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William Robinson Tucker correspondence
Tucker was manager for the counting house of John R. Penrose which operated a line of sailing vessels between Liverpool and Philadelphia and was primarily involved in the salt trade. At the same time, Tucker was secretary of the Philadelphia Board of Trade and served in various capacities with the...
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| Collection: | William Robinson Tucker Correspondence |
| Collection Number: | 1836 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Tucker, William Robinson |d 1845-1930 |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a William Robinson Tucker correspondence |f 1882-1898 | |
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| 520 | |a Tucker was manager for the counting house of John R. Penrose which operated a line of sailing vessels between Liverpool and Philadelphia and was primarily involved in the salt trade. At the same time, Tucker was secretary of the Philadelphia Board of Trade and served in various capacities with the Board of Port Wardens, Joint Executive Committee for the Improvement of the Harbor, the National Board of Trade, and the Philadelphia Bourse. Major business correspondents are C.A. McDowell and W.S. McDowell of Nicholas Ashton and Sons, Liverpool, salt proprietors; William A. Hazard of Francis D. Moulton and Company, New York, salt merchants; and Samuel Thompson's Nephew and Company, New York, importers of burlaps, bagging, yarns. The correspondence is also reflective of his involvement in the development of Philadelphia's harbor and commerce. Many letters to Tucker, an avid sportsman, concern various club activities, particularly the League of American Wheelmen and other bicycling associations. There is scattered material from family of routine nature including many notes from his sister Irene H. Clark. | ||
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of the Free Library of Philadelphia.; 1960 acquired | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Bicycling--19th century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Salt industry and trade--19th century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Salt industry--Pennsylvania |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b William Robinson Tucker Correspondence |l 1836 | ||