A Guide to the John Parker Letters
Finding aid prepared by John R. Nemmers
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
August 2004
Descriptive Summary |
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| Provenance: | Parker, John | |
| Title: | John Parker Letters | |
| Dates: | 1815 | |
| Extent: | 1 Folder | |
| Identification: | Ms Group 165 | |
Scope and Content
Two autograph letters and the concluding page of a third letter from John Parker in Havana, Cuba, to his employer, A.C. Johnstone. The first letter, dated April 3, 1815, is written following Parker's arrival in Havana aboard the "Amelia." He describes various transactions and business contacts he has made and discusses the shipping of sugar and coffee to St. Petersburg. In the second letter, dated June 7, 1815, he discusses business transactions in more detail, complains about having to deal with the Spanish in buying real estate and goods, congratulates Johnstone on the purchase of a cotton plantation, and includes a price list of men, women, and boy slaves from Africa. The final letter, dated August 6, 1815, consists of the concluding page only, but describes the coffee, sugar and other markets in Havana.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
Collection is open for research.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Parker Letters, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Selected Subjects and Access Points |
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| The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog: | ||
| Subject Terms: | ||
| Capital market -- Cuba -- History -- 19th century. | ||
| Coffee -- Cuba. | ||
| Cuba -- Commerce -- United States. | ||
| Havana (Cuba) -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century. | ||
| Havana (Cuba) -- History. | ||
| Slave-trade -- Cuba. | ||
| Sugar trade -- Cuba -- History. | ||
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