Scope and Contents Consists of business correspondence received by Charles Norris between 1807-1818. These letters are chiefly from printers, publishers, booksellers, paper makers, and other individuals associated with the book trade in New England towns, especially those in NH, MA, NYC and Phila. Also included among the correspondents are several authors, editors, and clergymen, notably Amos Jones Cook, a minister of Fryeburg, ME; Dudley Leavitt, an almanac editor; Abraham Maxim, the editor of music books and...

Scope and Contents This collection contains business papers of Richard Clarke and Sons of Boston, Massachusetts, one of the largest importers of tea prior to the American Revolution. Clarke’s business papers are strongest for the period 1756-1769, becoming thin and scattered until concluding in 1775. Most of the correspondence is in two letter books for 1758-1759 and 1767-1769. The bulk of the letters concern business matters such as goods, availability, prices, invoices and drafts and relate to his trade with...