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Benjamin Williams letter to Thomas Rotch, Taunton, April 1, 1796
No full textBenjamin Williams acknowledges a shipment of bricks by boat per Capt Jacob Phillips to Thomas Rotch in New Bedford, perhaps for the new house Rotch was building in New Bedford. 6.35" x 7.35" (16.4 by 18.8 cm
Thomas Rotch accounts payable, Kendal 1818-1823
No full textThomas Rotch pays Benjamin and Thomas Kite, book sellers, $19 for 4 receipt books, 3 day books, and 2 ledgers.
7.75" x 7.25
Benjamin Arnold letter to Thomas Rotch, 1st Mo 12 1797
No full textThis letter continues the discussion about Thomas Rotch's request for lime from merchant, Benjamin Arnold in Swansea. Arnold writes that he anticipates that he will have plentiful supplies of lime in near future for whomever needs it. 7.85" X 6.50" (19.8 by 16.5 cm
Benjamin Bakewell letter to Thomas Rotch, Pittsburgh 10 August, 1818
No full textBenjamin Bakewell informs Thomas Rotch that his two nephews elected not to travel to Kendal from Pittsburgh because of high water and heavy rain. Instead, they went directly to Indiana. He instructs Rotch to write to them there. 8 x 9.7" (20.3 by 24.6 cm
Benjamin Arnold letter to Thomas Rotch, 8 mo 14, 1797
No full textBenjamin Arnold drives a hard bargain, explaining to Thomas Rotch that his expenses have gone up and he cannot afford to sell lime at last year's prices. He ends his letter with respectful regards from the Rotch family, hoping to assuage the discord over which he probably had no control. 7.60" X 5.50" (19.5 by 14 cm
Benjamin Ruggles letter to Thomas Rotch, Washington, February 4, 1818
No full textBenjamin Ruggles responds to a letter from Thomas Rotch to the United States Senate asking that higher duties be placed on imported woolen goods in order to encourage the manufacture of wool in the United States. Ruggles thanked Rotch for enclosing samples of his wool, promising to show the wool to the President. 8.1" X 9.55" (20.5 by 24 cm
Benjamin Williams letter to Thomas Rotch, Taunton August 8, 1796
No full textBenjamin Williams acknowledges the receipt of bricks and he sends 20,000 bricks to Thomas Rotch in New Bedford. He is expecting a shipment of tiles and would be happy to supply those to Rotch as well. Williams asks that payment for the bricks should be made immediately. 7.6" x 12.25" (19.5 by 31.5 cm
Lydia S. Wierman letter to Thomas Earl
No full textLetter from Lydia S. Wierman to Thomas Earl of Philadelphia, care of George Forman. Wierman's letter has been truncated somewhat -- here, we have only pages 4 and 5 of what presumably is a longer letter. Weirman speaks eloquently and passionately about the life and work of her brother, abolitionist Benjamin Lundy. Page 4 of the letter opens in the midst of recounting a story by which someone crawls to safety in a wintry woods. The letter continues in a consideration of Lundy's tremendous life's work in abolitionism from Wierman's perspective. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks a
Thomas Rotch letter to Benjamin Hadwin, Hartford, 4mo 24th, 1801
No full textThomas Rotch writes to his cousin, Benjamin Hadwin a merchant in Newport, Rhode Island regarding the accuracy of Joseph Huntington's account for rent and interest on Mary Rodman's home, Newport. 8" x 9.75 (21.3 by 25 cm
Interview with Thomas Benjamin Waite - Part 02
No full textThomas Benjamin Waite was born in 1912. He discusses the lives of pioneer families of Texas as well as his political and professional life. Part 2 of 2.https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rgvoralhistories/1455/thumbnail.jp
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