James Maury letters

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unitid

{"value"=>"1917", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"b12428461", "type"=>"local_b"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 1917", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1794-1805", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1794/1805"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"James Maury letters"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".13 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 volume", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span><div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"James F. Maury (1746-1840), merchant at Fredericksburg, Virginia, before and during the American Revolution, engaged in the tobacco trade between Liverpool, England, and the U.S. after the Revolution. He served as the first American consul at Liverpool. The collection consists of letters written by Maury during his consular service in England, mainly to his brothers and sisters in Virginia, regarding family matters, business affairs and his life in England. Other subjects include the economic effects of the Anglo-French wars and the seizure of American vessels. Some of the letters are addressed to various statesmen and business associates."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>James Maury letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Maury, James, 1746-1840", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Unknown</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Manuscripts and Archives Division</span>, <span class=\"date\">1987</span></p>"}

sponsor

{"value"=>"Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation."}

date_start

1794

keydate

1794

date_end

1805

date_inclusive_start

1794

date_inclusive_end

1805

extent_statement

.13 linear feet (1 volume)

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