Robert Fergusson Papers 2

The Robert Fergusson Papers 2 consist of three documents concerning the tobacco trade in late 18th century America. One document was received in 1771 in Piscataway, Maryland by noted tobacco factor Alexander Hamilton the merchant (not the more famous politician by that name), and it touches on economic activities. A second document is a ledger of Neil Jamieson in account with John Brown & Company, detailing commercial items purchased in 1774. The third document, dated 1789, is an account with Rock Creek Store, and the item is signed by famed tobacco factor Robert Fergusson. As a whole, the Robert Fergusson Papers 2 document American business transactions in the late 1700s. The collection supplements the Robert Fergusson Papers 1 also preserved in the Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections. See notes to the Robert Fergusson Papers 1 for more detailed biographical information.