Daniel Roberdeau papers, 1767-1791.
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Mixed materialsDescription: 1 volume (560 pages); 0.2 linear feetSubject(s): - Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Correspondence
- Ellery, William, 1727-1820 -- Correspondence
- Hancock, John, 1737-1793 -- Correspondence
- Jackson, David, 1747-1801 -- Correspondence
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Correspondence
- Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 -- Correspondence
- Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794 -- Correspondence
- Lovell, James, 1737-1814 -- Correspondence
- McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786 -- Correspondence
- Milligan, James, -1818 -- Correspondence
- Pearce, Charles, active 1771-1779 -- Correspondence
- Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829 -- Correspondence
- Distilleries -- Virginia
- Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Merchants -- Virginia -- Alexandria
- Alexandria (Va.) -- Commerce
- Pennsylvania -- Commerce
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce
- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States -- History -- 1783-1815
- United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809
- Virginia -- Commerce
- West Indies -- Commerce
- Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress -- Pennsylvania
- Distillers
- Merchants
- Mine owners
- Microfilm edition available, no. 21,704.
Open to research.
Letterbook of outgoing correspondence pertaining chiefly to Roberdeau's commercial activities including his distillery in Alexandria, Va., and to the West Indies trade. Letters include comments on contemporary political and military events. Recipients include John Adams, William Ellery, John Hancock, David Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Laurens, Richard Henry Lee, James Lovell, Alexander McDougall, James Milligan, Charles Pearce, and Bushrod Washington.
Microfilm edition available, no. 21,704.
Microfilm produced from original in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1997.
Delegate to the U.S. Continental Congress, distiller, lead mine owner, and merchant of Philadelphia, Pa. Moved to Alexandria, Va., in 1784.
Collection material in English.
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