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- Creator
- Woodbridge, Dudley, 1675-1710
- Call number
- MssCol 19030
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- Dudley and Samuel Woodbridge correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Dudley Woodbridge was a lawyer in Norwich, Connecticut. By 1778, he had become a merchant, along with his brother Samuel, dealing primarily in rum and other foodstuffs. The correspondence consists of letters to Dudley and Samuel Woodbridge from various business associates located in New York and New England, with many referencing the Revolutionary War and the British blockade. Also included are three letters between members of the Backus family
Key terms
Names
- Woodbridge, Dudley, 1675-1710
- Backus, Elijah, 1726-1798
- Loudon, Samuel, 1727?-1813
- Penfield, Samuel, 1734-1811
- Ripley, Hezekiah, 1743-1831
- Woodbridge, Samuel, active 1778
Subjects
- Merchants -- Connecticut -- 18th century
- Merchants -- New York (State) -- 18th century
- Merchants -- Rhode Island -- 18th century
- Rum industry -- United States
Places
- Connecticut -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- Rhode Island -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Occupations
Using the collection
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