Collection of Letters Sent by Steamboat to Boston Merchants Silas Pierce & Co., 1840–1849, Discussing the Citrus Trade, Sicilian Merchants, Sales and a Check that “may remove all scruples”.
New York City: 1840–1849. Eight letters. A small collection of letters to Boston-based grocers Silas Pierce & Co., sent from New York by steamboat, with notes on covers or stamps reading “Boat Mail” or “Steam Boat Mail”. Five of the letters are from Wyckoff & Scrymser, which was likely owned.....