Description: Archive of five Norfolk, Va. Shipping Manifests, 1834-1841 with Norfolk, Va. red circular date stamps. Partially printed documents, each naming the ship and captain, goods shipped, and a handwritten market report. Interesting reflections of the times, Jany. 23rd 1838, “The difficulty of negotiating drafts on the North has produced a stagnation in the corn market …Potatoes…and all other articles are only nominal, no sales can be affected to any extent.” Firms represented are: Anderson & Goodridge, Souter & Bell and Duncan Robertson, each with decorative woodblock prints of sailing vessels. All are addressed to Thomas E. Oliver, Esq., Merchant, Portsmouth, N.H. A very fine clean lot, minimal age toning, each with legible to bold Norfolk handstamps. Lot of five. Scans of representative woodblock cuts and some content shown in this listing. Shipped by USPS First Class package.These letters show the effect of President Jackson's Specie Circular of 1836 which ordered that all but state banks must pay in specie. A general depression followed and numerous factories in the north closed. There was a widespread decline in agricultural markets, as a result people in cities starved in the winter of 1837-38.
Price: 225 USD
Location: Frederick, Maryland
End Time: 2024-12-09T19:37:23.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year of Issue: 1831-1840
Place of Origin: United States
State: Virginia
Quality: Used
Color: Red
Grade: Ungraded
Topic: Shipping
Cancellation Type: Handstamped
Certification: Uncertified
