John Coffin Jones business records

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Contains correspondence between John Coffin Jones and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, insurer and merchant Joseph Anthony & Co., dated 1797-1798, regarding orders of bills, the ship Newport and her cargo of lumber, public and government response to reports of yellow fever in New York, and insurance of Jones' cargo aboard the ship Henry.

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Contains correspondence between John Coffin Jones and Lisbon, Portugal, merchant John Bulkeley & Son, dated 1797-1798, concerning ship's voyages, sale of Jones' goods, including baizes, in Europe, prices current, and the political and diplomatic environment. Several letters refer to a blockade in Cadiz, Spain, orders to seize American vessels by French consuls in Europe, and the Treaty of Leoben.

Scope and Contents Contains correspondence between London agent Fermin de Tastet & Co. and John Coffin Jones regarding insurance and accounts of sales of goods like indigo in Europe, markets and prices current for commodities, and other business matters, dated 1795-1796. Ships insured by Fermin de Tastet & Co., such as the Hero and the Fair American, voyaged from Boston to ports including Calcutta, India, and Canton, China. There is also frequent reference to the political environment in England and...

Scope and Contents Contains mainly duplicate correspondence between London agent and insurer Fermin de Tastet & Co. and John Coffin Jones regarding insurance and sales of goods, and initial efforts to secure payment for bills of exchange of French Consul General Philippe de Létombe, which had been endorsed over to Jones by Boston merchant James Swan, through agent Augustin Monneron, dated February-September 1797. Several letters are copies of Monneron's correspondence in French. There is also discussion of...

Scope and Contents Contains mainly duplicate correspondence between London agent and insurer Fermin de Tastet & Co. and John Coffin Jones regarding efforts to secure payment for bills of exchange of French Consul General Philippe de Létombe, which had been endorsed over to Jones by Boston merchant James Swan, through agent Augustin Monneron, dated October-December 1797. Fermin de Tastet & Co. also speculate about the French government's solvency and ability to pay Jones if war with England continued....

Scope and Contents Contains mainly duplicate correspondence between London agent and insurer Fermin de Tastet & Co. and John Coffin Jones regarding efforts to secure payment for bills of exchange of French Consul General Philippe de Létombe, which had been endorsed over to Jones by Boston merchant James Swan, through agent Augustin Monneron, dated January-June 1798. The correspondence also references the involvement of Stephen Higginson & Co., which had entered into a bond for the amount of the bills...

Scope and Contents Contains mainly duplicates or extracts of correspondence between London agent and insurer Fermin de Tastet & Co. and John Coffin Jones regarding efforts to secure payment for bills of exchange of French Consul General Philippe de Létombe, which had been endorsed over to Jones by Boston merchant James Swan, through agent Augustin Monneron, dated July-December 1798. Several letters are copies of Monneron's correspondence in French and English. Correspondence also reports on the sale of...

Scope and Contents Contains mainly duplicates or extracts of correspondence between London agent and insurer Fermin de Tastet & Co. and Boston merchant James Swan regarding efforts to recover payment for bills of exchange drawn by French Consul General Philippe de Létombe, which Swan had endorsed over to John Coffin Jones, dated May-June 1799. There are also copies of letters to Jones regarding Stephen Higginson & Co.'s failure to pay the bond the firm held on the bills of exchange. Other topics...

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Contains mainly duplicates or extracts of correspondence between London agent and insurer Fermin de Tastet & Co. and John Coffin Jones regarding insurance of cargo, the failure of Stephen Higginson & Co. to pay Jones for a bond on bills of exchange, and falling prices for sugar and cotton. Other topics include French privateering the impact of the Napoleonic Wars on trade.

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Contains mainly duplicates or extracts of correspondence between London agent and insurer Fermin de Tastet & Co. and John Coffin Jones, dated 1805-1815, regarding developments in the Napoleonic Wars and the impact on trade in Europe, insurance, efforts by the firm to save Jones' cargo aboard the ship Betsey from condemnation, an agreement under which Jones was supplying the United States government with copper, the sale and proceeds from Jones' cargo in Europe.

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Contains correspondence between John Coffin Jones and merchant and insurer M.M. Hayes regarding insurance for cargo aboard ships including the Fair American and the Newport, dated 1795-1801.

