Autograph letter and account sent to James Stothert of Edinburgh. Account of the sugar imported from his estates on the Fortune from Jamaica. Gross receipts were in excess of £287, reduced by charges to a net return of just under £173. Also includes covering letter in which Corries hopes that Stothert has returned in perfect health "after an agreeable jaunt on the Continent".
Edgar Corrie letter and account
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 MS1217
- Dates of Creation
- 29th Aug 1785
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Edgar Corrie was the agent for James Stothert, an absentee landlord who held extensive sugar plantations in Jamaica. Corrie was based in Liverpool.
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