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Alexander and James Gordon correspondence
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Title
Alexander and James Gordon correspondence, circa 1712-1838.
Physical Description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Bernard Quaritch on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2018.
Organization
Material arranged as received.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Alexander Gordon (1715-1797) and James Gordon (1706?-1790) were brothers from Letterfourie, Scotland. They began trading Madeira wine in 1730.
Summary
74 autograph letters, signed, addressed to and received by Alexander and James Gordon regarding business matters. Letters discuss trading wine from Madeira; finding sources of flax; and a shipment of enslaved people from the Guinea Company. Contains correspondence between Alexander and James Gordon, as well as letters from John Champe; James Duff, Earl of Fife; Sir Charles Henry Frankland; Mayne, Burn and Mayne; Alexander Ogilvie; and James Ogilvie. Also includes indentures, a memorandum, and a printed copy of the Calcutta Exchange Gazette, 1838.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
October 15, 2021
References
Alexander and James Gordon Correspondence. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Alexander and James Gordon Correspondence. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Indentures - Great Britain - 18th century.
Memorandums - Great Britain - 18th century.
Occupation
Merchants Great Britain 18th century.
Vintners Great Britain 18th century.
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