R. H. Douglass & Company letterbook
Abstract
This collection contains copies of Baltimore trading firm of Richard H. and William Douglass to correspondents in the United States, West Indian and European cities. The business letters written to Haiti and the West Indies are in French. The business letters discuss the trade in sugar, tobacco, logwood and other articles and discuss the fluxuating value of currency (gourdes, doublons, etc.).
Dates
- 1816 - 1818
Creator
- Douglass, Richard H. (1780-1829) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 Volumes (1600 letters in 1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Douglass, Richard H. (1780-1829) (Person)
- R. H. Douglass & Company (Organization)
- Douglass, William (1789-1821) (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the R. H. Douglass & Company letterbook
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2026-02-01: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Stephanie Haigis .
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org