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Papers, 1801-1844
Author
Masters-Wilbur family.
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Papers, 1801-1844
Masters-Wilbur family.
Control Number:
(OCoLC)122468798
Local call number:
SC21300
Author:
Masters-Wilbur family.
Title:
Papers, 1801-1844.
Quantity:
1 box. (0.25 cubic ft.)
Historical/biog note:
Thomas Masters was born in England, but had settled in the United States by the turn of the century. First he settled in Philadelphia, but later moved to New York to engage in commerce in partnership with his brother-in-law, Francis Markoe. Masters had a least two daughters: Sarah and Martha. Sarah would marry Jeremiah Wilbur, who was a commission merchant that did a considerable amount of business with Markoe & Masters. Martha was married to Henry W, Taylor, who eventually moved to Michigan to engage in business.
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These papers consist chiefly of correspondence, accounts, invoices, legal documents relating to the intertwined personal and business affairs of prominent New York City merchants: Divie Bethune, Thomas Masters, Francis Markoe, Henry W. Taylor, and Jeremiah Wilbur. Most of these merchants and their families, just as their businesses, were closely interrelated both at home and in international commerce. They bought and sold a variety of goods, especially wine, rum, sugar, produce, and dry goods, trading mostly in the West Indies and Great Britain.
Finding aids:
Unpublished guide available in the repository and online http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc21300.htm
Subject:
Merchants--New York (State)--New York Records and correspondence.
Geographic terms:
New York (N.Y.)--Economic conditions--19th century.
Geographic terms:
New York (State)--History--1775-1865.
Geographic terms:
United States--Commerce--History--19th century.
Personal author:
Masters, Thomas, 1781-1844.
Personal author:
Markoe, Francis, 1774-1848.
Personal author:
Wilbur, Jeremiah, 1803-1856.
Personal author:
Wilbur, Sarah Masters, 1809-1879.
Personal author:
Taylor, Henry Wyllys, 1796-1888.
Personal author:
Taylor, Martha Masters, 1806-1884.
Electronic access:
Finding aid http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc21300.htm
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