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THBMobile Shipping and Commercial List with 1836 ALS to Textile Manufacturer Harvey Chace
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- Lot Description
Church, T.B. ALS written on blank back page of the Mobile Shipping and Commercial List. Document is 4pp total with ALS appearing on page 3 of the document, 9 x 11 in., "Mobile," [AL]. December 17, 1836. Addressed to prominent New England textile manufacturer Harvey Chace.
Harvey Chace was the son of Oliver Chace who had founded several early 19th-century New England textile manufacturing companies. Harvey followed in his father's footsteps becoming a prominent businessman and textile manufacturer, and at the time of this letter he served as the agent for the Troy Cotton and Woolen Manufactory in Fall River, MA. The textile industry relied heavily on cotton grown in the deep South, and the Port of Mobile was a major hub of US cotton exports. It was not uncommon for northern firms and businessmen to rely upon southern contacts to report upon the status of cotton crops, market trends, and river conditions, as occurs with this correspondence.
The Mobile Directory for 1837 lists a T.B. Church of the T.B. Church & Co., which is categorized as specializing in commerce and water. In his letter to Harvey Chace, T.B. Church describes the current market situation in Alabama, and notes that "A report has just been made by a Boat from the Alabama River that the Rivers were rising fast - if so we shall soon have a good pitch on the market and prices no doubt considerably lower - as money is so very scarce holders will be obliged to sell." Church then continues, "The Tombuckbee & Black Warrior Rivers have been and are still too low for even the smallest clap Boats to run." Church has written his correspondence on the back page of the Mobile Shipping and Commercial List. This publication contained the most up-to-date information on wholesale prices for commodities including cotton, grain, and molasses, shipping information, as well as current retail prices on a wide variety of goods. Most importantly, it contained detailed information on the cotton market and would have been of great interest to Chace. Church's letter to Chace is dated December 17, 1836, the same day the publication was issued. Together these provide a wonderful glimpse into the close relationship between the Northern textile manufacturers and the Southern cotton industry in antebellum America.
Condition
Some toning. Slight wear and very minor losses along vertical fold but overall in good condition. Some dampstaining on letter but not affecting legibility of text. Small hole in page 3/4 not affecting text. Pencilled notes on front page of document.
The original song sheet is not present. There are some abrasions to the paint on the box. All teeth (38) on comb present and intact. All else in excellent, working condition.
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