LEADER 04401cpcaa22005771a 4500001 7041987 005 20240205164116.0 006 t 008 050114s1756 ctu 000 0 eng d 035 (OCoLC)ocn702246075 035 (eslosb)osb02000292 035 7041987 040 CtY-BR |cCtY-BR |eappm 079 ocn702178005 100 1 Plumsted, Robert. 245 10 Letterbook, |f1752 Jun-1756 Jan. 300 1 |fv. (460 p.) ; |c36 x 25 cm. 336 unspecified |2rdacontent 337 unspecified |2rdamedia 338 unspecified |2rdacarrier 520 Letterbook containing retained copies of commercial correspondence between Robert Plumsted, a Quaker ironmonger and merchant in London, and various business associates, including ships captains; merchants and customers in Philadelphia and the West Indies; and Plumsted's own agents. The letterbook opens with a lengthy series in which Plumstead announces the death of his father and his intentions to carry on the business of Thomas Plumsted and Son under his own name. Principal correspondents include William Plumsted of Philadelphia; Elias Bland; Benjamin and William Shoemaker, also of Philadelphia; Abel James of London; and Robert Wilson. 520 Subjects include shipments by Plumsted to the American colonies of ironwork, steel, tools, brass hardware and a variety of consumer goods, including furniture, cloth, books, glass, shoes and, on at least two occasions, birds; prices and quantities of goods received from America, such as wood, ginger, ginsing root, furs, and corn; letters of credit, bills of lading and demands for payment; ships and captains recently arrived in or departed from London; and reports of ship losses. There is at least one mention of a shipment of slaves, as well as more frequent mention of goods destined for trade in West Africa. 520 Plumsted frequently insured cargoes, and the valuations and limitations of the insurance contracts are carefully detailed, as are his replies to American customers who were dissatisfied with prices received for their shipments to London or with the quality or quantity of goods received from England. Also mentioned are sailing and weather conditions; the state of the economy in England; and, in the years 1755 and 1756, rumors of war with the French and of the movement of the British and French fleets. 520 There are occasional references to Plumsted's Quaker faith, his belief in "plain dealing," and his willingness to aid other Quakers in distress. Letters to other Quakers are written in "Quaker language" and use ordinal numbers for the months. 530 Available on microfilm |bfrom Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. 561 For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator. 500 With: ALS from Jno. Halliday & Bros. to Robert Plumsted, Antigua, 1753 Oct 20. 500 Binding: contemporary vellum. "R. P. Letter Book 1752" on front cover. 524 Robert Plumsted, Letterbook. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. 600 10 Bland, Elias. 600 10 James, Abel. 600 10 Plumsted, Thomas. 600 10 Plumsted, William, |d1708-1765. 600 10 Shoemaker, William. 600 10 Wilson, Robert. 650 0 Bottomry and respondentia |zGreat Britain. 650 0 Iron industry and trade |zGreat Britain. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009127125 650 0 Quakers |xLanguage. 650 0 Quakers |zGreat Britain. 650 0 Quakers |zPennsylvania. 650 0 Shipping |zGreat Britain. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111626 650 0 Merchants. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083783 651 0 Great Britain |xColonies |zAmerica |xCommerce. 651 0 Great Britain |xCommerce |zPennsylvania. 651 0 Great Britain |xCommerce |zWest Indies. 651 0 Pennsylvania |xCommerce |zGreat Britain. 651 0 West Indies |xCommerce |zGreat Britain. 655 7 Letter books. |2aat |0http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026693 852 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT 902 Beinecke Library |bLSF- BEINECKE >> Osborn fc160|DELIM|7599119 907 2005-08-08T16:37:33.000Z