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Size | 42 items |
Abstract | Herbert C. Peabody was a cotton factor, of Mobile, Ala., father of Horace Mansfield Peabody and Emily Peabody (b. 1844), and relative of George Peabody (1795- 1869) of London. The collection is chiefly letters, 1852-1859, of Peabody to Samuel St. John, Jr., of Charleston, N.H., and Bridgeport, Conn., who had previously lived in Mobile. Letters discuss Peabody's business career, especially his attempts to promote Mobile as a port and his convictions on the importance of regulating trade and setting trade standards. Peabody also discussed his personal affairs, including family news, his involvement with the Unitarian Church, and visits to George Peabody in London. Also included are a document relating to Mobile real estate owned by St. John, 12 September 1845; undated sheet music for a nonsense song; and an undated mock invoice for "strings of wampum." |
Creator | Peabody, Herbert C., fl. 1852-1859. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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The collection is chiefly letters, 1852-1859, of Peabody to Samuel St. John, Jr., of Charleston, N.H., and Bridgeport, Conn., who had previously lived in Mobile. Letters discuss Peabody's business career, especially his attempts to promote Mobile as a port and his convictions on the importance of regulating trade and setting trade standards. Peabody also discussed his personal affairs, including family news, his involvement with the Unitarian Church, and visits to George Peabody in London. Also included are a document relating to Mobile real estate owned by St. John, 12 September 1845; undated sheet music for a nonsense song; and an undated mock invoice for "strings of wampum."
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