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Subseries 2.5
Correspondence, 1831-1866
Boxes 88-180
Scope and Content Note
The subseries consists of correspondence to and from William G. Porter and Company from 1831-1866. The letters include bank letters, foreign letters, letters from the interior, letters pertaining to collections, and letterbooks. Bank letters include letters from the Bank of Brunswick in Augusta, Georgia, concerning the company's work as bank agent, as well as letters from other banks regarding William G. Porter and Company's work as collection agent. Foreign letters include those written from or dealing with shipping and merchandise from outside the United States, including the shipping of cotton to Liverpool, England, or rum and sugar from Havana, Cuba. Letters from the interior primarily cover shipping between William G. Porter and Company in Apalachicola and cotton planters in Georgia and Alabama, as well as dealers in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York, New York. There are also letters from shipping partners from the interior asking for specific, personal items, illustrating relationships between the company and patrons. Some of these letters include December 1849 letters requesting a wagon for a grandson or demanding refunds on rancid beans. These letters also cover topics such as the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the Great Fire of New York (1835). Letterbooks, bound copies of letters sent by the William G. Porter and Company, are also included.
Arrangement Note
Arranged in alphabetical order.
| Bank of Brunswick (Augusta, Georgia) | ||
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | 1 | 1842 June-December |
| 88 | 2 | 1843 January-March |
| 88 | 3 | 1843 April-May |
| 88 | 4 | 1843 June-December |
| 88 | 5 | 1844 January-February |
| 88 | 6 | 1844 March-December |
| 89 | 1 | 1845 January-March |
| 89 | 2 | 1845 April-July |
| 89 | 3 | 1845 August-December |
| 89 | 4 | 1846 January-February |
| 89 | 5 | 1846 March-April |
| 90 | 1 | 1846 May-June |
| 90 | 2 | 1846 July-December |
| 90 | 3 | 1847 January-February |
| 90 | 4 | 1847 March-June |
| 90 | 5 | 1847 July-December |
| 90 | 6 | 1848 January-May |
| 91 | 1 | 1848 June-December |
| 91 | 2 | 1849 January-May |
| 91 | 3 | 1849 June-December |
| 91 | 4 | 1850 |
| 91 | 5 | 1851 |
| 91 | 6 | 1852 January-May |
| Bank letters | ||
| 92 | 1 | 1852 June-1853 May |
| 92 | 2 | 1853 June-1854 January |
| 92 | 3 | 1854 February-May |
| 92 | 4 | 1854 June-1855 May |
| 92 | 5 | 1858 June-1859 May |
| 93 | 1 | 1859 June-1860 May |
| 93 | 2 | 1860 June-1861 May |
| 93 | 3 | Receipts, 1857 June-1858 May |
| Foreign letters | ||
| 93 | 4 | 1832 April-1832 November |
| 93 | 5 | 1832 December |
| 93 | 6 | 1833 January-April |
