Townsend and White to Willson and Barton, 1783 July 5
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Townsend and White to Willson and Barton, 1783 July 5 | ||
| Alternative Title | Townsend & White. Letter to Willson & Barton; | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Townsend | ||
| Creator | White | ||
| Recipient | Willson | ||
| Recipient | Barton | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Letter from Townsend & Jno White to Willison and Barton about trade at the end of the Revolution. At the end of the short letter is a list of goods and related prices, including flour, [m]ead, sugar, cocoa, rum, cotton, coffee, salt, pork, and beef amongst other items. Potentially, although it is not clear, the cost of a slave is written. Another note is written at the bottom and on the verso are calculations. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic conditions | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Commerce and trade--Philadelphia--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Commercial products--United States--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Food industry and trade--United States--History | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | International trade--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Slave trade--United States--History | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Slavery--United States--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 2p.|13-1/4x8-1/4 | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1783-07-05 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Peale-Sellers Family Collection, 1686-1963 | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.P31 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.P31-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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