Dutilh and Wachsmuth papers 1704-1859 (bulk 1780-1800) 1780 - 1800

Dutilh and Wachsmuth papers

Étienne Dutilh emigrated from France to Philadelphia in 1783 and one year later became involved in a string of merchant firms bearing his name. In 1790, Dutilh forged a partnership with John Godfried Wachsmuth and the pair operated the mercantile house of Dutilh and Wachsmuth. Their firm was mainly...

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Main Authors: Dutilh, Etienne 1748-1810 (Creator), Wachsmuth, John Godfried 1748-1828 (Creator)
Collection:Dutilh and Wachsmuth Papers
Collection Number:0184
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Girard, Stephen > 1750-1831.
Nottnagel, Leopold > 1757?-1813.
Soullier, John M. > d. 1824.
Waln, Robert > 1765-1836.
Nottnagel, Montmollin & Company
Cap-Français (Haiti)–-History–-18th century.
Cap-Français (Haiti)–-History–-19th century.
Commission merchants > United States > History.
Commission merchants–-United States > Pennsylvania–-Philadelphia.
Cuba > Commerce > History.
Cuba–-History–-To 1810.
Europe > Commerce > United States > 18th century.
Europe–-Commerce-–United States–-19th century.
France > Commerce > United States > History.
France–-Commerce–-United States–-18th century.
France–-Commerce–-United States–-19th century.
Haiti > Commerce–-United States–-18th century.
Haiti-–Commerce-–United States–-19th century.
Insurance, Marine
Netherlands–-Commerce–-United States–-18th century.
Netherlands–-Commerce–-United States–-19th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Commerce > History > 18th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Commerce > History > 19th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.). Overseers of the Poor.
Philadelphia (Pa.)–-Merchants-–18th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.)–-Merchants-–19th century.
Sugar trade.
United States > Commerce > History > 18th century.
United States > Commerce > History > 19th century.
United States-–Commerce-–Europe-–History > 19th century.
United States-–Commerce-–West Indies–-History > 19th century.
United States–-Commerce-–France–-History > 18th century.
United States–-Commerce-–France–-History > 19th century.
United States–-Commerce-–Haiti–-History > 18th century.
United States–-Commerce-–Haiti–-History > 19th century.
United States–-Commerce-–West Indies–-History > 18th century.
United States–-Commerce–-Europe–-History > 18th century.
United States–-Commerce–-Netherlands–-History > 18th century.
United States–-Commerce–-Netherlands–-History > 19th century.
West Indies–-Commerce-–United States-–History > 18th century.
West Indies–-Commerce–-United States-–History > 19th century.
Wine trade.
Merchants > Pennsylvania-–19th century.
Merchants–-Pennsylvania–-18th century.
Online Access:Link to finding aid
Physical Description: 1.5 Linear feet ; 4 boxes, 1 flat file
Access: This collection is open for research.
Summary: Étienne Dutilh emigrated from France to Philadelphia in 1783 and one year later became involved in a string of merchant firms bearing his name. In 1790, Dutilh forged a partnership with John Godfried Wachsmuth and the pair operated the mercantile house of Dutilh and Wachsmuth. Their firm was mainly engaged in the trade of coffee and sugar with the West Indies, Asia, and several European countries, such as the Netherlands and England. The Dutilh and Wachsmuth Papers span from 1704 to 1859 with the bulk of the materials dating between 1780 and 1800. The collection, which consists of four boxes, traces the activities of merchants Étienne Dutilh and John G. Wachsmuth and is rich in information about Atlantic shipping activities of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Most of the papers are bills, receipts, and shipping invoices relating to the mercantile house. These financial records as well as cargo lists, correspondence, and legal documents offer insight into the trading that occurred in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries between the West Indies, North America, and Europe. About a quarter of the documents in this collection are in French.

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