| 94 | 1 | 1833 May-November |
| 94 | 2 | 1833 December |
| 94 | 3 | 1834 January |
| 94 | 4 | 1834 February |
| 94 | 5 | 1834 March-April |
| 95 | 1 | 1834 May-June |
| 95 | 2 | 1834 July-December |
| 95 | 3 | 1835 January-March |
| 95 | 4 | 1835 September-October |
| 96 | 1 | 1835 November-December |
| 96 | 2 | 1836 January-February |
| 96 | 3 | 1836 March-April |
| 96 | 4 | 1836 May-September |
| 97 | 1 | 1836 October-December |
| 97 | 2 | 1837 January-February |
| 97 | 3 | 1837 March-April |
| 97 | 4 | 1837 May-June |
| 97 | 5 | 1837 August-November |
| 98 | 1 | 1837 December |
| 98 | 2 | 1838 January-February |
| 98 | 3 | 1838 March |
| 98 | 4 | 1838 April-May |
| 98 | 5 | 1838 June-October |
| 98 | 6 | 1838 November-December |
| 99 | 1 | 1839 January |
| 99 | 2 | 1839 February |
| 99 | 3 | 1839 March |
| 99 | 4 | 1839 April |
| 99 | 5 | 1839 May-June |
| 99 | 6 | 1839 July-December |
| 100 | 1 | 1840 January-February |
| 100 | 2 | 1840 March |
| 100 | 3 | 1840 April-May |
| 100 | 4 | 1840 June-October |
| 100 | 5 | 1840 November-December |
| 100 | 6 | 1841 January-February |
| 101 | 1 | 1841 March-May |
| 101 | 2 | 1841 June-October |
| 101 | 3 | 1841 November-December |
| 101 | 4 | 1842 January |
| 101 | 5 | 1842 February |
| 101 | 6 | 1842 March |
| 102 | 1 | 1842 April |
| 102 | 2 | 1842 May-September |
| 102 | 3 | 1842 October-December |
| 102 | 4 | 1843 January-February |
| 102 | 5 | 1843 March-April |
| 103 | 1 | 1843 May-August |
| 103 | 2 | 1843 September-October |
| 103 | 3 | 1843 November-December |
| 103 | 4 | 1844 January-February |
| 103 | 5 | 1844 March-April |
| 104 | 1 | 1844 May-September |
| 104 | 2 | 1844 October-December |
| 104 | 3 | 1845 January-February |
| 104 | 4 | 1845 March |
| 104 | 5 | 1845 April-December |
| 105 | 1 | 1846 January-October |
| 105 | 2 | 1846 November |
| 105 | 3 | 1846 December |
| 105 | 4 | 1847 January |
| 105 | 5 | 1847 February-March |
| 105 | 6 | 1847 April-June |
| 106 | 1 | 1847 July-December |
| 106 | 2 | 1848 January-February |
| 106 | 3 | 1848 March-April |
| 106 | 4 | 1848 May-July |
| 107 | 1 | 1848 August-December |
| 107 | 2 | 1849 January-February |
| 107 | 3 | 1849 March-April |
| 107 | 4 | 1849 May-August |
| 107 | 5 | 1849 September-December |
| 108 | 1 | 1850 January-February |
| 108 | 2 | 1850 March-April |
| 108 | 3 | 1850 May-July |
| 108 | 4 | 1850 August-November |
| 108 | 5 | 1850 December |
| 109 | 1 | 1851 January |
| 109 | 2 | 1851 February-March |
| 109 | 3 | 1851 April-May |
| 109 | 4 | 1851 July-December |
| 109 | 5 | 1852 January-February |
| 110 | 1 | 1852 March-May |
| 110 | 2 | 1852 September-December |
| 110 | 3 | 1853 January-April |
| 110 | 4 | 1853 May-September |
| 110 | 5 | 1853 October-December |
| 111 | 1 | 1854 January-February |
