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This series of business correspondence from various agents to wine merchants Newton and Gordon provides interesting details on international trade in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. There is information on shipping, on the various commodities exchanged (including slaves), on customer relations, and on the nature of the wine business in general.

M-2885

Subjects

Commercial correspondence
International trade
Madeira wine
Merchants--Madeira (Madeira Islands)
Retail trade

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