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    <abstract id="aspace_b14ae95d6d961bfe7dd16f866faf8fb2">Letter from businessman Walter Brown to his business partner Benjamin Coates regarding Brown's trip to Morgantown, (West) Virginia, dated 13 June 1848. Brown describes his visit to Morgantown on business, including meetings with local businessmen, taking orders for cloth goods, and establishing business relationships. Morgantown businessmen mentioned include Mr. Dering, William Lazier, Mr. Chadwick, and Isaac Stiles, as well as Jonathan Haman of Fairmont.</abstract>
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    <geogname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79063919" source="lcsh">Morgantown (W. Va.)</geogname>
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    <subject source="ingest">Cloth making and clothing trade.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Morgantown, WV - economic history.</subject>
    <persname source="ingest">Brown, Walter</persname>
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