- Creator
- Van Horne and Clarkson
- Call number
- MssCol 23911
- Physical description
- .08 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
Van Horne & Clarkson and Streatfeild & Levinus Clarkson Co. letter book, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Van Horne & Clarkson and Streatfeild & Levinus Clarkson Co. were American merchant companies. This letter book contains their copies of letters written to them by the Dutch merchant firm P. en C. Van Eeghen. The American merchants exported American and West Indian goods such as sugar, coffee, potash, tobacco, rice, cotton, wheat, rye, and spices, which were sold by the Van Eeghens in Amsterdam on consignment. Many of the letters written by the Van Eeghens include a list of commodities with their current prices at market. The letters also discuss the French Revolutionary Wars and their effect on the merchants' activities; and the capture of the American merchants' ship, the Cheesman, bound from New York to Amsterdam, in 1797.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchased from Donald A. Heald, 2016.
Processing information
Compiled by Kit Fluker, 2016.
Key terms
Names
- P. en C. Van Eeghen (creator)
- Streatfeild and Levinus Clarkson Co. (creator)
Subjects
- International trade -- 18th century
- Merchants -- Netherlands -- 18th century
- Merchants -- New York (State) -- New York -- 18th century
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Material types
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328