| 111 | 2 | 1854 March-April |
| 111 | 3 | 1854 May-September |
| 111 | 4 | 1854 October-December |
| 111 | 5 | 1855 January-February |
| 112 | 1 | 1855 March-May |
| 112 | 2 | 1856 June-September |
| 112 | 3 | 1856 October-December |
| 112 | 4 | 1857 January-April |
| 112 | 5 | 1857 May-July |
| 113 | 1 | 1857 October-December |
| 113 | 2 | 1858 January-March |
| 113 | 3 | 1858 April-July |
| 113 | 4 | 1858 August-December |
| 113 | 5 | 1859 January-June |
| 114 | 1 | 1859 July-December |
| 114 | 2 | 1860 January-March |
| 114 | 3 | 1860 April-August |
| 114 | 4 | 1860 September-December |
| 114 | 5 | 1861 January-May |
| 115 | 1 | 1865 June-September |
| 115 | 2 | 1865 October-December |
| 115 | 3 | 1866 January-February |
| 115 | 4 | 1866 March-May |
| Letters from the interior | ||
| 115 | 5 | 1831 September-December |
| 115 | 6 | 1832 January-May |
| 116 | 1 | 1832 June-December |
| 116 | 2 | 1833 January-June |
| 116 | 3 | 1833 July-October |
| 116 | 4 | 1833 November-December |
| 116 | 5 | 1834 January-February |
| 117 | 1 | 1834 March-April |
| 117 | 2 | 1834 May-July |
| 117 | 3 | 1834 August-October |
| 117 | 4 | 1834 November-December |
| 117 | 5 | 1835 January |
| 118 | 1 | 1835 February |
| 118 | 2 | 1835 March |
| 118 | 3 | 1835 April |
| 118 | 4 | 1835 May |
| 118 | 5 | 1835 June-July |
| 118 | 6 | 1835 August-December |
| 119 | 1 | 1836 January |
| 119 | 2 | 1836 February |
| 119 | 3 | 1836 March-April |
| 119 | 4 | 1836 May-October |
| 119 | 5 | 1836 November-December |
| 120 | 1 | 1837 January-February |
| 120 | 2 | 1837 March-April |
| 120 | 3 | 1837 May-October |
| 120 | 4 | 1837 November-December |
| 121 | 1 | 1838 January |
| 121 | 2 | 1838 February |
| 121 | 3 | 1838 March |
| 121 | 4 | 1838 April-June |
| 121 | 5 | 1838 July-October |
| 122 | 1 | 1838 November-December |
| 122 | 2 | 1839 January |
| 122 | 3 | 1839 February |
| 122 | 4 | 1839 March |
| 122 | 5 | 1839 April |
| 123 | 1 | 1839 May |
| 123 | 2 | 1839 June-July |
| 123 | 3 | 1839 August-September |
| 123 | 4 | 1839 October-November |
| 123 | 5 | 1839 December |
| 123 | 6 | 1840 January |
| 124 | 1 | 1840 February |
| 124 | 2 | 1840 March |
| 124 | 3 | 1840 April |
| 124 | 4 | 1840 May |
| 124 | 5 | 1840 June |
| 125 | 1 | 1840 July |
| 125 | 2 | 1840 August |
| 125 | 3 | 1840 September-October |
| 125 | 4 | 1840 November |
| 125 | 5 | 1840 December |
| 125 | 6 | 1841 January |
| 125 | 7 | 1841 February |
| 126 | 1 | 1841 March |
| 126 | 2 | 1841 April |
| 126 | 3 | 1841 May |
| 126 | 4 | 1841 June-July |
| 126 | 5 | 1841 August-October |
| 126 | 6 | 1841 November |
| 126 | 7 | 1841 December |
| 127 | 1 | 1842 January |
| 127 | 2 | 1842 February |
| 127 | 3 | 1842 March |
| 127 | 4 | 1842 April |
| 127 | 5 | 1842 May |
| 127 | 6 | 1842 June-September |
