Carhart and Roff letterpress copybook, 1853-1886, bulk 1858

Summary

Creator:
Carhart, Elijah H., 1827-1885
Date:
1853-1886, bulk 1858
Extent:
1 folder(s) 1 copybook
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Carhart and Roff letterpress copybook, ms4337, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains one letterpress copybook of the Carhart and Roff merchant company containing business correspondence between March 25th and September 1st, 1858, as well as two original letters dated March 8, 1853 and September 6, 1886. The letters discuss shipments, payments, and remittance of goods traded around Georgia and Savannah in particular. In addition a few letters to plantations mention enslaved people.

Biographical / historical:

Carhart & Roff was a merchant firm based in Macon, Ga., founded in 1841. The firm operated a wide-ranging general supply trade throughout Georgia. Carhart & Roff was named for its originators and principal investors, Elijah H. Carhart (1827-1885) and Aaron A. Roff (1815-1880), both of whom hailed from New Jersey. Elijah H. Carhart had several brothers who worked as grocers in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Carhart and Roff letterpress copybook, ms4337, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.