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Alexander Donaldson Letter to John Carter 0.01 Linear Foot

Donaldson, Alexander

Letter, 10 December 1784, from merchant Alexander Donaldson of London, England, to merchant John Carter of Williamsburg, Virginia, regarding the payment of a late bill.

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John Morton Jordan & Co. Ledger 0.10 Linear Feet

Ledger, 1769-1774, of Virginia account of John Morton Jordan & Co., London [Eng.] and of Perkins, Buchanan & Brown, London [Eng.], 1771-1774, including the certification, 26 July 1774, which bears seal, of these accounts before the Lord Mayor of London. An entry for Thomas Jefferson is on page 13.

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John Morton Jordan Estate Indenture 0.75 Linear Feet

Jordan, John Morton

Indenture between William Perkins, Thomas Buchanan and William Brown, London Merchants and Henry Holland, Halfmoon Street Piccadilly, builder and William Powell and Cordall Powell Ironmongers of Picaddilly in relation to the disposal of the lands, effects and tobacco shipments of the estate in Virginia of John Morton Jordan. July 1, 1773.

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Ledger of Unknown Shipping Merchant 0.10 Linear Feet

Ledger of an unknown merchant with dealings in North Carolina and possibly Virginia. Includes accounts with ships and captains. Inlcudes accounts with Gabriel Galt, James Southall, John Gordon, Samuel Crouch, John Irvin, James Clay, William Page, Capt. Nat. West and many others. 1780-1784.

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Richard Blow Papers 16 Linear Feet 39 Century boxes.

Papers, 1772-1872, of the Blow family. Chiefly business papers, 1772-1820, of Richard Blow of Portsmouth and "Tower Hill," Sussex County, Va. and his son George Blow, Sr. and George Blow, Jr. of 'Tower Hill' and Williamsburg, Va. Richard Blow was a partner in stores in Virginia and North Carolina (trading as Richard Blow and Co., Briggs & Blow, Baker & Blow [South Quay, Nansemond County, Va.], Blow & Barksdale [Petersburg, Va.], and Blow and Scammel). He was also a plantation owner that operated in part by labor of enslaved persons. He shipped the goods produced by the plantation by sea, often to European markets. His correspondence and papers during this period provide a model source on plantation management, sea trade, trade during the American Revolution, and trade during the War of 1812. Includes correspondence, plantation accounts, ship accounts, and legal papers.

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