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Interview with Shep Allen / interviewed by Felix Grant, ca. 1966
No full textShep Allen, manager of the Howard Theater, discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant.Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:30:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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manifest.xml: 3600 bytes, checksum: 044d717555eb17425235a98237388eaa (MD5)Shep Allen interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded ca. 1966. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound tape reel (27 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full track mono; 7 in
Allen & Grant to Thomas Rotch, Pittsburgh, 5 April 1816
No full textAllen & Grant of Pittsburgh acknowledge the receipt of a payment of $978 on Thomas Rotch's account, with a balance still pending on the account. Allen & Grant were Rotch's agents in Pittsburgh; they received goods from Philadelphia and New York and arranged for transport to Kendal. 7.7" x 10.5" (19.5 by 25.7 cm
Allen & Grant letter to Thomas Rotch, Pittsburgh, October 9, 1816
No full textAllen and Grant discuss the urgent need for hard currency. The letter also informs Thomas Rotch that it will be impossible for them to sell his cloth "without great sacrifice." 7.8"x 10" (20.1 by 25.5 cm
Allen & Grant to Thomas Rotch, Pittsburgh, 6 November 1819
No full textAllen and Grant send a brief note and a statement of Thomas Rotch's account with a balance due of twelve dollars eighty-nine cents. 7.75" x 10" (19.7cm by 25.5cm
Allen & Grant letter to Thomas Rotch, Pittsburgh, 20 November 1816
No full textAllen and Grant thank Thomas Rotch for his attention to his account, and they reiterate that hard currency remains in short supply. As a result, Rotch's cloth is not selling well. Buyers were purchasing cheaper British made cloth which was flooding US markets at the end of the War of 1812. 8.1"x 9.95" (20.7 by 25.3 cm
Allen & Grant letter to Thomas Rotch, Pittsburgh, 4 June 1822
No full textAllen and Grant inform Thomas Rotch that his requested items were sent by way of Robt Beer's boat to the care of widow, Smith opposite George Town. Strict accounts of shipments were recorded to protect buyers and sellers at every stage of the transactions. In this case, the name of the captain (Robert Beer) was also recorded. 7.7" x 9.9" (19.5 by 25.2 cm
Allen & Grant letter to Thomas Rotch, Pittsburgh, 12 December 1817
No full textAllen and Grant enclose a note about Thomas Rotch's account and the sale of goods from their Pittsburgh store, sent by way of Jonathan England with freight charges included for a total of $26.83. 7.7" x 9.95" (19.6 by 25.3 cm
Allen & Grant to Thomas Rotch, Pittsburgh, 12 December 1818
No full textAllen & Grant of Pittsburgh inform Thomas Rotch that his request came too late to send goods on the wagon. They believe the goods would be lost if shipped by boat. Included is a brief account statement. 8.25" x 10" (20.9cm by 25.4cm
Allen & Grant to Thomas Rotch, Pittsburgh, 24 June 1822
No full textA statement of Thomas Rotch's account with Allen & Grant, from June 1821 to June 1822. Apparently Rotch requested a proper invoice of his account, and he still owed 26.39, the balance of his account. 7.75" x 9.9" (19.6cm by 25.6cm
Allen & Grant to Thomas Rotch, Pittsburgh, 12 July 1822
No full textAllen and Grant acknowledge a payment on Thomas Rotch's account, with a credit of $26.39 remaining. To guard against fraudulent practices, business men adhered to the age-old practice of providing information on accounts down to the last penny. 7.6" x 9.8" (19.4cm by 25cm
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