John Flannery and Company records, 1867-1912, bulk 1867-1892
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Summary
- Creator:
- Flannery, John
- Abstract:
- John Flannery and Company was a partnership of commission merchants, of Savannah, Ga. and was originally known as L. J. Guilmartin & Co. The records become those of John Flannery and Co. comprised of John L. Johnson and John Flannery after June 1877. This collection contains business papers of L. J. Guilmartin & Co., 1867-1877, and after 1877, of John Flannery and Co., cotton factors, commission merchants, and agents for several manufacturing concerns. Correspondence, principally with merchants and farmers in Georgia and Florida, concerns the purchase and sale of cotton, and to a lesser extent, other commodities, loans on crops, prices of cotton and other commodities, a government tax on cotton, 1867, and speculation in cotton.
- Extent:
- 15 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.10027
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains business papers of L. J. Guilmartin & Co., 1867-1877, and after 1877, of John Flannery and Co., cotton factors, commission merchants, and agents for several manufacturing concerns. Correspondence, principally with merchants and farmers in Georgia and Florida, concerns the purchase and sale of cotton, and to a lesser extent, other commodities, loans on crops, prices of cotton and other commodities, a government tax on cotton, 1867, and speculation in cotton. Also included are bills and receipts, deeds for land sold in Florida and Georgia, copies of insurance policies, and the report of a suit, 1860s, brought against L. J. Guilmartin & Co. Scattered letters refer to Reconstruction, bankruptcy laws in Georgia, and trading through the Grange. Persons mentioned include Edward W. Drummond, John Flannery, and Lawrence J. Guilmartin.
- Biographical / historical:
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John Flannery and Company was a partnership of commission merchants, of Savannah, Ga. and was originally known as L. J. Guilmartin & Co. The records become those of John Flannery and Co. comprised of John L. Johnson and John Flannery after June 1877.
- Acquisition information:
- The John Flannery and Company records were acquired by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library between 1951-1956.
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Rubenstein Library Staff
Accessions described in this finding aid include: 48-942
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Merchants -- Georgia -- Savannah.
Commission merchants -- Georgia -- Savannah.
Fertilizer industry -- Southern States
Cotton trade -- Georgia
Merchants -- Correspondence
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - Names:
- John Flannery and Company (Savannah, Ga.)
L. J. Guilmartin and Company (Savannah, Ga.)
Johnson, John L.
Drummond, Edward W.
Guilmartin, Lawrence J.
Flannery, John - Places:
- Savannah (Ga.) -- Commerce
Georgia -- Commerce.
Georgia -- Economic conditions
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