Goodhue And Leech Records, 1784-1805, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The Goodhue and Leech records contain account information and correspondence relating to the firm's business. This includes accounts for adventures, consignments of cargo sent abroad in a ship to be sold or bartered by the master to the best advantage or when the opportunity arises, that the firm undertook. Also included are accounts and correspondence between Goodhue and Leech with John Buffam.
Dates
- Creation: 1784-1805, undated
Creator
- Goodhue and Leech (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
The firm of Goodhue and Leech was owned by Benjamin Goodhue and Nathan Leech, and based out of Salem, Massachusetts. They appear to have been in business from the 1780s into the early 1800s.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Goodhue and Leech records contain account information and correspondence relating to the firm's business.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was donated by William C. Waters in 1957 (accession #14,131).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Hilary Streifer, May 2015.
Subject
- Buffam, John (Person)
- Goodhue, Benjamin, 1748-1814 (Person)
- Leech, Nathan (Person)
- Commerce (Ship) (Organization)
- Dolly (Schooner) (Organization)
- Fox (Brig) (Organization)
- Grand Turk (Ship) (Organization)
- Harper (Bark) (Organization)
- Lydia (Brig) (Organization)
- Valant (Brigantine) (Organization)
- Title
- GOODHUE AND LEECH RECORDS, 1784-1805
- Author
- Processed by: Hilary Streifer; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository