Augustus Hughes notes on the wine trade in Portugal : manuscript.

England?, 1829 January-February.

1 volume (circa 70 pages, with additional blanks) ; 22 cm

English

Purchased from Jarndyce on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2020.

This material is open for research.

Autograph manuscript copies of correspondence and other documents relating to Hughes's investigation of the wine trade in Porto, Portugal, 1829 January-February. Hughes describes travel from London to Portugal and his impressions of Lisbon and Porto; conduct of the wine business in Porto and regulation of the Portuguese wine trade by the Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro; and his investigation of fraud relating to wines exported to England. Contents include copies of letters from Hughes to his wife Mary Ann Hughes, his employer [I.?] Lancaster, Jr., and "Horton and Peters"; descriptions of meetings with "Patrick Hely" and other informants in Porto; and a list of questions and answers about business practices of wine traders in Portugal.

October 12, 2020

Augustus Hughes notes on the wine trade in Portugal. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Augustus Hughes notes on the wine trade in Portugal. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.