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American Cancer Society, 2010-04-20. Paperback. Very Good. Contents are tight and clean
HANDWRITTEN LETTER (ALS) TO N. & W.W. BILLINGS, NEW LONDON [CT], REGARDING SPERM OIL CANDLES. DATELINED: SHIP "ILLINOIS", NEW ORLEANS, 7th FEBRUARY 1828 by Thomson & Grant - 1828
by Thomson & Grant
HANDWRITTEN LETTER (ALS) TO N. & W.W. BILLINGS, NEW LONDON [CT], REGARDING SPERM OIL CANDLES. DATELINED: SHIP "ILLINOIS", NEW ORLEANS, 7th FEBRUARY 1828
by Thomson & Grant
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New Orleans, 1828. Original manuscript. Very Good. One page, quarto, integral address leaf. In part: "....We made the tour of all our grocers yesterday....deliver your 25 boxes Sperm Candles by the Talma....Today we drayed them to the purchasers, but had to take them all back and store them, on account of their being mostly short 6's a size that is remarkably unsaleable....The demand in our market is confined to long 4's_long 5's_and a very few long 6's....[signed] Thomson & Grant." Wax seal torn from integral address leaf, no loss of text. [N&WW Billings Company "was established in 1823 and ceased operations in 1851. During this period the company managed at least twelve whaling vessels which, by the end of business, had made it one of the most successful whaling agencies in New London....In addition, the company operated a soap and candle making business that used oil and spermaceti, etc. taken by their whale ships" (from Mystic Seaport records).].
- Bookseller R & A Petrilla (US)
- Book Condition Used - Very Good
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- Edition Original manuscript
- Place of Publication New Orleans
- Date Published 1828
- Keywords whaling industry; whalers; sailing ships; sperm oil; new orleans