William Latham, Liverpool, England, to William Maury, New York, New York

Containers:
Box 4, Folder 46
Scope and content:

Scope and Contents

no [Number] 7 [?] is likely to stop in a few days; Capt[ai]n Lewis is laying up the Falcon for a few weeks; not planning to said again until January; they will try to get him to work for them, but they probably will not be very sucessful; the only way to get regular traders is to get the goods first; they will only be able to get goods from America; give him names of companies he should try to deal with; thinks he may be able to get orders from Charleston, South Carolina; tells him to work with Mr. Maxwell; Fleming could hulp by using his influence with the King Street people; he should see Mr. L[orent] because they have done business with Lorent and Woolf before; he should pretend he knows a lot about cotton [?] in Charleston ,South Carolina; suggestsd a route for him to follow from city to cityl sends his respects to the Misses Harris, if he should see them; also sends regards to William Gaston of Savannah, Georgia. 4pp. ALS Bears N, . Starting dates for receipt of letter, 14 January 1820

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Parent restrictions:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Parent terms of access:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.