William R. Bowers correspondence, 1833-1838
Scope and Contents
This collection contains eighteen letters related to business in Mobile, Alabama, written from 1821 to 1838. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence sent to Enoch Silsby and William R. Bowers, northern merchants with legal and financial interests in Mobile.
Six letters addressed to Rhode Island merchant William R. Bowers are dated between December 1833 and February 1838. The letters relay news related to Bowers's shipping business, telling him what to ship to Mobile and providing information the rates of cotton production and sale.
The ten letters addressed to Massachusetts merchant Enoch Silsby are dated between February 1821 and May 1824. The majority of Silsby's correspondence consists of letters written by Mobile attorneys updating him about his lawsuit filed against Thomas L. Hallett.
This collection also contains two letters unrelated to Silsby and Bowers. The first letter, written by tax collector Henry V. Chamberlain and dated March 9, 1822, addresses unpaid taxes. The second letter, from J. B. Toulmein to A. Bell Company, provides news on a financial dispute with a third party.
Dates
- Creation: 1821-1838
Creator
- From the Collection: Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Silsby, Enoch (Correspondent, Person)
- From the Collection: Bowers, William R. (Correspondent, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Extent
From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository