Finding Aid for James H. Leverich and Charles P. Leverich Letters, 1836-1850 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: James H. Leverich and Charles P. Leverich Letters, 1836-1850

Collection identifier: 070

Primary Creator: Leverich, James H.

Other Creators: Leverich, Charles P.

Extent: 9.0 items

Subjects: Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Property

Forms of Material: Business records

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains a few letters of James H. and Charles P. Leverich, New York merchants, engaged in the Southern trade. The letters concern business matters such as the charter of ships to transport goods, the sale of property and goods in the South, and bills of exchange. The Leverich firm was a factor of Dr. Stephen Duncan, perhaps the wealthiest planter in the antebellum South.

Subject/Index Terms

Louisiana
New York
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Property

Administrative Information

Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Acquisition Source: Wilbur Duncan of Decatur, Ill. donated the collection to the Library. Other, larger Leverich collections are at the New-York Historical Society, the University of Texas at Austin, and Rice University.

Box/Folder List

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/leverich.pdf

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