 Enoch Silsby shipping business papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteEnoch Silsby was a commission merchant in Boston, Massachusetts. He seems to have primarily sold cotton. He did so during the antebellum period, as cotton became the dominant crop for many Southern states, entrenching slavery further in the region and helping lead up to the Civil War. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of business correspondence regarding the buying, selling, and shipping of cotton and other commodities mainly from merchants in Savannah (Ga.), Mobile (Ala.), and New York (N.Y.) to Boston, Massachusetts. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationEnoch Silsby shipping business papers, ms2932, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries. General NotesCataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||