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- Creator
- Rufus & James Backus
- Call number
- MssCol 24488
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- Rufus & James Backus letters received, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Rufus Backus and James Backus (1764-1816) were merchants in Norwich, Connecticut. The partnership of Rufus & James Backus dissolved in 1796. The collection comprises eight letters to the firm dated 1794 March 19-September 7, written chiefly by Gilbert Saltonstall at New York, as well as John D. Blanchard at Philadelphia, and William Stewart at New London. Letters refer to the British seizure of American vessels trading in the French West Indies, the resulting U.S. embargo of March 26, 1794, and the depressed domestic trade in provisions.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchased from W. Todd, 1931.
Processing information
Processed by Susan P. Waide, 2018
Note
Formerly part of the Mercantile Collection.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