: Davis, William (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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