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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | John S. Littler (fl. 1798) was a principal of Broom, Littler, & Co. of Philadelphia, Pa., a firm with business connections in Chatham, N.C. The collection inlcudes two letters, 20 July 1798 and 16 August 1798, from John S. Littler to John Henderson and Samuel Guthrie in Chatham County, N.C., concerning their shipment of lead from Chatham County to England via Philadelphia. |
Creator | Littler, John S., fl. 1798. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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John S. Littler (fl. 1798) was a principal of Broom, Littler, & Co. of Philadelphia, Pa., a firm with business connections in Chatham, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes two letters, 20 July and 16 August 1798, from John S. Littler of Broom, Littler, & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., to John Henderson and Samuel Guthrie in Chatham County, N.C., concerning their shipment of lead from Chatham County to England via Philadelphia. Littler discusses his disappointment in the quality of the lead; a yellow fever epidemic; the manufacture of lead pencils; sending guitar strings to Henderson; and other topics.
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