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Contains drafts of correspondence from John Coffin Jones to M.M. Hayes and Henry Jackson and letters from Hayes and Jackson to Jones regarding their differences of opinion on accounts outstanding from shared shipping ventures, dated from 1802 to July 1803.

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Contains drafts of correspondence from John Coffin Jones to M.M. Hayes and Henry Jackson about insurance and trade of items like indigo and cotton, and letters from Hayes and Jackson to Jones regarding accounts outstanding from shared shipping ventures, dated July 1803.

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Contains drafts of correspondence from John Coffin Jones to M.M. Hayes and Henry Jackson and letters from Hayes and Jackson to Jones primarily related to their differences of opinion on accounts outstanding from shared shipping ventures, dated July-August 1803. There is also a letter from the London insurance firm Fermin de Tastet & Co. to Jones on behalf of Jackson, seeking Jackson's share in the net proceeds of indigo.

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Contains drafts of correspondence from John Coffin Jones to M.M. Hayes and Henry Jackson and letters from Hayes and Jackson to Jones primarily related to their differences of opinion on accounts outstanding from shared shipping ventures and shares of interest on damages incurred, dated August 1803 to July 1804.

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Contains drafts of correspondence from John Coffin Jones to M.M. Hayes and Henry Jackson and letters from Hayes and Jackson to Jones primarily related to their differences of opinion on accounts outstanding from shared shipping ventures and shares in proceeds of goods such as indigo and cotton, dated July-September 1804.

Scope and Contents Contains drafts of correspondence from John Coffin Jones to M.M. Hayes and Henry Jackson and letters from Hayes and Jackson to Jones primarily related to their differences of opinion on accounts outstanding from shared shipping ventures and shares of interest on damages incurred, dated July-September 1804. Includes a copy of damages and interest on the bill in question, which shows each partner was owed one-third of the amount. There is also a letter from Hays requesting an in-person meeting...

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Contains correspondence between John Coffin Jones and Henry Jackson regarding bills of exchange, shared shipping ventures, and disagreements over settlement of their accounts, dated 1795-1800.

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Contains correspondence between John Coffin Jones and New York merchant John Murray & Son, dated 1795-1806, regarding insurance of ship's cargo, instructions for securing payment of bills on the firm's behalf, and the sale of Jones' goods, including sugar, and his purchase of staves from Murray & Son. The letters also mention dealing with other merchants and agents, including Hugh Pollock, James Swan, and Henry Jackson.

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Contains correspondence between John Coffin Jones, and Norfolk, Virginia, merchant Moses Myers, dated 1795-1796. Topics include prices current for tobacco and sugar, sales of butter, shipping, and the potential for war between the United States and Great Britain.

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Contains correspondence between John Coffin Jones and New York merchant Hugh Pollock & Co. regarding consignment of Jones' cargo aboard the ship Hero and an alleged claim by John Murray & Son on part of it, prices current for sugar and pepper, and trade in India, dated August-September 1797.

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Contains correspondence between John Coffin Jones and New York merchant Hugh Pollock & Co. regarding consignment of Jones' cargo aboard the ship Hero and an agreement he reached to give one-quarter of the proceeds to John Murray & Son, advice on trading sugar, cotton, and pepper in Germany, and trade of goods from Madras and Calcutta, India, dated September-October 1797.

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Contains correspondence between John Coffin Jones and New York merchant Hugh Pollock & Co. regarding consignment of Jones' sugar, cotton, and pepper, trade of coffee, shipping expenses, and ideas for repairs to the ship Hero, dated November-December 1797. and an agreement he reached to give one-quarter of the proceeds to John Murray & Son, advice on trading sugar, cotton, and pepper in Germany, and trade of goods from Madras and Calcutta, India, dated November-December 1797.

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Contains correspondence between John Coffin Jones and New York merchant Hugh Pollock & Co. regarding remittance of notes, the character of Boston merchant James Swan and his offer for the ship Hero, and news of the loss of the cargo of the ship Henry off the coast of Holland, dated December 1797 to March 1798.

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Contains correspondence between John Coffin Jones and New York merchant Hugh Pollock & Co. regarding the loss of the cargo of the ship Henry off Holland, the sale of the ship Hero and her cargo, remittance of notes, insurance for vessels bound for the Mediterranean, and the effect of New York's yellow fever epidemic on trade, dated March-September 1798.