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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81045450
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The records of Whitney & Burnham were purchased by the Library of Congress in 1937.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Whitney & Burnham is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The records of Whitney & Burnham are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Whitney & Burnham Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The records of Whitney & Burnham, a New Orleans, Louisiana, cotton mercantile firm run by Israel Whitney and William A. Burnham, span the years 1835-1851 with the bulk of the material dated between 1841 and 1846. The collection consists of a diary, correspondence, letterbooks, bills, receipts, invoices, notebooks, purchase orders, and rent statements documenting the firm’s activities in the international cotton trade. The firm worked primarily through the ports of New Orleans, Mobile, and Boston. Also included are items relating to the cotton gin, labor disputes, and relations between of cotton mill owners.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.