| 128 | 1 | 1842 October |
| 128 | 2 | 1842 November |
| 128 | 3 | 1842 December |
| 128 | 4 | 1843 January |
| 128 | 5 | 1843 February |
| 128 | 6 | 1843 March |
| 129 | 1 | 1843 April |
| 129 | 2 | 1843 May |
| 129 | 3 | 1843 June-September |
| 129 | 4 | 1843 October-November |
| 129 | 5 | 1843 December |
| 130 | 1 | 1844 January |
| 130 | 2 | 1844 February |
| 130 | 3 | 1844 March |
| 130 | 4 | 1844 April |
| 130 | 5 | 1844 May |
| 130 | 6 | 1844 June-August |
| 131 | 1 | 1844 September-October |
| 131 | 2 | 1844 November |
| 131 | 3 | 1844 December |
| 131 | 4 | 1845 January |
| 131 | 5 | 1845 February |
| 132 | 1 | 1845 March |
| 132 | 2 | 1845 April |
| 132 | 3 | 1845 May |
| 132 | 4 | 1845 June-August |
| 132 | 5 | 1845 September |
| 132 | 6 | 1845 October |
| 133 | 1 | 1845 November |
| 133 | 2 | 1845 December [1 of 2] |
| 133 | 3 | 1845 December [2 of 2] |
| 133 | 4 | 1846 January |
| 133 | 5 | 1846 February |
| 134 | 1 | 1846 March [1 of 2] |
| 134 | 2 | 1846 March [2 of 2] |
| 134 | 3 | 1846 April |
| 134 | 4 | 1846 May-June |
| 134 | 5 | 1846 July-September |
| 135 | 1 | 1846 October |
| 135 | 2 | 1846 November |
| 135 | 3 | 1846 December [1 of 2] |
| 135 | 4 | 1846 December [2 of 2] |
| 135 | 5 | 1847 January |
| 136 | 1 | 1847 February |
| 136 | 2 | 1847 March |
| 136 | 3 | 1847 April-May |
| 136 | 4 | 1847 June-July |
| 136 | 5 | 1847 August-September |
| 137 | 1 | 1847 October |
| 137 | 2 | 1847 November |
| 137 | 3 | 1847 December |
| 137 | 4 | 1848 January [1 of 2] |
| 137 | 5 | 1848 January [2 of 2] |
| 138 | 1 | 1848 February [1 of 2] |
| 138 | 2 | 1848 February [2 of 2] |
| 138 | 3 | 1848 March |
| 138 | 4 | 1848 April |
| 138 | 5 | 1848 May |
| 139 | 1 | 1848 June |
| 139 | 2 | 1848 July-August |
| 139 | 3 | 1848 September |
| 139 | 4 | 1848 October |
| 139 | 5 | 1848 November |
| 139 | 6 | 1848 December [1 of 2] |
| 140 | 1 | 1848 December [2 of 2] |
| 140 | 2 | 1849 January [1 of 2] |
| 140 | 3 | 1849 January [2 of 2] |
| 140 | 4 | 1849 February |
| 140 | 5 | 1849 March |
| 141 | 1 | 1849 April-May |
| 141 | 2 | 1849 June-July |
| 141 | 3 | 1849 August |
| 141 | 4 | 1849 September |
| 141 | 5 | 1849 October |
| 141 | 6 | 1849 November |
| 142 | 1 | 1849 December |
| 142 | 2 | 1850 January |
| 142 | 3 | 1850 February |
| 142 | 4 | 1850 March |
| 143 | 1 | 1850 April |
| 143 | 2 | 1850 May-June |
| 143 | 3 | 1850 July-August |
| 143 | 4 | 1850 September |
| 143 | 5 | 1850 October |
| 144 | 1 | 1850 November |
| 144 | 2 | 1850 December |
| 144 | 3 | 1851 January |
| 145 | 1 | 1851 February |
| 145 | 2 | 1851 March |
| 145 | 3 | 1851 April |
| 145 | 4 | 1851 May |
| 146 | 1 | 1851 June |
| 146 | 2 | 1851 July-August |
| 146 | 3 | 1851 September |
| 146 | 4 | 1851 October |
| 146 | 5 | 1851 November |
| 147 | 1 | 1851 December |
