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This collection consists of personal papers belonging to the Atkinson and Smith families as well as business papers related to the Baltimore Chemical Works, a firm operated from 1833-1851 by James E. Atkinson (d. 1851) and his brother-in-law, Robert Marsh Smith (1813-1893).

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The Baltimore Chamber of Commerce record books includes the records of the early organization of Baltimore merchants, 1820-1831.

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Collection of papers relating to the firm of Jesse Tyson & Sons, Baltimore flour merchants. The firm also dealt in grain, tobacco, textiles, wood etc. with South America, the West Indies, Africa, England, Mexico, and United States ports, including Philadelphia, New York, Charleston, Alexandria, and Norfolk.

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The McBlair Papers primarily relate to Michael McBlair (1775-1861), Baltimore merchant and customs official. Dates covered in the collection range from 1797 to 1849 with the bulk of the material falling between 1820 to 1848. Approximatly 3,000 items in seven boxes are contained in the collection.

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This collection contains the records of the Rieman businesses in Baltimore. There are 27 volumes of ledgers, cash books, journals, and day books covering the period 1807-1905.

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This collection contains business letters from Robert Carter and Company concerning shipments along East Coast, circa 1812-1816.

Abstract Lawson, Slater, and Slater & Roy were merchants who sold general sundries including hardware, lumber, clothes, and household goods which for the most part were imported from England. Various businesses operated from the late 1700s through the 1820s. This collection encompasses 1 company and three of those merchants as well as family members. Thisincludes Lawson, Slater, and Slater & Roy. The collection contains business correspondence, bills and receipts, promissory notes, shipping...