Myers to Lopez. June 18, 1781

Holding institution: American Jewish Historical Society
Collection: Aaron Lopez papers (P-11)
Location: Box 14, folder 36, doc. 14
Title: Myers to Lopez. June 18, 1781
Document Type: Typescript copy; Commercial correspondence
Date: 1781-06-18
Creator or Sender: Samuel Myers
Location (creator or sender): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Recipient: Aaron Lopez
Location (recipient): Leicester, Massachusetts (USA)
Language: eng
Synopsis: Myers informs Lopez of his arrival. He also finds in Philadelphia his partner, Moses Myers, from Saint Thomas. He will rest a while in Philadelphia and then proceed to the West Indies to settle in business in the company of Moses Myers. The commerce changed in Philadelphia in the last weeks. A total stagnation of the paper currency. All sorts of goods plenty at the market. Prices of commodities: India rum, muscovado sugar, Havana sugar, Bohea tea, coffee, dry goods, superfine and common flour.
Existence and location of originals: Newport Historical Society, vol. 4, no. 87
Access points: locations: Leicester, Massachusetts (USA); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA); Saint Thomas
Access points: persons: Myers, Moses; Myers, Samuel
Access points: subjects: Bohea tea; Coffee; Flour; Rum; Sugar