Borie family papers [Vol. 1 pp.1-72]

Borie family papers [Vol. 1 pp.1-72]

Franco-American Relations > Business > 19th century

Grant, Ulysses S.

L'Ouverture, Toussaint

Saint Domingue > Haitian Rebellion > 18th and 19th centuries

Shipping > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > 18th century.

Shipping > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > 19th Century.

This collection includes business and personal letters of John Joseph Borie, of his wife Sophie, and of his sons and daughters and relatives in France. A large portion of the papers and documents relates to Santo Domingo, with letters from Toussaint Louverture and others residing on the island at the beginning of the 19th century who were connected with J.J. Borie, as well as miscellaneous papers, accounts, and bills. Also included is material on the Rogé v. Borie case, and letter books and account books belonging to the shipping firms of J.J. Borie, J.J. Borie & Son, and Borie and Laguerenne.

Borie family (Creator)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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