 Carhart and Roff letterpress copybook
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteCarhart & 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. Scope and ContentThis 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. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationCarhart and Roff letterpress copybook, ms4337, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this RepositoryRelated collections in other repositories include Carhart & Roff Letterpress Copybook, 1854-1855, #5350-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | ||||||||||||||||||||