1840-1843
Scope and Contents
The letters recount the trading and financial conditions in the New Orleans branch of the family owned business controlled by William S. and J.H. Leverich. The letters give information on the cotton trade, shipping, insurance, banking, and the character and standing of various merchants. There are also references to the social life of the period, agents and customers in other Southern and a few Northern cities, banking conditions in the wake of U.S. President Andrew Jackson's Specie Circular and the Panic of 1837.
Dates
- Creation: 1833 - 1851
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1836 - 1843
Creator
- From the Collection: Leverich, Charles P. (Person)
Access Restriction
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.2 Linear Feet (4 folders)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu