Borie family papers [Vol. 2 pt 1]

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Title

Borie family papers [Vol. 2 pt 1]

Subject

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.

Description

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.

Creator

Borie family (Creator)

Source

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Identifier

1602

Files

[1602]Borie Vol. 2_pt1.pdf

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