Letterbook of Greg & Cunningham, 1756-57 - Merchants of New York and Belfast (Hardcover)

The correspondence from the most successful Irish-American trading firm of the colonial period forms a remarkable archive for economic historians of the eighteenth century. This is an edition of a letterbook that contains the first nine months of correspondence from this New York trading house. The letters to commercial contacts throughout the North Atlantic region offer a vivid picture of the transatlantic economy. And the private communications of Waddell Cunningham to his partner, Thomas Greg in Belfast, allow a rare behind-the-scenes look at the management and operation of an overseas merchant house. Guided by Professor Truxes's authoritative introduction, we can see in these letters the difficulties of decision-making over long distances, the problems of over-stretched resources, and the impact of the Seven Years War on the evolution of a vigorous enterprise.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Records of Social and Economic History (New Series), 28
Release date:	June 2001
First published:	August 2001
Editors:	Thomas M. Truxes (Visiting Lecturer)
Dimensions:	240 x 165 x 42mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	476
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-726219-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > International trade > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-726219-8
Barcode:	9780197262191

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