George and William Boyd Papers, 1773-1821

Title:

George and William Boyd Papers, 1773-1821

Creator:

Boyd, George
Boyd, William

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1974.075

Object ID:

1974.075

Date:

1773-1821

Physical Description:

1 box, 1 envelope

Scope and Content:

The George and William Boyd Papers, 1773-1821, contain mostly letters dealing with the commercial interests of George Boyd and William Boyd. George Boyd's letters were written mostly between 1773 and 1775 and cover Boyd's commercial activities including contacts, shipping schedules, construction, credit, and accounts. There is some political comment and assessment of British commercial policy. William Boyd's letters, written from April 27, 1818 to May 21, 1821, deal almost exclusively with Boyd's commercial activities including contacts, prices, volumes, commodities, credit, the state of the New Orleans market, and fluctuations in the Mississippi trade. Accounts of several legal disputes, the yellow fever epidemics of 1819-1820, business failures in New Orleans, slave transactions, pirates, the Louisiana courts, and some politics are also topics of some of the letters.

Subjects:

Shipping New Hampshire. , Shipbuilding New Hampshire Portsmouth History. , United States- History Revolution, 1775-1783. , New Orleans-- Commerce. , Yellow fever--Louisiana--New Orleans. , Courts-- Louisiana-- New Orleans. , Slave trade. , Piracy.

Locations:

Portsmouth, NH
New Orleans, LA

People:

Haven, Nathaniel Appleton , Blunt, Robert , Hickey, Philip , Ingersoll, William , Ladd, Eliphalet , March, Clement , Trafton, Mark , Venables, Richard , Foster, John , Langdon, John, 1741-1819 , Livius, Peter , Wentworth, John, 1737-1820 , Wentworth, Joshua , Boyd, George , Boyd, William

Credit Line:

Gift of William R. Corwine, 1974.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Finding Aid Link:

RS24922_Boyd_William_and George_Papers_1974.075.pdf