Letter-book

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1598713

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Title

Letter-book

Names

Carroll, Charles, 1737-1832 (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1771 - 1833

Library Location

George Arents Collection
Shelf locator: Arents S 0767

Subjects

Tobacco industry -- Maryland -- History

Genres

Letter Books
Correspondence

Physical Description

Extent: [542] p. (p. [443-542] blank) 39 cm.

Abstract

Charles Carroll's letterbook features frequent references to tobacco, e.g.: p. [95] dated June 4, 1775: "If you had not sold my Potowmack Tobo. before the news of the battle near Boston got to London I imagine you have just sold it to a great advantage." Includes copies of invoices and business and some personal letters addressed from Annapolis or Baltimore to various correspondents in America and abroad. Copies of several letters from the executors of Carroll's estate can be found at the end.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10151110
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f409f890-d505-0136-e93a-60f81dd2b63c

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George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library. "Letter-book" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1771 - 1833. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f409f890-d505-0136-e93a-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library. (1771 - 1833). Letter-book Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f409f890-d505-0136-e93a-60f81dd2b63c

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George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library. "Letter-book" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f409f890-d505-0136-e93a-60f81dd2b63c

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