Didier collection
Abstract
This collection contains 2 volumes from the account records of Henry Didier Jr., a French shipbroker.
Dates
- 1809-1817
Creator
- Didier Jr., Henry (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to the public without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 half Hollinger box (2 volumes))
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Exchange with Centre Book Store, Gift;
Gift of Mr. Edwin Tunis, March 1953.
Scope and Contents
1. Henry Didier Letterbook, 1809-15. Handwritten copies of letters sent by Didier from Paris, London, Cape Francois,and Baltimore on shipment of goods, arrivals and departures, and sale of merchandise.
2. Notebook containing shipping information, 1815-17. Dealing mainly with French contacts, the notebook contains a list of Merchants and custom's officers in Bordeaux, and charges for docking and shipping goods between Baltimore and Bordeaux. Also lists vessels clearing Odessa, 1816, China tea ports, origins of Sea Island cotton, lists of vessels owned by Didier?. Also includes American Rules on Shipping for 1815.
Creator
- Didier Jr., Henry (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Didier collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2019-07-29: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
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