Correspondence, January-February 1793 Digital
Scope and Contents
Includes a number letters to Moses Brown from Captain William Picket after the ship William arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, regarding sales of Brown's lumber and hardware, prices of rice, and efforts to load the vessel with freight for Europe and Russia. Picket notes in one letter that he had two people inoculated after they were exposed to smallpox. Correspondence from a Hamburg, Germany, agent references the war between England and France and trade advantages of American neutrality.
Dates
- Creation: 1750-1846 (inclusive)
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1790-1803
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
6.5 linear feet (9 boxes)Physical Location
MANU
Creator
- From the Collection: Brown, Moses (1742-1827) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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