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Letter from Isaac Cohen & Co. to Joshua Bicknell, Jr., Savannah, Georgia, September 18, 1816

Three-page commercial letter written by Isaac Cohen of Isaac Cohen & Co. in Savannah, Georgia, to Joshua Bicknell, Jr. in Providence, Rhode Island, dated September 18, 1816. The letter discusses business conditions in Savannah, including high rents, the failure of several mercantile firms (Pelot & Merrick, Isaac Merrick & Co., and Peter Schenk & Co.), the cotton and rice markets, and the health of the city.

Associated People/Businesses

Cohen, Isaac
Bicknell, Joshua, Jr.
Cohen, Isaac (1793-1871)

Geography

Savannah
Providence
Rhode Island

Subjects

Commercial correspondence
Business
Cotton trade
Rice trade

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 2