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Heir to a family enterprise begun by Zebulon Hollingsworth, a flour manufacturer in Elkton, Md., Levi Hollingsworth and his descendants were distinguished Philadelphia merchants. The Hollingsworths had several partners during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, changing the name of their firm from Adams and Hollingsworth in 1759 to Hollingsworth and Rudulph, 1770; Levi Hollingsworth, 1772; Levi Hollingsworth and Son, 1793; Paschall Hollingsworth and Company, 1824; and Morris, Tasker and Morris in 1837. Levi Hollingsworth had supplied the Continental Army during the Revolution, was a member of the original Philadelphia troop of City Cavalry, and became a powerful figure in local Federalist circles.

Scope and contents:

The Hollingsworth Papers consist of a small collection of business letters and documents addressed to the firm run by James Thompson, postmaster of Thompsontown, Mifflin County, Pa. These letters, heavily concentrated in the period 1812-1814, relate largely to the trade in flour, whiskey, sugar, coffee and other staples, but include frequent discussion of the effect of the war and blockade on commerce.

M-3274

Federalist Party
Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Pennsylvania--Commerce
Thompson, James
United States--History--War of 1812
United States--History--War of 1812--Blockade
United States--History--War of 1812--Economic aspects

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