Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
"Shipping letters" received, 1785 September-1786, 1785 September-1786 Digital
FOUND IN:
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
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Collection:
Thomas & William Davis records
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Series:
Series II. Correspondence, 1782-1805
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Sub-Series:
Subseries C. "Shipping letters," 1783-1804
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4Identifier: Mss:766 1782-1805 D264
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence from merchants, agents, and others regarding delivery and receipt of cargo on behalf of Thomas & William Davis, dated from September 1785 to 1786. Correspondents include William Trenholm of New York, who discusses his impending relocation to Charleston, South Carolina, and his desire to continue doing business with the firm; and Captain Eliphalet Holbrook, who wrote of his difficulties hiring a crew for one of the firm's ships.