| 147 | 2 | 1852 January |
| 147 | 3 | 1852 February |
| 147 | 4 | 1852 March |
| 148 | 1 | 1852 April |
| 148 | 2 | 1852 May |
| 148 | 3 | 1852 June-July |
| 148 | 4 | 1852 August-September |
| 148 | 5 | 1852 October-November |
| 149 | 1 | 1852 December [1 of 2] |
| 149 | 2 | 1852 December [2 or 2] |
| 149 | 3 | 1853 January [1 of 2] |
| 149 | 4 | 1853 January [2 of 2] |
| 149 | 5 | 1853 February |
| 149 | 6 | 1853 March |
| 150 | 1 | 1853 April |
| 150 | 2 | 1853 May |
| 150 | 3 | 1853 June-July |
| 150 | 4 | 1853 August-September |
| 150 | 5 | 1853 October |
| 151 | 1 | 1853 November |
| 151 | 2 | 1853 December |
| 151 | 3 | 1854 January [1 of 2] |
| 151 | 4 | 1854 January [2 of 2] |
| 152 | 1 | 1854 February [1 of 2] |
| 152 | 2 | 1854 February [2 of 2] |
| 152 | 3 | 1854 March |
| 152 | 4 | 1854 April |
| 152 | 5 | 1854 May |
| 153 | 1 | 1854 June |
| 153 | 2 | 1854 July-August |
| 153 | 3 | 1854 September |
| 153 | 4 | 1854 October |
| 153 | 5 | 1854 November |
| 153 | 6 | 1854 December |
| 154 | 1 | 1855 January |
| 154 | 2 | 1855 February [1 of 2] |
| 154 | 3 | 1855 February [2 of 2] |
| 154 | 4 | 1855 March [1 of 2] |
| 154 | 5 | 1855 March [2 of 2] |
| 154 | 6 | 1855 April |
| 155 | 1 | 1855 May |
| 155 | 2 | 1855 June |
| 155 | 3 | 1855 July-August |
| 155 | 4 | 1855 September |
| 155 | 5 | 1855 October |
| 156 | 1 | 1855 November [1 of 2] |
| 156 | 2 | 1855 November [2 of 2] |
| 156 | 3 | 1855 December [1 of 2] |
| 156 | 4 | 1855 December [2 of 2] |
| 156 | 5 | 1856 January [1 of 2] |
| 156 | 6 | 1856 January [2 of 2] |
| 157 | 1 | 1856 February [1 of 2] |
| 157 | 2 | 1856 February [2 of 2] |
| 157 | 3 | 1856 March [1 of 2] |
| 157 | 4 | 1856 March [2 of 2] |
| 157 | 5 | 1856 April |
| 158 | 1 | 1856 May |
| 158 | 2 | 1856 June |
| 158 | 3 | 1856 July-August |
| 158 | 4 | 1856 September-October |
| 158 | 5 | 1856 November |
| 159 | 1 | 1856 December [1 of 2] |
| 159 | 2 | 1856 December [2 of 2] |
| 159 | 3 | 1857 January [1 of 2] |
| 159 | 4 | 1857 January [2 of 2] |
| 159 | 5 | 1857 February [1 of 2] |
| 160 | 1 | 1857 February [2 of 2] |
| 160 | 2 | 1857 March [1 of 2] |
| 160 | 3 | 1857 March [2 of 2] |
| 160 | 4 | 1857 April [1 of 2] |
| 160 | 5 | 1857 April [2 of 2] |
| 160 | 6 | 1857 May |
| 161 | 1 | 1857 June |
| 161 | 2 | 1857 July |
| 161 | 3 | 1857 August |
| 161 | 4 | 1857 September |
| 161 | 5 | 1857 October |
| 161 | 6 | 1857 November |
| 162 | 1 | 1857 December [1 of 2] |
| 162 | 2 | 1857 December [2 of 2] |
| 162 | 3 | 1858 January [1 of 2] |
| 162 | 4 | 1858 January [2 of 2] |
| 162 | 5 | 1858 February [1 of 2] |
| 162 | 6 | 1858 February [2 of 2] |
| 163 | 1 | 1858 March [1 of 2] |
| 163 | 2 | 1858 March [2 of 2] |
| 163 | 3 | 1858 April |
| 163 | 4 | 1858 May |
| 163 | 5 | 1858 June-July |
| 164 | 1 | 1858 August-September |
| 164 | 2 | 1858 October |
| 164 | 3 | 1858 November |
| 164 | 4 | 1858 December |
| 164 | 5 | 1859 January |
| 165 | 1 | 1859 February |
| 165 | 2 | 1859 March |
| 165 | 3 | 1859 April |
| 165 | 4 | 1859 May-July |
| 166 | 1 | 1859 August |
| 166 | 2 | 1859 September-October |
| 166 | 3 | 1859 November |
| 166 | 4 | 1859 December |
| 166 | 5 | 1860 January [1 of 2] |
| 166 | 6 | 1860 January [2 of 2] |
| 167 | 1 | 1860 February |
| 167 | 2 | 1860 March |
| 167 | 3 | 1860 April-May |
| 167 | 4 | 1860 June-July |
| 168 | 1 | 1860 August-September |
| 168 | 2 | 1860 October |
| 168 | 3 | 1860 November |
| 168 | 4 | 1860 December |
| 168 | 5 | 1861 January [1 of 2] |
| 169 | 1 | 1862 January [2 of 2] |
| 169 | 2 | 1861 February [1 of 2] |
| 169 | 3 | 1861 February [2 of 2] |
| 169 | 4 | 1861 March |
| 169 | 5 | 1861 April |
| 170 | 1 | 1861 May |
| 170 | 2 | 1861 June-August |
| 170 | 3 | 1861 September-December |
| 170 | 4 | 1862 |
| 170 | 5 | 1863 |
| 171 | 1 | 1865 February-August |
| 171 | 2 | 1865 September |
| 171 | 3 | 1865 October |
| 171 | 4 | 1865 November |
| 171 | 5 | 1865 December |
| 172 | 1 | 1866 January |
| 172 | 2 | 1866 February |
| 172 | 3 | 1866 March |
| 172 | 4 | 1866 April |
| 172 | 5 | 1866 May |
| 173 | 1 | 1866 June |
| Letters relating to collections | ||
| 173 | 2 | 1831-1839 |
| 173 | 3 | 1840-1847 |
| 173 | 4 | 1851 |
| 173 | 5 | 1852 January-February |
| 173 | 6 | 1852 March-April |
| 174 | 1 | 1852 May-November |
| 174 | 2 | 1852 December-1853 January |
| 174 | 3 | 1853 February-March |
| 174 | 4 | 1853 April-May |
| 174 | 5 | 1853 June-September |
| 174 | 6 | 1853 October-December |
| 175 | 1 | 1854 January-February |
| 175 | 2 | 1854 March-May |
| 175 | 3 | 1854 June-December |
| 175 | 4 | 1855 January-February |
| 176 | 5 | 1855 March-April |
| 176 | 1 | 1855 May-September |
| 176 | 2 | 1855 October-December |
| 176 | 3 | 1856 January |
| 176 | 4 | 1856 February |
| 176 | 5 | 1856 March |
| 176 | 6 | 1856 April |
| 177 | 1 | 1856 May |
| 177 | 2 | 1856 June-October |
| 177 | 3 | 1856 November-December |
| 177 | 4 | 1857 January-February |
| 177 | 5 | 1857 March-May |
| 178 | 1 | 1857 June-October |
| 178 | 2 | 1857 November-December |
| 178 | 3 | 1858 January-February |
| 178 | 4 | 1858 March |
| 178 | 5 | 1858 April-May |
| 179 | 1 | 1858 June-December |
| 179 | 2 | 1859 January-February |
| 179 | 3 | 1859 March-May |
| 179 | 4 | 1859 June-December |
| 180 | 1 | 1860 January-February |
| 180 | 2 | 1860 March-May |
| 180 | 3 | 1860 June-November |
| 180 | 4 | 1860 December-1861 January |
| 180 | 5 | 1861 February-March |
| 180 | 6 | 1861 April-May |
| Letterbooks | ||
| BV9 | - | 1830-1834 |
| BV10 | - | 1834-1842 |
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