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Merchants

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Masters & Markoe records

 Collection
Accession: 0189
Abstract:

Masters & Markoe was a mercantile house which operated throughout the early nineteenth century. Most of the records date from the period 1810 to 1814 and document the West Indian trade of Markoe & Masters. The collection consists of the business correspondence and accounts records which shows that the firm was primarily involved with the importation of sugar from Santa Cruz (St. Croix). The company also imported molasses, rum, coffee, mahogany, and logwood. There are also personal papers of the firms co-founder, Thomas Masters (1781-1844) and members of his family.

Dates: 1800-1855; Majority of material found within 1810-1814