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Letter from Henry Tobias in Liverpool to T. I. Tobias in New York, April 7, 1837

A three-page letter dated April 7, 1837, from Henry Tobias in Liverpool, England, to T. I. Tobias in New York City. The letter discusses business matters, including concerns about a delayed ship carrying cash, difficulties discounting American notes, business failures, and economic hardships affecting spinners in England. The letter provides insight into transatlantic family commercial intelligence three weeks before the Panic of 1837.

Associated People/Businesses

Tobias, T. I.
Tobias, Henry /Tobias, T. I.

Geography

Liverpool
New York City
New York

Subjects

Commercial correspondence
Economic conditions

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 7