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Guide to the Charles P. Leverich business letters, 1833-1851, bulk dates 1836-1843
Biographical NoteCharles P. Leverich was a businessman with businesses both in New Orleans, Louisiana and New York. The family had mercantile and banking interests. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe letters recount the trading and financial conditions in the New Orleans branch of the family owned business controlled by William S. and J.H. Leverich. The letters give information on the cotton trade, shipping, insurance, banking, and the character and standing of various merchants. There are also references to the social life of the period, agents and customers in other Southern and a few Northern cities, banking conditions in the wake of U.S. President Andrew Jackson's Specie Circular and the Panic of 1837. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionThis material is open for research. Use RestrictionsPermission to publish materials from this item must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationCharles P. Leverich business letters, 1833-1851, MS 222, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Acquisition InformationThe letters were purchased on July 1, 1958. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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