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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.022.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters related to wine trade in Portugal |
| Title | John Montgomery to Newton, Gordon, and Johnston on a shipment of sundry goods, wine, and brandy and war news |
| Date | 18 September 1779 |
| Author | Montgomery, Sealy, and Co. (fl. 1779) |
| Recipient | Newton, Gordon, and Johnston |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Details accounts for the shipping of sundry goods, wine, and brandy. Then discusses placing insurance on the shipments and states that he has given the insurance agents the necessary information about the ships, the captains' names, where the shipment is going, etc. Mentions that British Admiral Charles Hardy has sailed with 53 ships to attack the enemy. Lists men returned safely from East India to Limerick. Reports that they took two French privateers on their way to Limerick. Newton, Gordon, and Johnston were merchants from Madeira. |
| Subjects | Merchants and Trade Finance Global History and Civics Commerce Alcohol Maritime Navy Revolutionary War Military History Asia France Privateering Maritime |
| People | Montgomery, John (fl. 1778-1779) |
| Place written | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Seller's notes: These are letters relative to the wine trade that was in progress and it will be noted that some of the famous officers of the day were ordering sizeable quantities of spirits at this time. Water in the colonies was very poor, so that these products were important to the every day survival. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |