urn:taro:utexas.cah.01265 A Guide to the Dutilh, Wachsmuth, & Co. Records, 1765-[1890?] (bulk 1790-1850) Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. July 2009 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Dutilh & Wachsmuth (Philadelphia, Pa.) Dutilh, Wachsmuth, & Co. Records 1765-[1890?] (bulk 1790-1850) Materials are written in English. 85-311 3 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Correspondence, account statements, promissory notes, receipts, legal papers, and other business documents comprise the Dutilh, Wachsmuth, & Co. Records. These English and French documents shed light on merchant business in Philadelphia, New York, and other New England towns. Although composed primarily of Dutilh & Wachsmuth records, the firms of Gill & Ferguson, Wachsmuth & Soullier, Andrew Clow & Co. are also well represented. Scope and Contents

Correspondence, account statements, promissory notes, receipts, legal papers, and other business documents comprise the Dutilh, Wachsmuth, & Co. Records. These English and French documents shed light on merchant business in Philadelphia, New York, and other New England towns. Although composed primarily of Dutilh & Wachsmuth records, the firms of Gill & Ferguson, Wachsmuth & Soullier, Andrew Clow & Co. are also well represented.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Clow, Andrew, d. ca. 1793 Dutilh, Etienne, 1748-1810 Gill, John. Subjects (Organizations) Dutilh & Wachsmuth (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Records and correspondence. Gill & Ferguson (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Records and correspondence. Wachsmuth & Soullier (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Records and correspondence. Andrew Clow & Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Records and correspondence. Subjects Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia -- History -- Archival resources. Places Philadelphia (Pa.) Reading (Pa.) New York (N.Y.) Preferred Citation

Dutilh, Wachsmuth, & Co. Records, 1765-[1890?] (bulk 1790-1850), Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3E298 Correspondence, 1785-1879 3E298 Account statements and bills, 1765-1843 3E298 Promissory notes, receipts, etc., 1775-[1890?] 3E298 Legal documents, 1788-1869